Somerville Secondary College

Year 10 Program

Café Culture

Featured Learning Area Technology – Foods Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed COURSE DESCRIPTION Café Culture explores the importance of coffee in society and investigate what makes a good café experience! Students will experience running a small scale café at the college. They will develop employable skills such as working hygienically and consistently to prepare …

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Music Composition

Featured Learning Area Arts – Music Additional Learning Areas Technologies – Digital Technologies Learning Capabilities Developed Personal/Social, Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Have you wondered why pop songs all sound so similar? Or how songwriters manage to keep coming up with new lyrics? Well, here’s your chance to find out and write your own music! In …

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Psychology

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Anatomy and Physiology Learning Capabilities Developed Ethical Capability COURSE DESCRIPTION This subject explores the work of psychologists and psychological scientists. Students will examine the history of psychology and how the discipline has developed across time into a science. Students will explore mental health and investigate a range of …

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Forensic Science

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Application of Science to Criminal and Civil Laws Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Forensic Science is the application of Science to solve crimes. Forensic Scientists collect and analyse evidence from a crime scene that will allow the police to determine exactly what happened and who probably …

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Marine Science

Featured Learning Area 9/10 Elective Science Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Students explore what makes up a marine environment and the diversity of life which exists within it. Students examine the roles and interactions of both plants and animals within various aquatic environments in maintaining a healthy and sustainable ecosystem. …

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Cosmetic Science

Featured Learning Area Science Additional Learning Areas Learning Capabilities Developed Ethical Capability COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will develop their understanding of the key chemical ingredients in both make-up and skincare products. They will explore the interaction between atoms in chemical reactions that give rise to chemical products used within this industry. Students will develop their understanding …

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Around the World in 80 Days

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Geography Additional Learning Areas Humanities – History, Civics, Economics, Science Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Are you ready for travel and adventure? Then sign up now for this virtual backpacking experience – around the world in 80 days – featuring Africa, Central Asia, South Asia and the Pacific …

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Build a Business

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Economics, Civics & Citizenship Additional Learning Areas English, Maths Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Have you ever wanted to open your own business? Start a side hustle? Make some money on the side in a non-traditional job? Then join us in Humanities and learn how you can build …

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Criminology

Featured Learning Area Humanities – Economics, Civics & Citizenship Additional Learning Areas Science/Maths Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION Did you know that community perception of crime rates continues to increase, despite downward trends in crime statistics in Victoria over the past few decades? And did you know that this pattern is fairly consistent …

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They Called Australia Home

Featured Learning Area Humanities – History Additional Learning Areas Humanities – Geography, Civics, Economics Learning Capabilities Developed Critical/Creative Thinking COURSE DESCRIPTION This unit explores the lives of people who have lived on the Australian continent throughout history, from pre-1700s Aboriginal nations to the formation of a formal sovereign Australia in 1901. Students will study Aboriginal …

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