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2 unit
Year 11 and 12
Category
Board Developed Course
ATAR
Yes
Hours Studied
120 per year
Course Outline
Course Outline
Industrial Technology at Stage 6 will develop a student's knowledge and understanding of a selected industry and its related technologies, highlighting the importance of design, management and production through practical experiences. Through observing and analysing industry practice, and through personal practical experiences, students develop a broad range of skills and knowledge related to the focus area chosen for the course. Students select and apply appropriate design, management and production skills in the development of a Major Project and folio.
Focus areas
Multimedia Technologies
Timber Products and Furniture Technologies
Content
Content
In the Preliminary course, students must design, develop and construct a number of projects. Each project will include a management folio. Each project may emphasise different areas of the Preliminary course content. Students also undertake the study of an individual business within a focus area industry.
In the HSC course, students design, develop and construct a Major Project with a management folio. They will also undertake a study of the overall industry related to the specific focus area industry.
Recommendations
Who should do this course?
Students who engage in practical subjects and enjoy hands-on practical creation with project management and industry theory.
Special Requirements & Equipment
Special Requirements & Equipment
What I need for this course?
Costs associated with the development of major projects for Year 11 and Year 12.
Exclusions
Exclusions
What you cannot do with this course?
None
This course is often chosen with
This course is often chosen with
In a variety of course, combinations.
Career options
How will this course help me in the future?
Choosing Industrial Technology equips you with a highly diverse, versatile, and transferable skillset that bridges both digital innovation and physical craftsmanship. Depending on your focus area—or by combining the core design and management principles of both—this course opens up a vast range of future career pathways:
Multimedia Technologies: Prepares you for the rapidly evolving digital landscape, leading to careers in film and television production, game design and development, graphic and web design, digital content creation, animation, sound design, photography, and emerging tech fields like Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR), as well as marketing, public relations, and journalism.
Timber Products & Furniture Technologies: Forges a direct path into hands-on, creative, and trade-related industries, including building and construction, carpentry, cabinet making, furniture design, and industrial product design.
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