In this course you will undertake a more self-directed investigation of specific subject matter and discipline area. The course is intended to provide flexibility to explore themes and studio practice associated with your interests and potential future area of study. This will involve investigating the studio practice of artists and designers to inform your approach and to expand your awareness of a diverse range of art and design careers. You will be encouraged to experiment with a variety of material combinations and tools, and guided to develop an approach to studio practice that is built around your own strengths and preferred techniques. You will learn to apply strategies for collaboration and the management of an extended creative project, from development of the proposal and a timeline, through to the production of a final body of work and its presentation as part of an end of year exhibition. You will be required to demonstrate how key decisions in the production of the final work consider issues of sustainability, accessibility and social responsibility.