Humanities - ÌìÃÀ Flinders Anglican College Leading independent co-educational school from Prep to Year 12 Tue, 19 Aug 2025 02:29:23 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 Year 9 Geography /subject/year-9-geography-2/ Thu, 14 Aug 2025 04:15:51 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=31664 Read More]]> Year 9 Geography students explore the concepts of ‘Biomes and Food Security’ and ‘Geographies of Interconnection’. They investigate the characteristics of the world’s biomes, how they are used and altered to produce food and fibre, and the environmental and social challenges of sustainable production. They then examine how people, places and environments are connected through trade, technology...

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]]> Year 8 Business and Economics /subject/year-8-business-and-economics/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 06:47:03 +0000 /?post_type=subject&p=31740 Read More]]> The study of Business and Economics provides an introduction to the fundamentals of business operations and economic issues. In developing their own business concept, students learn how decisions are made to allocate limited resources to individuals and communities in an economy. They consider the reasons businesses exist and types of businesses, and identify how entrepreneurial characteristics...

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]]> Year 9 Business & Economics /subject/year-9-business-economics/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:33:08 +0000 /subject/year-9-business-enterprise/ Read More]]> Follow your passion. Always be on the lookout for opportunities. Surround yourself with good people and embrace failure as part of the journey. These are the valuable lessons students will learn in Business Enterprise from their investigation of some of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs. Equipped with these skills, students will work in small groups to create their own business to operate...

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]]> Year 8 Humanities /subject/year-8-humanities/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-8-humanities/ Read More]]> The Year 8 Humanities course is built around two units of History and two units of Geography. History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination that helps students appreciate how the world and its people have changed, as well as the significant continuities that exist to the present day. The History units are built around student...

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]]> Year 9 History /subject/year-9-history-geography/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:58 +0000 /subject/year-9-history-geography/ Read More]]> History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination. It helps students appreciate how the world and its people have changed, as well as the significant continuities that exist to the present day. The History units are built around student-centred investigations into particular events and people, based on the available evidence derived from...

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]]> Year 7 Humanities /subject/year-7-humanities/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:53 +0000 /subject/year-7-humanities/ Read More]]> The Year 7 Humanities course is built around two units of History and two units of Geography. History is a disciplined process of inquiry into the past that develops students’ curiosity and imagination. History helps students appreciate how the world and its people have changed, as well as the significant continuities that exist to the present day. The History units are built around student...

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]]> Senior Geography /subject/senior-geography/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:48 +0000 /subject/senior-geography/ Read More]]> Geography focuses on the significance of ‘place’ and ‘space’ in understanding our world. Students engage in a range of learning experiences that develop their geographical skills and thinking through the exploration of geographical challenges and their effects on people, places and the environment. Students investigate places in Australia and across the globe to observe and measure spatial...

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]]> Senior Legal Studies /subject/senior-legal-studies/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:48 +0000 /subject/senior-legal-studies/ Read More]]> Legal Studies focuses on the interaction between society and the discipline of law and explores the role and development of law in response to current issues. Students study the legal system and how it regulates activities and aims to protect the rights of individuals, while balancing these with obligations and responsibilities. Students study the foundations of law...

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]]> Senior Modern History /subject/senior-modern-history/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:48 +0000 /subject/senior-modern-history/ Read More]]> Modern History provides opportunities for students to gain historical knowledge and understanding about some of the main forces that have contributed to the development of the Modern World and to think historically and form a historical consciousness in relation to these same forces. Modern History enables students to empathise with others and make meaningful connections between the past...

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]]> Senior Philosophy & Reason /subject/senior-philosophy-reason/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 23:32:48 +0000 /subject/senior-philosophy-reason/ Read More]]> Philosophy & Reason provides opportunities for students to investigate philosophical ideas that have shaped and continue to influence contemporary society, including what it means to be human, how we understand the role of reason in our individual and collective lives and how we think about and care for each other and the world around us. Students recognise the relevance of various philosophies to...

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