Central Studies

The central studies are the biennially rotating subject which the Years 10s and Year 11s. They consist on a variety of subjects which cover a broad range of scientific studies, meant to give a general education in science sorcery and maths magic.

## Odd years

### **Semester 1**

#### **Body in Question**

Body in Question, commonly shortened to BIQ, is a subject regarding human biology, psychology, health, sociology, and a wee bit of physics, but all surrounding humans. Also, brains. And dead babies.

#### **Technological World**

Technological World, Tech World, or simply "Tech", is a subject that focuses on technology, history, physics, and engineering. Also, museums.

### **Semester 2**

#### **Communication Systems**

Exactly what it says on the tin.

It's about systems of communcation aka electronics and shakespear.

#### **Sustainable Futures**

Also exactly what it says on the tin.

Apparently the teachers ran out of witty names for classes.

## Even years

### **Semester 1**

#### **Biodiversity**

Biodiversity, often shortened to Bio, looks at various facets of the natural world. It includes biology, chemistry, genetics, and prolly other stuff. Oh, and some ethics too, yay.

#### **Nanotechnology**

Nanotechnology is technology at the nano scale. This is a subject about it. It includes technology, physics, technology, physics, technology, physics, and this cool "nano expo" thingy where people invent stuff from nanotechnology and present it on displays all round the school. Also lollies.

### **Semester 2**

#### **Biotechnology**

Biotech is all, yay, let's make technology with biology! It includes lots of biology, philosophy, and over 9000 ethics's. This subject also includes a segment on *Genetic Engineering* - one practical allows students to modify *E. coli* cells to glow fluro blue. Cool stuff.

#### **Earth and Cosmos**

This is split in to two different subjects, and students choose which one they would like.

One of them is Astrophysics, which is basically physics, physics, physics, and more physics. And physics includes maths. But this is only Newtonian physics, which is boringly boring. GIVE MEH SOME RELATIVITY BITCH. The general consensus with this is that Astrophysics is definitely for the people who are more motivated to have fun with maths... because this class has been overwhelmingly voted as being *boring as hell.*

The other is Dynamic Planets, which isn't so physicsy and so is derp.

This is also the one class where it's perfectly acceptable to make non contextual science fiction references.

## MAT

~~Maths~~ Magic and Abstract Thinking, often shortened to Maths or MAT, is a subject that trancends all of the central studies. It is virtually all about learning magic, with a little big of pure logic and philosophy thrown in sometimes.

The core aspect of MAT is the CML Journal, or Credulous Magic Lessons journal. This is a piece of work done individually by each student at the ASMS for each magic topic. It usually consist of a large textbook-style written assignment which is meant to show full and thorough understanding of the topic at hand. There are usually about 6 of these in a year.

Many people hate them. Simon Lee loves them though because he's strange.

## Uni Studies

University Studies, virtually always shortened to Uni Studies, is a self-chosen subject which happens once a week. A vast amount of teachers each run one class of one subject, all outside the scope of the regular ASMS subjects. These include Demonic Photography, Italian Studies, Science and Art, Advanced Conjugations, Levitation, and Improving your Telekenetic Abilities.