Art and Design courses create environments to explore, comment on and imagine how to understand the world. They foster creative curiosity, visual expression, material knowledge, digital literacy and critical reflection. Art and Design practices are characterised by the conception, experimentation, creation and dissemination of processes and outcomes that shape visual and material culture. To practise Art and Design, students need a broad knowledge base and awareness of historical, social, cultural and technical contexts, alongside specialised creative and research skills. Art and Design students contribute to, and participate in, social narratives, working across different areas. Through research, imagination, analysis, synthesis, making, practice and communication, the study of Art and Design develops creative thinking and innovation. These are translated into meaningful expressions and interactions that contribute to wellbeing and economic transformation, social change, culture-enhancement and sustainable development.