Marine Studies is an innovative program developed at Flinders College for Year 9 students at Carrum Downs campus. For the duration of Term 1 students are engaged in a multi-disciplinary investigation of marine issues and events. This starts with The Titanic Experience, a focus on the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. The causes of the disaster and the remarkable tales of survival provide a rich source of primary evidence, leading to an exciting role-playing exercise when we recreate the 1912 British Board of Trade Inquiry into the disaster with students taking on the roles of real-life survivors.

Following on from The Titanic Experience, students branch out into subject-specific investigations such as marine biology, voyages of discovery or marine literature.

Later in the term, students undertake their Marine Studies Activity Week. Selecting their preferred activity from a range of options, students might have the opportunity to go sailing, SCUBA diving, surfing or snorkeling with the dolphins of Port Phillip Bay. They might also try their hand at a three day voyage upon the Enterprize; a recreated 19th Century sailing vessel. All students undertake a dinghy sailing program at Albert Park Lake and an engaging series of challenges based on the motion picture Cast Away.