School of Creative Industries

Cultivating creativity

At the School of Creative Industries, we are animators, communicators, musicians, performers, artists, designers and so much more.

Our precinct in the Newcastle CBD – comprised of NUspace, the Conservatorium of Music, University House and Northumberland House (Watt Space Gallery) – provides state-of-the-art facilities to more than 2,000 students.

We deliver innovative experiences across design, filmmaking, animation, music, journalism, dance, drama, games design, and art. Our School also offers music production suites, performing arts and visual communication spaces, and cutting-edge design and creative arts facilities.

Creative Collaboration

Creative Industries students produced the official music video for The Living End’s new single ‘Not Like The Other Boys’ and have worked with BMG artists Dune Rats and Hockey Dad.

Video: Behind-the-scenes with The Living End

Video: Creative Industries student Reid McManus working with BMG artists Dune Rats and Hockey Dad

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Creative showcase

Tawny Frogmouth by Natural History Illustration student - Prue Sailer

This Land is a celebration of the sound, soul and spirit of this Country. Presented as part of Festival X, 2019.

Students' group performance at UON's Newcastle Conservatorium of Music being documented by their fellow student

Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) Grotto project performance

Journalist students use advanced equipment, tools and facilities

Visual Communication Design student's work on web (Prasil, Jace)

Study with us

At the School of Creative Industries, we offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research higher degree programs.

Communication and public relations Creative and performing arts Design Entrepreneurship Illustration and animation Information technology Interaction design and UX Media production Music News and digital media Visual arts Writing and publishing

Related degrees

Bachelor ofMusic

Studying a Bachelor of Music with us gives you the opportunity to study a range of courses in music and learn about both composition and performance. Read more about this degree and our courses now.

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Bachelor ofVisual Communication Design

Study a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design degree to learn to create material for film, television, advertising and publishing. Read more about this degree and our design courses here.

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Bachelor ofCommunication

Study a Bachelor of Communication to learn how to create content for film, television, radio, print & digital media. Read more about this degree & our communication courses now.

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Student experience

Cutting edge facilities

By providing students with access to industry-standard equipment and state-of-the-art facilities the School of Creative Industries is able to prepare them for diverse and successful careers.

Blue Heeler Film Festival

Muswellbrook Shire Council tasked five students from the University of Newcastle to present this year's festival.

Real world experience

From track-side operations to event marketing, television, public relations and communications – it's a chance for our students to put theory into practice.

Transforming ideas into a career through digital media

Nikita Haynes is a current student at the University of Newcastle studying a Master of Digital Media.

Drawing on diverse skills

UON animation student is making a mark on the world stage.

Festival X

Festival X is a culmination of student’s work in the areas of design, animation, communication, theatre, music and film.

School research

Research in the School of Creative Industries reflects the creative, dynamic and multimedia-oriented nature of the areas of communication, creative arts, design, music and natural history illustration.

Our researchers benefit from working across disciplines in ways that enable more complex approaches to broader areas of study and practice.

Latest news

News • 18 Dec 2020

University of Newcastle design students win big at national awards

University of Newcastle students have been recognised nationally for their brilliant graphic design skills, taking out more wins than ever before in the national AGDA 2020 Design Awards.

News • 2 Dec 2020

Major milestone for Honeysuckle campus as sustainable build “tops out”

The University of Newcastle’s first stage of its Honeysuckle City campus hit a major milestone today with the Stage 1A building ‘topping out’ and on track to be the first 6-star Green Star building for sustainable development in regional NSW.

News • 1 Dec 2020

BMG and University of Newcastle to launch Australian-first Indigenous scholarship program to inspire a new generation of music executives

Global music company BMG has expanded on its successful partnership with the University of Newcastle’s School of Creative Industries in the Faculty of Education and Arts to launch its first round of Indigenous scholarships, creating more pathways to employment for the next generation of students.

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School of Creative Industries

Cultivating creativity

Creative Collaboration

Creative showcase