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.
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’.
Study with us
At the School of Creative Industries, we offer a range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research higher degree programs.
Student experience
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.
Creative showcase
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 • 4 Jun 2020
Criminology expert in police accountability comments on George Floyd case
The tragic death of George Floyd on 25 May has once again emphasised the significance of bystander video distributed through social media as a police accountability mechanism, says University of Newcastle Criminologist, Dr Justin Ellis.
News • 4 May 2020
New book looks at how migrants used music to help shape their lives in nineteenth-century Newcastle
How did nineteenth-century migrants to Australia use music to make sense of their new surroundings? That is the question focused on in a newly published book authored by School of Creative Industries researcher and member of the Centre for 21st Century Humanities, Dr Helen English.
News • 9 Mar 2020
History under the spotlight at the Newcastle Writers Festival
The Newcastle Writers Festival will again this year feature talks from historians, not only from the University of Newcastle, but also from the local area and beyond.
Upcoming events
Event • 4 Aug 2020 from 6:00pm - 1 Sep 2020 until 7:00pm
Synth Sound Secrets: Short Course
This course will help you expand your knowledge from the constraints of the traditional piano to an array of modern keyboards with various techniques to learn how to get the most out of your keyboard and devices.
Event • 5 Aug 2020 from 5:00pm - 2 Sep 2020 until 6:00pm
From Beat to Release: Short Course
This short course will help you complete your songs, ready for release.
Event • 5 Aug 2020 from 6:30pm - 18 Aug 2020 until 7:30pm
Ableton Push Collaboration: Short Course
Be a part of Australia’s first Ableton Push collaboration!
School contacts
General enquiries
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School of Creative Industries
SOCI@newcastle.edu.au
Phone: +61 2 4985 4500