THE UNIVERSITY

The School of Media, Film and Theatre was established in 2005 from the Schools of Media & Communication (founded in 1997) and Theatre, Film and Dance.

The Media School currently offers a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications), Bachelor of Science (Media and Communications) and from 2005 will offer a Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Law (BA/LLB) at undergraduate level. At postgraduate level, the School offers an MA in Media Education, and short courses in various aspect of multimedia production. The School also has an active Postgraduate Research program and a rapidly expanding Honours program which includes a production option. There are several well-equipped computer laboratories attached to the School, along with digital video editing facilities.

The media program examines media in an expansive sense, incorporating contemporary approaches to media with a particular focus on multimedia, network societies and the cultural implications of digital technologies.

There are also course relating to media from a variety of disciplinary approaches across the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

NIDA (The National Institute of Dramatic Art) is Australia's national training centre for the arts entertainment industry. NIDA was established to provide excellence in training for entertainment professionals, and the modern NIDA complex contains a dynamic combination of full time training, short courses, corporate performance training, theatre productions, and community events. It houses Australia's largest performing arts library and a broad range of theatre resources.