Welcome to the School of English, Media and Performing Arts.

Scholarships

Information on scholarships available to commencing students in the School of English, Media and Performing Arts

Important

Audition Application 2009
Music @ UNSW 2009
Dance @ UNSW 2009

Music Tutor Information
Forms and Instructions for Music Students

Welcome to the School of English, Media and Performing Arts (EMPA) which comprises the disciplines of English (including Literature and Creative and Professional Writing), Media, Film Studies, Theatre and Performance Studies, Dance Education, Music and Music Education. This diverse group of disciplines and interdisciplinary programs enables students to make exciting links across these areas of specialisation, and to engage in both theoretical and practical/creative approaches to academic study. This includes the opportunity to undertake practice-based research at postgraduate level. Many of the School's academic staff have internationally recognised profiles in research and/or teaching. The School offers high-quality production resources and facilities and includes the Creative Practice and Research Unit that supports live performance and hosts resident and visiting artists and companies.

News & Events

Films on the Edge
Censorship, Film Clasisfication and the Mysterious Case of Mysterious Skin
16 Oct, 2008

Annual Postgraduate Symposium
Living Memory: Remembering, Reinventing and Forgetting
16-17 Oct, 2008
PROGRAMME

Performance Paradigm Symposium
After Effects: Trauma, Memory, Performativity
30 Sep, 2008
CALL FOR PAPERS

The School houses the following undergraduate degrees/programs:

Bachelor of Arts (with Majors in English; Media, Culture and Technology; Film Studies; Theatre and Performance Studies; and Music)
Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) (This program is not accepting new enrolments in 2009)
Bachelor of Arts (Dance)/Bachelor of Education – BA (Dance)/BEd
Bachelor of Media in Communication and Journalism
Bachelor of Media in Media Production
Bachelor of Media in Screen and Sound
Bachelor of Music – BMus
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Arts – BMusBA
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education – BMusBEd
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Science – BMusBSci
Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Science (Advanced) – BMusBSci+

The School also offers a range of postgraduate research programs in each discipline, and postgraduate coursework programs in Creative Writing, Music and Music Education.

Sue Kossew
Associate Professor in English
Head of School of English, Media and Performing Arts
UNSW Sydney 2052 Australia