School of the Arts & Media

An ARC-Funded Project 

The Empirical Musicology Group UNSW was formed in 2004  for the purpose of studying emotion and expression in music using continuous respond methods (2004-2008). 

Every year, students enrolled in a Performance Lab course (MUSC1707, MUSC1708, MUSC2703, MUSC3705, MUSC3706, MUSC4705) must attend four (4) masterclasses across the year. Each term, three are scheduled and must be registered for in advance. 

The Robert Webster Building has 7 small practice rooms and 4 large ensemble practice rooms that are available to students enrolled in a Bachelor of Music program (single or double).

Ensembles You Can Join Open to all UNSW students by audition: UNSW Orchestra, Burgundian Consort, Jazz Orchestra, Latin Jazz Conjunto, Medical Music Society Orchestra, Tango Ensemble. 

Our venues and resources are managed by the UNSW Creative Practice Lab (CPL) with the School of the Arts and Media office. Primarily for student and staff coursework and research, venues are also available to the

Live Crossings, launched in 2018,  is an online open-access magazine of creative practice and live performance events supporting the work of refugee and Indigenous writers and performers.   

UNSWriting brings together the flow of ideas and high calibre writing and connects writers, publishers and students through special events, workshops and public talks. Immerse yourself in the writing community with our regular events, or catch up on past events with our podcasts.

UNSW Creative Practice Lab (CPL) is a specialised arts unit within the School of the Arts and Media (SAM) that supports teaching and practice-led research across a diverse range of disciplines. We manage the School's performance venues, rehearsal studios and technical resources. 

The School and the UNSW Creative Practice Lab have built strong relationships within the creative arts industry.

The UNSW School of the Arts & Media is distinguished by contemporary and interdisciplinary scholarship in the creative and performing arts and humanities.

Develop Specialist Skills UNSW’s School of the Arts & Media offers a variety of postgraduate degrees that can be taken at a Masters level.

What is Honours?  Honours is an extra year of study, usually following immediately on from a Pass degree, that combines aspects of undergraduate study with aspects of postgraduate research.

Honours is an extra year of study available to high-achieving students that combines aspects of undergraduate study with post-graduate research.

Explore Your Creative Passions  At the UNSW School of the Arts & Media you’ll explore a range of creative study options in the fields of English, Media and the Performing Arts.

Learn Why Live Performance Matters in a Media-Savvy World  Explore live performance in all its diversity through Theatre and Performance Studies at UNSW.