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Study Creative Arts
Be inspired
Study for a Creative Arts degree in the beautiful
tropical environment at either the Cairns or
Townsville campuses. Discover new pathways
for your creativity and learn innovative exciting
forms of expression. Acquire the knowledge
and understanding required to build a career in
the arts, design, arts management, and creative
businesses. Learn the skills to be a freelancer or
a creative leader in the private sector or in public
and government organisations.
No matter what field of contemporary creativity
you desire to work in, as a student of Creative
Arts at JCU, your teachers have passion and
talent, and will to stretch your talents to the
limit.

Creative partnerships
Creative Arts students benefit from the many
artistic partnerships JCU has developed with
industry in northern Queensland. Take up the
opportunity offered to build networks with
galleries, advertising agencies, local government,
Indigenous creative groups, newspapers,
successful freelance artists, designers and
photographers, festival organisers, and arts
bodies – all of which provide opportunities for
internships, inspiration and practical experience
and advice.

contemporary, industry-standard equipment.
Students acquire a sound knowledge of current
technologies used by successful businesses and
freelancers.
Equipment and facilities include:
• Industry-standard recording studio equipped
with a Digidesign D-Command console
employing the Pro Tools Digital Audio
platform
• Post-production suite with 5.1 surround sound
and Yamaha 02R96 digital mixing console
• Individual sound-proofed stereo workstations
loaded with Digidesign Pro Tools
• Cross-linked classroom/computer labs, which
open to one mega lab with ceiling-mounted
data projectors and surround-quality sound
• 24” iMacs loaded with the latest full Adobe
Creative Suite, Logic Pro, Max MSP, Reason,
and the latest Pro Tools software
• High-performance Mac Pro labs ideal for
video editing
• Frequent hardware and software upgrades
• Large format, colour-managed Epson 4800
printers
• Sony HDV video cameras with boom and
wireless microphone kits
• Sony XDCAM EX HD video cameras with solid
state recording
• Canon HDSLR cameras for video production

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• Phase One P Series digital back with
Hasselblad and dedicated workstation

Facilities and equipment

• X-Rite ColorMunki for colour management
of devices

The Creative Arts building on the Townsville
campus is a modern, purpose-built complex
comprising computer labs, photomedia and
video laboratory, sound and music studios,
practice rooms, and the eMerge professional
gallery. These facilities provide access to
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• 3X Gigapan Epic Panorama camera unit
• Canon 5D mark II, 7D and 50D cameras
• Specialised lighting studios fitted with
Hi-glide lighting banks and Professional
Profoto Lighting

• Profoto location lighting kits with portable
battery packs.
The Creative Arts program on the Cairns
campus has the Photomedia Studio, which is
an excellent modern purpose-built facility. It is
equipped with:

Discover new and exciting forms of
expression and innovation, gaining
experience and sound knowledge
of technologies used by successful
businesses and freelancers.

• An infinity cyclorama A range of industry
standard Canon HDSLR camera kits (5Ds, 7Ds,
70Ds and 600Ds with lens, filters and tripods)
• Lighting kits for both flash and video
• Sony HDV video cameras with boom and
wireless microphone kits
• Large format, colour managed printers.

Learn and experience
As a student of Creative Arts your studies
challenges exploration of your creativity and
builds on your talents. Full-time students
typically spend 12 to 15 hours a week in classes,
as well as study projects and collaborations.
That might mean working with your peers,
researching a topic or project, working in a studio
or lab, making use of the outstanding resource
facilities of the library, networking with creative
professionals – or simply being inspired by the
natural environments of the campuses.
While you are studying, take the opportunities
to work on intern and other creative projects
with local creative industries, as well as with
national and international partner organisations
and studios.
As a student you can access industry standard
technologies and borrow from the program’s
extensive range of photographic, sound and
video equipment, for project team work or for
individual artist or designer pursuits. There is no
extra charge for using the equipment, and you
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