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Our facilities

Source: https://www.mq.edu.au/faculty-of-arts/about/our-facilities Parent: https://www.mq.edu.au/study/admissions-and-entry/apply/international/international-academic-requirements

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Bring your creative dreams to life

Take a tour of our state-of-the-art facilities at the 10HA Media and Creative Hub.

Our facilities give the Faculty of Arts students the opportunity to explore their passions and develop their careers. Gain practical experience towards in the profession of your dreams, including:

Be prepared to work across a number of industries, such as:

Studios and facilities

Find out more information about our facilities and studios.

The Futures Lab represents the most significant investment in online media production to date by an Australian university. The Futures Lab mirrors the platforms and systems in use by major broadcasters and online media outlets internationally and includes:

This allows for network integrated production workflows that reflect current professional industry practices. The Futures Lab is a central hub that is connected to facilities across:

Located in the former Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) building, Macquarie boasts one of the largest and best equipped screen studios in Australia, with a large dedicated sound stage (20m × 18m × 8m). This studio is equipped with:

Macquarie has a range of high quality field kits for location shooting and a range of fully equipped edit suites and computer labs for post-production. We have a range of camera rigs including gimbals dollies and jibs, and our studio is equipped with a crane. We also hold a UAV Operators Certificate, so the use of drones is possible.

As an Avid Learning Partner (ALP) site, we offer the full suite of Media Composer software which support and model broadcast-level production workflows.

Students are often working in multi-platform contexts, so our facilities support delivery across a range of platforms in an increasingly integrated fashion.

The music production studios represent state-of-the-art approaches to music production. With acoustic design by one of Australia's most acclaimed designers Richard Priddle, the studios offer a range of contrasting acoustic spaces.

Music Production Studio 1

Studio 1 houses:

Music Production Studio 2

Studio 2 offers a larger live space and contains:

Music Performance Studio

Our dedicated Music Performance Studio (20m × 18m × 8m) features:

Macquarie has some of the best radio and podcasting production facilities of any Australian university. The newly refitted studios include:

Live broadcasts are made possible via a broadcast link to community radio station 2-SER FM, who also have studios in the University. This allows for close collaboration between the University and 2-SER.

Radio is becoming increasingly multi-platform, so the facilities tie closely to the Futures Lab and MediaCentral platforms for integration across broadcast and online contexts.

Performance and entertainment industries study is supported by a range of media technologies, reflecting the increasingly mediatized nature of the creative industries in the 21st century. The 18m × 16m × 8m Performance and Entertainment Industries Studio, which can convert to a fully equipped black box theatre, is fitted with:

Purpose-built specialist language learning spaces are located in Macquarie’s award-winning Arts Precinct. Our easily accessible, bright, and flexible teaching areas are designed to facilitate immersive, connected, and collaborative learning. State-of-the-art in-room facilities support real-time connections to international and community collaborators as well as communication between campus-based and online learners. Learners and experts come together in integrated spaces to create meaningful learning experiences.

The Language Centre also incorporates relaxed student spaces for individual and group-based task preparation and practice, and the intercultural foyer for:

Alongside our on-campus facilities, Macquarie University offers a number of additional facilities and resources to assist students with their studies, including software and hardware like: