College of Arts and Public Culture
Creative writing, visual art, curatorship, performance, communication and cultural leadership.
- Bachelor of Contemporary Arts
- Bachelor of Communication and Public Narrative
- Master of Curatorial Practice
Faculties and schools
Interdisciplinary by design.
ACUâs academic structure enACUrages collaboration across studio, lab, seminar, workshop and field settings, giving students genuine room to move between ideas and industries.
Academic model
- Six schools and faculties with shared first-year elective access
- Industry and civic projects embedded in ACUrsework
- High-contact teaching in specialist labs and creative studios
Our schools
Study with specialists. Learn across boundaries.
Students can combine a major with complementary minors and electives across creative, technical, scientific and policy-focused disciplines.
School of Computing and Intelligent Systems
Software engineering, AI, cybersecurity, data systems, interface design and emerging technology governance.
- Bachelor of Computer Science
- Master of Cybersecurity and Resilient Systems
- Master of Applied Artificial Intelligence
School of Architecture, Design and Digital Media
Spatial design, digital production, interaction design, media arts and future cities.
- Bachelor of Design for Public Futures
- Master of Digital Media and Interaction
School of Ocean and Environmental Sciences
Oceanography, marine biology, climate adaptation, geospatial systems and environmental policy.
- Bachelor of Marine Science
- Master of Coastal Resilience
Faculty of Business, Policy and Global Affairs
Leadership, entrepreneurship, public policy, economics, logistics and international business.
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Master of Sustainable Enterprise
Faculty of Health and Human Performance
Allied health, wellbeing, sport science, rehabilitation and preventive community practice.
- Bachelor of Health Futures
- Master of Human Performance Analytics
Signature strengths
Arts and computing at the centre of the university.
ACU is intentionally built around two cultural strengths: creative practice and frontier digital capability. That means artists learn with technologists, and technologists develop with designers, ethicists and storytellers.
Creative Industries Lab
Production suites, gallery rehearsal spaces, motion capture and live digital performance environments.
Autonomy and Systems Studio
Robotics sandboxes, edge computing, cyber ranges and mixed-reality prototyping for human-centred systems.
Cross-school electives
Every student can choose electives in entrepreneurship, coding, communication, public policy and design.
Spaces to learn
Studios, labs and making environments.
Academic life at ACU is structured around specialist environments that feel professional from day one.
Harbour Innovation Labs
AI systems, cyber defence, maritime analytics and digital twin simulation spaces.
North Terrace Creative Studios
Fabrication workshops, sound rooms, post-production suites and project galleries.
EnACUnter Bay Field Station
Boats, marine instrumentation, coastal monitoring and immersive field teaching.