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Norwich, England, United Kingdom
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Norwich University of the Arts is a specialist university for arts, design, media and creative technology in the centre of Norwich, England. Its origins lie in the Norwich School of Design, founded in 1845 by artists and followers of the Norwich School of Painters, and it gained university title from the Privy Council in 2012. Legally it is a Higher Education Corporation with exempt charitable status under the Charities Act 2011.
The city-centre campus spans 13 buildings set among the cafés, galleries and shops of Norwich's cultural quarter, mixing historic buildings with new facilities. Key sites include the Duke Street Building (library and lecture theatre), Duke Street Riverside (teaching space with halls above), 20 Bank Plain (Project Hall, canteen, student services and research hub), St Andrews House (Esports lab and teaching space), the East Garth Photography Building in a former medieval friary, and Havers Road, home of the Immersive Visualisation and Simulation Lab.
Undergraduate degrees span Fine Art, Illustration, Graphic Design, Graphic Communication, Design, Design for Publishing, Photography, Fashion, Fashion Communication and Promotion, Fashion Marketing and Business, Textile Design, Animation, Animation and Visual Effects, Film and Moving Image Production, Games Art and Design, Architecture, Interior Design, Acting, Electronic Music and Sound Production, Esports, Marketing and Business Management, alongside BSc degrees in Computer Science, Creative Computing, Games Development, User Experience Design, AI and Robotics, and Psychology. Most degrees offer an Integrated Foundation Year (Year 0), and students may take a Level 5 Diploma year in Creative Professional Development or Creative Computing between their second and third years. Postgraduate study includes studio and taught-intensive MAs, MSc courses, the MArch and practice-based or written research degrees. Courses have no formal exams.
From September 2027, new undergraduates will graduate with degrees jointly awarded by Norwich University of the Arts and the Royal College of Art, while studying, registering and receiving support at Norwich. The university holds a triple Gold rating in the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework.
New undergraduates who make Norwich their firm UCAS choice and apply before the priority deadline are guaranteed accommodation in halls such as Duke Street Riverside, Crown Place, All Saints Green, Beechcroft and Rochester Court. The independent Students' Union, affiliated to the NUS, runs clubs and societies, student representation and the magazine Storehouse; its presidents sit on the Board of Governors. Students from over 40 countries study at Norwich, supported by a dedicated International Office, an orientation programme and free English language tutorials. The university is a licensed Student Sponsor with the status of Higher Education Institution with a Track Record of Compliance.
Home undergraduate fees for 2027/28 are £10,050 per year (including the Integrated Foundation Year and Level 5 Diploma year); the 2026/27 rate is £9,790. Overseas undergraduate fees for 2027/28 entry are £28,500 per year (£19,380 for the Level 5 Diploma year), compared with £18,860 for 2026/27 entry. Postgraduate fees for 2026/27 are £10,400 (home) and £18,860 (international) for Band A Studio Masters, £11,000 and £24,000 for Band B Taught Intensive Masters, and £6,000 (home) and £18,000 (international) for full-time research degrees. Overseas postgraduate fees for 2027/28 are £19,380 (Studio Masters) and £24,670 (Taught Intensive).
New UK entrants with an assessed household income of £25,000 or less receive £500 in Year 0 and Year 1, £300 in Year 2 and £200 in Year 3 towards course costs. No separate application is needed; eligibility is assessed from student finance data, and bursaries are paid in the January after enrolment.
£1,000 per year for new UK entrants under 25 at the start of their course who are care leavers or formally estranged from their parents, continuing throughout the degree.
Merit-based tuition fee reductions for overseas fee status students, usually for one year: Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship (£5,000 undergraduate, £3,500 postgraduate; separate application, deadline 2 May 2027), International Scholarship (£2,000), In-UK Undergraduate Scholarship (£3,000), India and China and Hong Kong Scholarships (£3,000 undergraduate, £2,000 postgraduate), a British National Overseas discount matching the home fee, and a £3,000 International Alumni Fee Discount for Norwich graduates progressing to postgraduate study. GREAT Scholarships 2027, offered with the British Council, give one Chinese and one Indian postgraduate a £10,000 fee reduction (deadline 2 May 2027). Details: International fees and scholarships.
Home alumni receive £1,500 off postgraduate fees, and university staff and art teachers in schools and sixth form colleges receive £1,000 (excluding the online MA Creative Education). The East Anglia Art Fund's Dubery and Brogden Scholarships award £2,500 to students on MA Fine Art, MA Textile Design and MA Fashion, with applications invited each October. Eligible home students may also take the government postgraduate loan of up to £13,206 for 2026/27. Details: Postgraduate scholarships and discounts.
Philanthropic prizes recognise excellence in particular subjects, including the £1,000 Roger Ackling Prize for Fine Art, the £500 EAAF John Alston Prize, NCAS prizes, and RIBA East and RIBA Norfolk awards for Architecture students. Details: Bursaries and scholarships.
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View scholarships for Norwich University of the Arts →Home undergraduates apply through UCAS (institution code N39), choosing up to five courses. For 2026 entry the equal consideration deadline was 14 January 2026 (18:00 UK time); later applications are considered where places remain, the last date for late applications was 30 June 2026, and Clearing opened on 2 July 2026. Most courses require a portfolio, submitted digitally; Acting applicants submit two monologues and take an online audition, and some courses may invite applicants to interview. Entry into Year 2 or 3 is possible through Accreditation of Prior Learning.
Typical requirements are 64 UCAS points (for example CC at A level), a Pass in a Foundation Diploma in Art and Design, Merit, Pass, Pass in a BTEC Extended Diploma, a Pass in a UAL Extended Diploma or 24 IB points, plus four GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English. All undergraduate degrees offer this route except Acting, AI and Robotics, Business Management, Computer Science, Creative Computing, Electronic Music and Sound Production, Esports, Fashion Marketing and Business, Marketing and Psychology.
International applicants may apply through UCAS or directly by online form, or by emailing the application form to [email protected], with a portfolio and an academic reference. Country-specific equivalents are set for each entry point; for example, WASSCE (WAEC) at C6 in five subjects gives entry to Year 0 for applicants from Ghana and Nigeria, with a 60% foundation year required for Year 1. Holders of an RQF Level 4 diploma, associate degree or equivalent may be considered for advanced entry into Year 2. Applications are accepted until the end of August of the year of entry, with decisions usually within 15 working days of a complete application.
The standard requirement is IELTS Academic (or IELTS for UKVI) 6.0 overall with 5.5 in each skill. Accepted alternatives include PTE Academic UKVI 65 (59 in each skill), LanguageCert Academic 65 (60 in each skill), Cambridge English 169 (162 in each skill), TOEFL iBT (test centre only) 4 overall with 4 in each skill from 21 January 2026, GCSE/IGCSE English at grade 4/C, and WAEC/WASSCE English at C6 for Ghana and Nigeria. Nationals of majority English-speaking countries listed by UKVI may be exempt.
Applicants for MA, MSc and MArch study are typically expected to hold a BA/BSc (Hons) at 2:1 or above, or equivalent (60-70% depending on the country), in a related subject; relevant experience may also be considered. Applications are made directly to the university using its application form, with a reference. There is no formal deadline, but applications by 25 August in the year of entry are recommended; some applicants are interviewed.
The university welcomes applications for practice-based and/or written research degrees in arts, design and media disciplines.
International students needing a Student visa receive a CAS once they hold an unconditional firm offer, have paid the £3,000 international deposit, submitted the required documents and, where invited, completed a pre-CAS interview. CAS issue begins when the visa window opens (six months before enrolment from outside the UK).
All teaching takes place on a single city-centre campus of 13 buildings in Norwich's cultural quarter.
Specialist facilities across campus include animation, acting, architecture and interior design, fashion and fine art studios; 3D, printmaking, constructed textiles and textile print and dye workshops; the Sir John Hurt Film Studio, a virtual production studio, sound studios, media labs, a creative tech lab, laser cutting, UV and large-format digital printing, the Munnings Drawing Studio, a production theatre and the East Gallery.
Halls of residence include Duke Street Riverside (on campus), Crown Place (705 rooms, 0.5 miles from campus, with gym, cinema and music rooms), All Saints Green, Beechcroft and Rochester Court. Student Support runs drop-in sessions at Bank Plain covering health, wellbeing, disability, finance and study skills.
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