BSc (Hons) User Experience Design at Norwich University of the Arts

Programme overview

BSc (Hons) User Experience Design will help you create interactive products such as website and app prototypes, video motion graphics, digital imagery and designed research outputs. You’ll explore the people and technologies involved in the design process, learn to identify users’ needs and goals, and map their emotional journeys, using skills such as user research, copywriting, typography, motion, coding and interaction design.

Duration: 3 years full-time; plus optional Level 5 Diploma year | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Norwich, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 core units: Creative Learning (40 credits), Explore and Experiment (80 credits). Year 2 core units: Global Contexts (80 credits), Directions (40 credits). Final Year core units: Research and Preparation (40 credits), Resolution and Career Development (80 credits). Options: optional Integrated Foundation Year, optional Level 5 Diploma year.

Career pathways

By the time you finish the course, you’ll have developed a distinctive portfolio and have a strong sense of where you want to work within the industry. Typical career paths: User interface designer, UX designer, Interaction designer, Digital designer, Visual designer, Product manager, UX design manager, Front end developer, Digital web designer, UX architect, UX business analyst, Product marketing manager.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A-levels: 3 A-level qualifications at grades BCC (104 UCAS Tariff points) or above. Where candidates are not taking 3 A-levels, Norwich University of the Arts will consider combinations of A-level/AS-level and other Level 3 qualifications. BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit in an art, design or media related subject. IB Diploma: A minimum of 26 points. Most international students are required to hold an English language qualification. Applicants must have an IELTS score of 6.0 overall and no less than 5.5 in each component. Portfolio reviewed as part of the application. UCAS code I141 (3 Year), I142 (4 Year); institution code N39.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). UK (home) full-time fee per year. Source

International applicants: GBP 28,500 a year (2027/28). Overseas full-time fee per year. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time; plus optional Level 5 Diploma year

Apply through the official page: https://norwichuni.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/how-to-apply/

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