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Norwich University College of the Arts, formerly Norwich School of Art & Design (commonly known as NSAD), is a higher education specialist art and design college, based on a single site in the centre of Norwich, in the United Kingdom. Its Project Space replaces the Norwich Gallery.
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History
The School of Art was founded in 1845. The current institution is the product of a merger between the Norwich School of Art and Great Yarmouth College of Art.
It takes 1,100 higher education students. The School offers a range of courses including FdA, BA, MA, MPhil and PhD.
Current courses include:
Foundation Degree/ BA Games Art and Design
Foundation Degree / BA Graphic Communication
Foundation Degree / BA Film and Video
Foundation Degree / BA Surface Design
BA(Hons) Animation
BA(Hons) Design for Publishing
BA(Hons) Fine Art
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
BA(Hons) Illustration
BA(Hons) Photography
BA(Hons) Textiles
BA(Hons) Visual Studies
MA Animation and Sound Design
MA Art, Design and Education
MA Design
MA Digital Arts
MA Drawing
MA Fine Art
MA Managing Creative Enterprise
MA Motion Graphics
MA Photographic Studies
MA Textile Culture
MA Writing the Visual
The main site itself is located on Redwell Street in Norwich which is a 10 minute walk from the city's train station.
The building on Redwell Street which is given the name Francis House is the main reception for NUCA, while the academic building is another 2 minute walk from this point which offers almost all of the equipment you will need from a large Mac' and PC suite, A1 style printing rooms, animation studios, professional sound booths, academic studios and much more besides.
There are 2 areas of accommodation for first year students, the Beechcroft complex off Sprowston Road and Nicholas Mews which is located on the opposite side of Norwich from the train station, both of which are between 10 and 20 minutes' walking distance to most of NUCA's buildings.
Taught Degree Awarding
From August 2008 Norwich School of Art and Design became Norwich University College of the Arts. This is by Order of the Privy Council, to reflect the granting of Taught Degree Awarding powers in November 2007. All students Starting after September 2008 will receive degrees from Norwich University College of that Arts.1
Notable Alumni
- Bernard Meadows, Modernist Sculptor
- Keith Chapman, creator of Bob the Builder
- Tim Stoner, winner of Beck's Futures Prize
- Leafcutter John aka John Burton, experimental musician
- Jamie Durrant, games artist and designer
- Horace Tuck, landscape artist
- Charles Mayes Wigg, landscape artist
- Alfred Munnings, artist and president of the Royal Academy
- Michael Andrews, artist
External links
Notes and references
- ^ NSAD Website (May 22, 2008), University College, new name from 1st August, NSAD Website, http://www.nsad.ac.uk/news/news_article.php?id=138, retrieved on 12 July 2008
