Norwich University of the Arts
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| Type | Public |
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| Established |
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| Chancellor | Position Vacant |
| Vice-Chancellor | John Last |
| Students | 1,995 (2015/16) |
| Undergraduates | 1,920 (2015/16) |
| Postgraduates | 75 (2015/16) |
| Location |
Norwich, Norfolk, UK 52°37′49″N 1°17′48″E / 52.6303°N 1.2966°ECoordinates: 52°37′49″N 1°17′48″E / 52.6303°N 1.2966°E |
| Campus | Urban |
| Nickname | NUA |
| Website | www.nua.ac.uk |
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Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) is a public university, based on a single site in the centre of Norwich, in the United Kingdom. It is a higher education specialising in art, design and media.
Norwich University of the Arts was founded as Norwich School of Design in 1845 and has a long history of arts education. It celebrated its 170th anniversary in 2015.
NUA is the smaller of the two universities in Norwich, the other being the University of East Anglia.
The history of Norwich University of the Arts dates back to 1845 when the Norwich School of Design was established to provide designers for local industries. Its founders were the artists and followers of the 'Norwich School of Painters', the only provincial British group to establish an international reputation for landscape painting.
Degree-level provision has been offered since 1965, when it was approved to offer the Diploma in Art and Design, validated by the National Council for Diplomas in Art and Design (NCDAD). After 1965 the School of Art made its own mark on the national art and design scene when twin strengths in Painting and Graphic Design emerged under a group of exceptional practitioners and teachers. From 1975, after NCDAD's merger with the Council for National Academic Awards (CNAA), the School offered its first BA Honours degree courses in Fine Art and Graphic Design, validated by CNAA.
In 1989 the School merged with Great Yarmouth College of Art to form the Norfolk Institute of Art and Design (NIAD). In 1991 Norfolk Institute of Art and Design become an Associate College of the new Anglia Polytechnic with the polytechnic assuming validation responsibilities from CNAA from September 1992. This agreement extended to postgraduate provision, with the first MA course being introduced in 1993 (MA Fine Art) and the first research degree student being registered in 1995.
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