The 3D Design BA (Hons) with study abroad program at Northumbria University, Newcastle, is a flexible course for aspiring designers and creatives who want to explore the multidisciplinary aspect of 3D design. The course encompasses various disciplines like furniture, products, lighting, and interior design. Throughout the program, students will learn skills which allow them to imagine, create, and put into practice their designs. The advantage of this course is its "Study Abroad" component. Students get the opportunity to experience new cultures and learning environments by spending up to a year studying in one of Northumbria’s partner universities in countries such as Canada, Australia, and across Europe. This combination of learning and worldly experience prepares the graduates for a successful career in the 3D design industry.

Northumbria University (legally the University of Northumbria at Newcastle) is a public university located in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East of England. It has been a university since 1992, but has its origins in the Rutherford College, founded in 1877.

Northumbria University is primarily based within City Campus located in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre and at Coach Lane campus on the outskirts of the city centre, London and Amsterdam. It is organised into four faculties—Arts, Design and Social Sciences; Business and Law; Engineering and Environment, and Health and Life Sciences. Northumbria University has approximately 37,000 students.

According to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework, Northumbria University was rated 23rd in the UK for research power (the grade point average score of a university, multiplied by the full-time equivalent number of researchers submitted).This determines how much funding is awarded to universities to spend on research activity and represented the largest percentage-point rise in market share since the previous exercise.The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £307.2 million of which £19.9 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £308 million.

Northumbria was named the Times Higher Education University of the Year for 2022. The university is ranked top 25 in the UK for the number of graduates entering professional employment, with nine out of ten graduates working or studying six months after graduation.