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Arts University Bournemouth
Overview
UCAS Code: A66
Our award-winning campus is located between the towns of Bournemouth and Poole, with all of our accommodation being located very close by, so it’s easy to reach us by cycling or walking, as well as through great travel links spanning across the country. There are major rail and bus stations nearby and Bournemouth's international airport is less than 20 minutes away.
•Undergraduate
£18.3k
Average graduate salary91%
Graduates in work or further study•Postgraduate
90%
Graduates in work or further studyAverage graduate salary is determined 12 months after a student graduates
Graduates in work or further study percentage is determined 15 months after a student graduates
Open Day
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Before you do, it's a good idea to go to an open day. You can have a good look around campus, getting a better idea of what it's like to study there. You'll meet current students and staff and get the chance to ask them questions.
Universities will list upcoming open days on their websites. Most will also have virtual open days; these are a great alternative if you really can't get there in person. For tips on preparing for open days, check the advice section here on The Uni Guide.
Courses
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Here are this uni's top 20 courses, based on UCAS points
128 UCAS pointsArchitecture
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsMedia, Marketing and Advertising
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsContent Creation with Marketing
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsFashion Management and Strategy
BSc (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsFashion
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsDigital Technologies (Design)
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsSustainable Design
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsMake-Up for Media and Performance
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth
112-120 UCAS pointsPhotography
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsGames Art and Design
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth
112-120 UCAS pointsDesign for Costume and Performance
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
Main Site - Arts University Bournemouth
112-120 UCAS pointsInterior Architecture and Design for Health and Wellbeing
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsCommunication Design and Strategy
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsModelmaking
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsCreative Writing
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsCommercial Photography
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsFine Art
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsAnimation Production
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsTextiles Design
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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112-120 UCAS pointsActing
BA (Hons) 3 Years full-time 2025
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Undergraduate students were asked to rate their universities on each of the following attributes. You can see their ratings here, along with whether these ratings are high, medium or low in comparison to other universities.
National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
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Teaching on my course
85%
med
Teaching on my course
85%
med
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
87%
med
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
91%
med
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
84%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
79%
low
Learning opportunities
82%
med
Learning opportunities
82%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
84%
med
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
80%
low
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
83%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
88%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
73%
low
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
80%
med
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
86%
med
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
80%
low
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
75%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
84%
med
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
77%
med
Academic support
86%
med
Academic support
86%
med
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
85%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
86%
med
Organisation and management
66%
low
Organisation and management
66%
low
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
70%
med
How well organised is your course?
62%
low
Learning resources
89%
high
Learning resources
89%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
87%
med
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
93%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
87%
med
Student voice
76%
med
Student voice
76%
med
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
67%
med
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
82%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
78%
med
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
79%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
88%
med
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
80%
med
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We're Arts University Bournemouth (AUB). A place to shape and build your work; to learn, share, provoke and collaborate. We’ve remained a creative specialist institution since our foundation in 1883.
We offer courses from Foundation to Postgraduate Research Degrees, and everything in between. We have over 20 creative undergraduate degrees in art, design, media and performance.
We champion the individual and celebrate those that want to take risks and innovate. But don't just take our word for it. The Sunday Times Good University guide thinks so too – we've been ranked the UK’s top specialist art and design university.
Our built environment is outstanding, demonstrating our belief that. Education is better delivered in a purpose-built, design-led environment.
