Arts University Bournemouth

The Arts University College at Bournemouth

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Established	1885
Principal	Professor Stuart Bartholomew
Students	2,500+
Location	Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom 50°44′29.2″N 1°53′52.1″W
Campus	Wallisdown Campus
Website	www.aucb.ac.uk

The Arts University College at Bournemouth (formerly known as The Arts Institute at Bournemouth) is one of ten specialist higher education institutions in the UK devoted solely to the study of the arts. The University College has been offering specialist education for over a century and has a strong reputation both nationally and internationally for providing the creative industries with practitioners of the future. All 2,500+ students are based within one campus which is a creative community where both staff and students share a commitment to the disciplines of art, design, media and performance. The University College is located in Poole, next to Bournemouth University and Wallisdown.

The University College has courses in the areas of Graphic Design and Film Production, as well as Modelmaking, Illustration, Photography, Costume with Performance Design, Fashion, Textiles, Arts and Event Management, Animation Production, Acting, Digital Media Production, Visual Communication, Fine Art, Architecture and Interior Architecture and Design.

History

In 1964, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art was formed through the merger of Bournemouth Municipal College of Art and Poole College of Art. The name was changed to Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design in 1980, and the first new building on the present campus was opened in 1984, built at a cost of £2.3 million.

In 1998, the name was changed to The Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB) and, in 2001, AIB became a higher education institution. The name change to The Arts University College at Bournemouth in 2009 followed the acquisition of taught degree awarding powers in 2008.

Courses

Preparation for Higher Education Courses

• Foundation Diploma in Art and Design / Media
• Extended Diploma in Art and Design
• Diploma in Photography

Honours Degree Courses (BA(Hons))

• Acting
• Arts and Event Management
• Fine Art
• Illustration
• Architecture
• Costume with Performance Design
• Fashion Studies
• Modelmaking
• Animation Production
• Film Production
• Graphic Design
• Photography

Foundation Degree courses (FdA)

• Textiles
• Visual Communication
• Fashion
• Interior Architecture and Design
• Commercial Photography
• Digital Media Production
• Make-Up for Media and Performance
• Photographic Practice (Part-time)

Postgraduate Courses (MA)

• Animation
• Architecture
• Costume
• Fashion
• Fine Art
• Photography
• Interactive Media
• Graphic Design
• Contemporary Performance
• Illustration
• M.Arch
• PhD

Other Courses

• Short Courses
• Specialist Summer Courses
• Study Abroad (non UK students)
• Saturday Art School

Notable alumni

• Simon Beaufoy, screenwriter of Slumdog Millionnaire and The Full Monty
• Wolfgang Tillmans, critically acclaimed photographer, Turner Prize Winner
• Nick Knight, renowned fashion photographer
• Edgar Wright, writer/director/producer of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz
• Nick Love, writer/director/producer of The Football Factory, Outlaw and The Business

External links

• The Arts University College at Bournemouth website