What Graduates are doing - Arts University Bournemouth

There’s more than one route into studying in our creative community. From Evening & Saturday Courses, to Foundation and BA courses, to research degrees, you’ll find a path through AUB that suits you. Simply select the course level you’d like to study.

Found a course that you’d like to apply for? Simply select from the boxes below to find out how to apply for each of our courses and for advice on entry requirements.

We believe people learn best in a vibrant, caring environment. We want to help you thrive while you’re here.

On campus, you’ll find lots of great resources, facilities and, most importantly, a friendly environment. Lots of the courses overlap or collaborate, so you’ll meet plenty of new friends studying other subjects.

You can find out more about life at AUB by exploring the sections below.

Established in 1885 as a specialist institution, Arts University Bournemouth is a leading University offering high quality specialist education in art, design, media and performance across the creative industries.

We’re passionate about the creative subjects we teach and continue to encourage curiosity, risk-taking and adventure in exploring and pushing subject knowledge and its boundaries.

The University is situated two miles from the centre of Bournemouth, on the border between Bournemouth and Poole. Here are details on how to get in touch and how find us.

At AUB, our flourishing research and scholarship culture celebrates and enables original investigation; extending knowledge fields and developing new understanding within the arts.

By promoting the pursuit of innovation and creativity, we encourage opportunities for establishing and sharing best practice in research and foster the development of critical perspectives that have traditionally lain outside discrete disciplines. We encourage the use of reflective teaching and learning practices as part of an interactive relationship with research.

Staff research is supported from within AUB by grants for particular projects and by a Research Fellowship programme offering generous remission from teaching and administration. Researchers are also encouraged to apply for external funding for the full range of research from practice through history and theory.

Recent grants received include those from:

A proactive Research Forum enables staff to present work in progress and to hear and participate in discussions of research by distinguished visitors. Training and advice is available to those intending to apply for external funding.

The University occupies a significant position in the cultural nexus of the south west. The University’s own Gallery is an important showcase for creative work and there are established links with other arts institutions in the area.

Our students can be found in all parts of today’s creative industries, here are just a few:

Marketing and Communications Executive, Spotify, London
Director and Co-owner, Secret Productions, London
Festival Manager, End Of The Road Festival, London
CEO & Founder at Firefly – Clean Energy, Brighton
Future Producer, Watershed, Bristol
Development Officer, Royal College Of Music, London
Street Circus Co-ordinator at The Roundhouse, London
Production Manager, Continental Drifts, London
Sales and Event Manager at Lock 17 and Dingwalls, Camden
Events Officer, Kings College, London
Museum Public Events Executive, RAF Hendon Museum, London
Music Office Administrator, Boomtown Fair, Bristol
Awards and Events Assistant, Women in Film and Television, London
Event Manager at Bedlam, Bournemouth
Producing Intern at The Rose Theatre, Kingston

Our Careers and Employability Service is dedicated to supporting you in turning your creativity into a great career. You can read more about this here.

You can find out more about our alumni by exploring their profiles below:

Jim Creegan

Jim discovered ready-to-drink iced coffee during a year travelling around Australia.

He decided to bring the drink to the UK and five years since the first carton sold in Selfridges, Jimmy's Iced Coffee became a supermarket staple. He tells us more about owning his own business.

Eleanor Mottram

Eleanor began her career working in the fields of Cheltenham's Greenbelt Festival.

She is now responsible for programming events in the hull of the Cutty Sark. She tells us more about what she's been up to since graduating.