| The Arts University College at Bournemouth | |
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| Established | 1885 |
| Principal | Professor Stuart Bartholomew |
| Students | 2,500+ |
| Location | Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Wallisdown Campus |
| Website | www.aucb.ac.uk |
The Arts University College at Bournemouth (formerly The Arts Institute at Bournemouth) is a further and higher education university college based in Poole, United Kingdom specialising in arts, performance, design, and media. Students are based within one campus which is located in Poole, next to Bournemouth University and Wallisdown.
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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.[1]
In 1998, the name was changed to The Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB) and in 2001 the AIB became a higher education institution..[2] The AIB was one of only a few HEIs that focused exclusively on creative work in contemporary art, design, media and performance.
In 2009 the Arts Institute changed its name to the Arts University College at Bournemouth following the acquisition of Taught Degree Awarding Powers in 2008.
Due to the growing reputation, both nationally and internationally, the AIB, in partnership with Bournemouth University, successfully bid to be a Screen Academy in 2005. The film, costume and performance courses at AIB being a central component of the Screen Academy offer. These designations from Skillset were designed to recognise excellence in film and the broader screen-based media. The 7 or so institutions with Screen Academy status were able to access bursaries and draw down revenue funding (supported by the UK Film Council).
In 2007 Skillset introduced Media Academies and the AIB and BU applied successfully to become additionally a Media Academy in 2007.
In May 2010 the BA (Hons) Film Production at AUCB received trailblazer accreditation, in 2011 there are only 2 undergraduate film courses in the UK with accreditation by Skillset. The AUCB now operates two Skillset accredited courses, BA (Hons) Animation Production and BA (Hons) Film Production. The AUCB with Bournemouth University is committed to re applying for Skillset Media Academy license in 2011.
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