Arts University Bournemouth
Type | Public |
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Established | 1880[1] |
Budget | £4,159,000 (2013-2014)[2] |
Chairman | Roger Laughton CBE[3] |
Vice-Chancellor | Stuart Bartholomew CBE[4] |
Academic staff | 330 (2013-2014)[5] |
Administrative staff | 135 (2013-2014)[6] |
Students | 2,955 (2014/15)[7] |
Undergraduates | 2,880 (2014/15)[7] |
Postgraduates | 75 (2014/15)[7] |
Location |
Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom 50°44′29.2″N 1°53′52.1″W / 50.741444°N 1.897806°W |
Campus | Wallisdown Campus |
Website | aub.ac.uk |
Arts University Bournemouth (abbreviated AUB) is a further and higher education university based in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom, specialising in art, performance, design, and media. It was formerly known as The Arts University College at Bournemouth and The Arts Institute at Bournemouth.
According to the figures revealed by the Higher Education Statistics Agency 2013/14, Arts University Bournemouth has the highest percentage of graduates entering employment and/or further study within six months of graduation out of all universities in the United Kingdom, at 97.4% — higher than the University of Oxford (92.6%) and the University of Cambridge (95.2%).[8]
History
The first art school in Bournemouth was the Bournemouth Government School of Art, established in 1880.[9] There was a considerable demand in Bournemouth at that time for instruction in Art and the numbers in the art school soon rose to 180. In 1884, the school became a Science and Art school.[10] In 1885 the Bournemouth School of Science and Art moved to 1 Regent’s Terrace, in Old Christchurch Road, where it remained until 1890.[11] When the Bournemouth School of Science and Art was forced to close due to a decrease in numbers and loss of grant in 1890-91,[12] the majority of its students were transferred to the Bournemouth West School of Science and Art.[13]
In 1913, the two Science and Art Schools at Bournemouth East and Bournemouth West were incorporated into the Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design along with the Technical and Commercial Schools. All art subjects then came under the umbrella of the School of Art within the Bournemouth Municipal College.[14]
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 1979.[15] The first new building on the present campus was opened in 1984 and built at a cost of £2.3 million.[16]
In 1998, the name was changed to The Arts Institute at Bournemouth (AIB) and in 2001 the AIB became a higher education institution.[17] The AIB was one of only a few higher education institutions at the time that focused exclusively on creative work in contemporary art, design, media, and performance.
In 2009 the Arts Institute Bournemouth changed its name to the Arts University College at Bournemouth following the acquisition of taught degree awarding powers in 2008.[18]
In June 2012 the Government announced that the qualifying threshold required by an institution in order to gain full university status was to be lowered from 4,000 to 1,000 full-time higher education students. The Arts University College at Bournemouth satisfied this criterion for full university title and officially became Arts University Bournemouth (AUB) following approval from the Privy Council on 13 December 2012.[19]
Campus
Most courses are based within one campus which is located in Poole, next to Bournemouth University and Wallisdown. The Campus covers around 3.7 hectares and houses 19 buildings with specialist workshops and workspaces, many of which are shared across similar courses.[20]
Notable facilities include:
- The Library – Over 50,000 books available covering a range of art, design, media, and performance subjects.[21]
- The Refectory –
- TheGallery – A gallery open to the public displaying both international touring exhibitions, and work from alumni, staff, and students.[22]
- MoDiP (Museum of Design and Plastics) – The only accredited museum in the UK with a focus on plastics. MoDiP is located inside the AUB library.[23]
Sustainability and Environment
The university ranked 120 out of 151 in the 2015 The People & Planet Green League table with a total score of 31.1%.[24]
Current Developments
Development works for 2014 - 2016 include:
- A building mainly for photography courses offering flexible teaching spaces, IT suites, and a lecture theatre.[25]
- the CRAB Drawing Studio, an innovative building designed by the COOK-ROBOTHAM ARCHITECTURAL BUREAU[26] led by Professor Sir Peter Cook.[27]
- Student Services, Students’ Union, and Facilities Management building.[28]
- Dedicated teaching space from the conversion of BH12 Halls of Residence (on campus).[29]
Organisation and Governance
AUB is governed by its Board of Governors. The Principal and Vice-Chancellor, through the University Management Team, is responsible for the executive management of the University, supported by a number of executive committees. The Academic Board is the University’s principal academic authority. Subject to the responsibilities of the Board of Governors and the Principal and Vice-Chancellor, the Academic Board has oversight of academic activities.[30]
Arts University Bournemouth is currently divided into the following faculties:
- Faculty of Media & Performance
- Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture
The university also validates courses in various art-related subjects for Bournemouth and Poole College and Cleveland College of Art & Design.[31]
Arts University Bournemouth is a member of GuildHE, one of the two recognised representative bodies for Higher Education in the UK.[32]
Academics
The university offers Short courses, Summer courses, Foundation, and BA (Hons) degrees. Also MA and Research (MPhil/PhD) postgraduate degrees. The main focus of all courses lies within the areas of art, design, media, and performance.
The institution runs 20 undergraduate and 9 postgraduate programmes organised in two faculties: the Faculty of Art and Design and the Faculty of Media and Performance. These courses are validated for a maximum period of five years and, during the final year, a periodic review is undertaken by a process similar to that for validation with the addition to the panel of up to two student representatives.[33]
Rankings
Complete[34] (2016, national) |
57 |
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Times/Sunday Times[35] (2016, national) |
59 |
AUB was named No.1 Creative University in the Which? University 2012 survey.[36] The university was not ranked in 2014 due to the lack of students taking part in the survey.[37]
97.7% of UK domiciled AUB graduates said they are working or studying (or both) in 2010-2011,[38] 96.7% in 2011-2012[39] and 97.5% in 2012-2013.[40] AUB ranked 10th out of 33 in the Guardian’s 2015 specialist institutions league table.[41]
Student life
Students’ Union
All students of the Arts University Bournemouth are automatically a member of the Arts University Bournemouth Students’ Union (AUBSU), a registered charity affiliated with the National Union of Students.[42] AUBSU runs over 30 clubs and societies,[43] organises Freshers’ Weeks, volunteering and fundraising events, trains course representatives, and hosts annual general meetings for all students.[44] Each year, elections are held for both sabbatical (President,Vice-President) and all volunteer (e.g. Events Officer, Communications Officer and Equality and Diversity Officer) posts.[45]
AUBSU also publishes a free, completely student led magazine called BUMF. It is published termly and includes content from university course programmes, music, poetry, and writing.[46]
The Students’ Union was awarded Gold in the Green Impact Students’ Unions environmental accreditation programme in 2013/2014.[47]
Student housing
The University maintains three off campus student halls throughout the town, providing for over 450 students overall. Places are allocated with a priority to students living overseas and to students with disabilities/medical conditions.[48] The University hosts two “accommodation days” before the beginning of each academic year, so prospective students can independently form house-sharing groups and view private rented accommodation.[49]
The three main halls of residence are:
- Madeira Road – built in 2014 with 378 beds, located in the town centre of Bournemouth[50]
- Winton Halls – situated in Winton
- George Close – situated in a residential area of Ensbury Park
In their second and third years, many students live in nearby suburbs of Bournemouth: typically Winton, Charminster or Boscombe, where they can live in independently owned residences.
Notable alumni
Reginald Johnson started the Film School in 1963 .Early pioneer in the British Film Industry entered Gaumont British in 1932 Cameraman on Operation Amsterdam , Sea Fury , King of the Dammed full list of films he worked on refer to IMDb
- Simon Beaufoy, screenwriter of Slumdog Millionnaire, 127 Hours and The Full Monty (Bournemouth Film School)[51]
- Nick Berkeley photographer and filmmaker, Arts Council Fine Arts award winner
- Paul Campion, visual effects on Clash of the Titans and X-Men: The Last Stand[52]
- Joe Cornish, writer/director of Attack the Block, and writer of The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
- Chris Dickens, editor of Slumdog Millionaire, Paul and Submarine
- Bille Eltringham, director of This Is Not a Love Song and Ashes to Ashes (Bournemouth Film School)[53]
- Jonathan English, producer of Shoot 'Em Up, writer/director of Ironclad, and director of Minotaur
- Mel Giedroyc, writer of French and Saunders
- Chris Jones, director of White Angel and Gone Fishing, and writer of The Guerilla Filmmakers Handbook
- Oliver Irving, writer/director of How to Be (Bournemouth Film School)[54]
- Nick Knight, fashion photographer (Photography, Bournemouth & Poole College of Art and Design, 1982)[55]
- Suri Krishnamma, director of A Man of No Importance and honorary fellow (Arts Institute at Bournemouth)[56]
- Nick Love, writer/director/producer of The Football Factory, Outlaw and The Business
- Duncan Roy, director of AKA and Method (Film, Bournemouth and Poole College)[57]
- Sara Sugarman, director of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Waking the Dead (Film & Television, Bournemouth Film School)[58]
- Wolfgang Tillmans, critically acclaimed photographer, Turner Prize Winner (Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design, 1990-1992)[59]
- Tony Weare, comics artist best known for the Matt Marriott western strip in The Evening News and Illustration for V for Vendetta (Bournemouth School of Art)[60]
- Edgar Wright, director of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz (Audio-Visual Design, Bournemouth and Poole College of Art, 1992-1994)[61]
See also
References
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