Animation Production at Arts University Bournemouth
Animation Production (BA (Hons), W615) at Arts University Bournemouth asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aub.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aub.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 11% had fewer than the 120 asked.
95 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a baccalaureate 7%, a degree 3%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W615 · W6 film and photography
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
This course is industry recognised by ScreenSkills, the industry-led skills body for the UK's screen-based industries and carries the ScreenSkills Select quality-mark for the purposes of indicating courses best suited to prepare students for a career in the screen industries. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 85%
7%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
120 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course83%86%
Learning opportunities70%83%
Assessment and feedback80%85%
Academic support75%90%
Organisation and management47%71%
Learning resources81%88%
Student voice62%79%
60 final-year students · 58% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£22k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 240 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
72% working9% working and studying2% studying10% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
48%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 58%
35%
use what they learned
UK 35%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals21%
- Elementary occupations18%
- Sales occupations14%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations11%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 85 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Poole, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BH12 5HH
Subjects
animation design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Arts University Bournemouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Cinematics and photography at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Creative Writing and Film and Television BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | — |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Animation Production this course | 104 - 120 points | 144–159 |
| Arts University Plymouth | Film & Screen Arts BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Bath Spa University | Fashion Photography BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 96–111 |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Edge Hill University | Animation BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Futureworks | Animation with Illustration BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Brighton | Animation BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Cumbria | Film and Television BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Animation BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Character and Creative Effects BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
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