Communication Design and Strategy at Arts University Bournemouth
Communication Design and Strategy (BA (Hons), W213) 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 subject here had 128–143 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 pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 26% had fewer than the 120 asked.
305 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 94%, other higher education 4%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W213 · W2 design
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- optional
Accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
92%
still studying
UK 85%
5%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
440 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%90%
Learning opportunities81%87%
Assessment and feedback81%88%
Academic support87%91%
Organisation and management66%78%
Learning resources92%88%
Student voice72%83%
320 final-year students · 78% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£22.5k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 70 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
81% working5% working and studying1% studying8% unemployed6% other
UK, same subject: 89% in work or study
56%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 59%
69%
say their work is meaningful
UK 70%
54%
use what they learned
UK 53%
- Web and Multimedia Design Professionals20%
- Elementary occupations14%
- Skilled trades occupations11%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations9%
- Design occupations9%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 185 graduates · 52% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Poole, South West England, England
- Postcode
- BH12 5HH
Subjects
strategic management business and management
visual communication design, and creative and performing arts
visual communication design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Arts University Bournemouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Management studies 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 | Accounting and Finance/Business and Management BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy this course | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | International Fashion Management and Marketing BA (Hons) | 120 points | under 96 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Arts Management BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Maritime Business BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Brighton | Business Management with Entrepreneurship BSc (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| University of Hertfordshire | Business Management BA | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Huddersfield | Business and Digital Marketing Management BA (Hons) | BBB - BBC | 112–127 |
| University of Hull | Law with Business Management LLB (Hons) | 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Agricultural Business Management BSc (Hons) | BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Stirling | Retail Marketing BA (Hons) | BBB | 160–175 |
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More business and management at Arts University Bournemouth
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- Fashion Management and Strategy BSc (Hons)
- Fashion Management and Strategy with Foundation Year BSc (Hons)
- Media, Marketing and Advertising BA (Hons)
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