Communication Design and Strategy with Foundation Year at Arts University Bournemouth
Communication Design and Strategy with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), 213F) at Arts University Bournemouth asked for 32 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
~32 points
Openbelow CCC
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 32
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
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
- 213F
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Foundation
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Foundation year
- built in
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activate Learning | Leadership and Management (HTQ) HND | 48 points | — |
| Coventry University | Business Management & Leadership with foundation year BA (Hons) | 40 points | under 96 |
| Keele University | Business Management and Accounting with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | 40 points | under 96 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Communication Design and Strategy with Foundation Year this course | 32 points | 128–143 |
| BMet (Birmingham Metropolitan College) | Public Services HNC | 32 points | — |
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Business and Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 32 points | 96–111 |
| Heart of Worcestershire College | Leadership and Management, Level 5 HND HND | 32 points | — |
| Leicester College | Leadership and Management HND | 32 points | — |
| London Metropolitan University | Business Management (including foundation year) BA (Hons) | 32 points | — |
| New College Durham | Business with Management FdA | 32 points | — |
| Wrexham University | Accounting and Finance (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | 32 points | — |
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