Costume with Foundation Year at Arts University Bournemouth
Costume with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), 452F) 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 course had 112–127 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, a baccalaureate 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 452F
- 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 yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 90%
4%
left higher education
UK 6%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
70 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course97%93%
Learning opportunities93%89%
Assessment and feedback78%83%
Academic support97%91%
Organisation and management61%70%
Learning resources89%85%
Student voice79%79%
30 final-year students · 97% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£20k5 years£24k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
80% working10% studying10% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
15%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
55%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations45%
- Skilled trades occupations20%
- Design occupations10%
- Process, plant and machine operatives10%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 60% 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
theatrical wardrobe design design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Arts University Bournemouth
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Drama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackpool and the Fylde College | Acting HNC | 48 points | — |
| Coventry College | Performing Arts (Acting) HNC | 48 points | — |
| Nottingham College | Acting HNC | 48 points | — |
| Sheffield College | Performance in Practice Yr 1 FdA | 48 points | — |
| University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College | Acting BA (Hons) | 48 points | — |
| University of Salford | Costume Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 48 points | 112–127 |
| Academy of Live Technology | Live Events Production FdA | 32 points | 112–127 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Costume with Foundation Year this course | 32 points | 112–127 |
| Falmouth University | Costume Design for Film & Television with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | 128–143 |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Technical Theatre HNC | 21 - 24 points | — |
| University of Essex | Acting for Stage and Screen CertHE | 16 points | — |
See all 460 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More performing arts at Arts University Bournemouth
- Acting BA (Hons)
- Acting for Screen BA (Hons)
- Acting with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Costume BA (Hons)
- Costume for Film BA (Hons)
- Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics BA (Hons)
- Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics for Film BA (Hons)
- Makeup, Hair and Prosthetics with Foundation Year BA (Hons)
- Music and Sound for Film, TV and Games BA (Hons)