Photography with Foundation Year at Arts University Bournemouth
Photography with Foundation Year (BA (Hons), 640F) 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 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 pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 32
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%, no formal qualifications 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- 640F
- 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
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course96%86%
Learning opportunities90%83%
Assessment and feedback93%85%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management71%71%
Learning resources96%88%
Student voice82%79%
35 final-year students · 90% 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
90% working5% working and studying5% other
UK, same subject: 88% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 50%
66%
say their work is meaningful
UK 65%
49%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations45%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Sales occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals5%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 50% 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
photography 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sunderland | Animation and Games Art with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 40 points | 112–127 |
| Wrexham University | Photography BA (Hons) | 40 points | — |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Photography with Foundation Year this course | 32 points | 128–143 |
| Bedford College Group | Photography HNC | 32 points | — |
| City of Bristol College | Photography HNC | 32 points | — |
| Falmouth University | Animation with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | under 96 |
| New College Durham | Film and Media Production FdA | 32 points | — |
| Raindance Film School London | Directing HNC | 32 points | — |
| Warwickshire College and University Centre | Graphic Design with Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 32 points | — |
| West Herts College Group | Film and Television HND | 32 points | — |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Photography HNC | 21 - 24 points | — |
See all 653 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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