Bournemouth University
Want to study minutes from golden sandy beaches, with a university focused on helping you to succeed?
We can promise you great opportunities:
- The option to undertake a placement as part of your degree is open to every student
- Staff who want to help you be the best you can be
- Subject-specific facilities that are good as those you will be working with once you graduate
- Superb library resources, accessible online
- A strong support network if times are tough
- A fantastic location on the beautiful south coast close to the beach.
An education at BU is an experience like no other, but what makes us different? We believe the answer is a lots of things that, when combined, make your time with us something you’ll always remember.
We work with some of the biggest organisations around the world and our students are able to secure some incredible work placements because of our global reputation.
In 2017, we achieved a silver award in the Teaching Excellence Framework – recognising that we are delivering high quality teaching, learning and outcomes.
We’ve invested heavily in our facilities and learning spaces and there’s more to come with developments taking place on each of our campuses. Our buildings aren’t just brilliant – they’re sustainable too. We’re proud to hold an EcoCampus Platinum award, recognising our commitment to minimising our environmental impact.
We’ve got lots of great accommodation options so you’ll soon find yourself settling in. Add to that a range of scholarships and bursaries designed to help you financially, you’ll see that BU is a good choice.
By arch_student
It was fine. The academics were the best part, and the archaeology department is excellent, all the staff are really friendly and they all know you by name cause the course is so small. The uni itself is not the best but definitely not the worst I've seen, and SUBU is pretty good. Accommodation is quite bad, but the quality of the housing is fine, there's just not enough of it. Student houses are usually awful, but there are some good ones around.
My overall uni experience has been pretty fine with Bournemouth.
There are over 125 undergraduate courses on offer at BU, covering a range of subjects. There are four faculties: Health & Social Sciences, Management, Media & Communication and Science & Technology.
Every undergraduate student has the opportunity to undertake a work placement as part of their course. In the past, students have worked for a wide range of large international companies as well as smaller family run firms, including: Disney, BBC, Sky, IBM, Panasonic, Chelsea Football Club, Olympic Developments Committee, Framestore Animation and many more.
A range of scholarships recognising academic, sporting and musical excellence are available and a bursary package offers additional funding support too.
The university has a great creative community and there’s a real energy about BU.
It delivers a great student experience, and has invested heavily in ensuring its learning and social spaces are modern and attractive. That’s why it was awarded a silver award in the 2017 Teaching Excellence Framework – recognising that it is delivering high quality teaching, learning and outcomes for its students. The university is continually improving and there is much more to come in terms of new facilities.
Finding the right place to live is really important when you're moving away from home to go to university. BU offers eight different halls of residence, plus the Student Village and Unilet shared housing.
BU guarantees accommodation for all new undergraduate students who have selected BU as their firm choice and submitted their UCAS application by 15 January (UK/EU students) or 30 June (non-EU students)*.
BU holds several Open Days throughout the year so you can get a taster of what the university is like.
On an open day you can tour the facilities of the university and attend presentations on funding, accommodation and student life, as well as subject-specific talks. This kind of visit is designed to give you an idea of what student life is like on campus.
*Terms and conditions apply.
