I think that this University is great and has amazing opportunities, I would say however that these opportunities are limited due to large costs and very little financial help compared to other universities. Bournemouth has a good nightlife, but there's not the biggest emphasis on it so there's no pressure or fear of missing out. In the spring/summer its great to be so close to the sea. I wish that the library was 24/7 access with keycards, so it can be quite limiting during deadlines when there's no access to the facilities at the university after 9pm. Rent and living costs are cheaper elsewhere in the country. Even down south, Bournemouth is quite expensive. Its great being so close to Bournemouth University. We share a lot of their facilities and you can meet so many other students. Honestly, the experience at this University really differs per course, but you can thrive at this university if you pick the right course and have enough financial support.

I can only speak for 1st and 2nd year, but the Fine Art course has room for improvement in both years in my experience. First year really pushes painters into being abstract, but there is good support for sculpture and performance practices with good workshops and tutor support. If you don't like abstract painting, maybe look elsewhere for Fine Art courses. Opportunities and placements are really limited if you don't have sufficient financial support. The university is also disappointingly bad at offering financial aid so if you are from a low-income household, you wont get the most out of the course which is disappointing. During both years, myself and my peers have found ourselves wondering where our £9250 goes. You will struggle to find a piece of paper and a pencil in the studios. Pretty much everything you have to pay for, however they do subsidize a lot of materials which makes it somewhat affordable. We still do not get enough supplies though. During first year, most teaching was online with limited lectures. There are more in person lectures and seminars in second year which is positive. Both years struggle to help students integrate though and there's still about 20 students on the course that I've never met. Career prospects are good if you're good at networking, otherwise it can be quite difficult. The facilities are pretty poor, though there are plans to rebuild the North Light studios. Hopefully it will get rid of the drainage issues and foul smell in the sculpture space. I am glad that I decided to study at AUB, however I don't think that the Fine Art course is their strength.

There is no affordable option for accommodation at AUB, this one claims to be yet it was £165 weekly for me and was not in the slightest bit worth it. The location is great but that's about it. They have tight rules on guests coming to stay and will take your key card away if you don't sign someone in. They say this is to keep us safe, yet we still had someone break into our flat during term 2 of first year and steal a load of our belongings. They did nothing about our complaint. The kitchen checks are ridiculous and they tried to charge us a fine for leaving an elastic band on the floor in an otherwise immaculate kitchen. I cant say much for room allocation as they put me next to the bins on first floor and I got woken up at 5am everyday by the bin men. I stayed up until the tenancy ended and had security walk into my room without permission. They told us the incorrect day for last move out so I had to pack up my whole room in a few hours as they didn't email us with the correction. The fuse in our kitchen kept blowing if we used the kettle or microwave, but they stopped coming up to reset it and insisted that it was our fault so throughout July we had no power in the kitchen, all of my food rotted and had to go in the bin but they offered no compensation and still refused to fix it so I had to cook my food at my part time job and live on takeaways. Please go elsewhere if you can. Other accommodations have gyms and aren't silverfish ridden for pretty much the same price. Extremely poor accommodation and its terrible that AUB have not stepped in.

pretty banging

the worst part is the lack of lectures

expensive but good