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Illustration BA Hons
There are no rules in illustration. On this course you’ll explore the excitement of the blurred boundaries between contemporary disciplines. You’ll challenge and interrogate the way you think about
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27th February 22
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English language requirements
6.0
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Academic IELTS or UKVI IELTS with 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component (reading, writing, speaking and listening)
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Most relevant Student Reviews for Illustration BA Hons at Arts University Bournemouth (AUB)
member9112039
1st July 24
Illustration, BA Hons FullTime
Tutors always give out mixed advice. In order to do well consult whoever is marking the project as ultimately if they don’t like what you’re making you’ll be marked down regardless of if your actual project is good or not. They have favourites and if you aren’t one of them you’re highly unlikely to win any internal competitions. read more
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27th February 22
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23rd April 21
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Great tutors and lecturers! Everyone is helpful and understanding and want you to do your best in the course to help you get a job once you graduate. read more
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member639942
26th June 19
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Fantastic Course. 10/10. Best decision to study there. read more
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charlottie333
10th July 15
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Done what I expected and more! Cant Fault my experience. Would definitely recommend studying Illustration here. read more
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28th March 23
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25th November 22
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11th November 22
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11th November 22
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11th November 22
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11th May 21
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I did the foundation course at aub and i won't lie im very glad i won't be staying next year. The studio spaces and campus facilities are lovely and the majoroty of staff are incredibly helpful. However there is a severe problem of miscommunication. Often there were issues with timetables where we would not know if we had a session until the day it was happening. There were constant mixed messages about deadlines and requirements which added an uneseccary amount of stress. Furthermore, part way through the course UAL completly restructured the course and the uni made many of their best teaching staff redundant. From that point on particularly in the fine art pathway it felt as if we were being boxed into working practices that did not represent the pathway we had chosen and were much more suited to people of a design or illustartion practice. There is the chance that much of this may have been resultant of the covid-19 pandemic however my gut tells me there are deeper issues here. read more
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21st April 21
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I enjoy film production a lot I wouldn’t change much about it. Everyone is helpful (some student and teachers) read more
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3rd April 20
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3rd April 20
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15th February 19
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28th July 18
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8th June 17
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Where do I start? I am currently on my third year and I'm extremely disappointed. This place is an off-licence, it is not a university. We do NOT have classes. They don't teaches anything. Our tutors are boring, uninspiring, and they have zero ties to the industry (apart from three of them) In order to use equipment for personal projects it's a pain in the arse to get it booked because the university does not have enough things for all its media courses and thus the techs get overwhelmed so they end up f****** us over. Our assessment is a joke. The feedback we get is confusing and many time counterproductive. If you want to study sound, production design, producing in a BA level, then AUB is a very good place for you. The rest RUN. read more
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11th November 22
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26th October 22
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18th October 22
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25th May 22
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Course covers the right things to help me get the job I would like in the future however it would be nice to have more lessons and interaction with tutors as this has been very poor. 10 minutes chats once a week read more
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27th February 22
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11th June 21
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member656813
23rd April 21
Illustration, BA Hons FullTime
Great tutors and lecturers! Everyone is helpful and understanding and want you to do your best in the course to help you get a job once you graduate. read more
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member1252635
28th November 20
Interior Architecture and Design, BA Hons FullTime
Would not recommend this course whatsoever, it truly is poor and leaves me upset every week thinking about it. Don't get me wrong the lecturers can be nice but the way the course is run is worrying. It feels a very unrealistic experience in all parameters from project types to marking. The dropout rate for the current final year is verging on 50% (There were 50 people in the first month)... now there are 25. read more
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19th November 19
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26th June 19
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3rd June 19
Graphic Design, BA Hons FullTime
Everything has been amazing. I've learnt so much and made so many contacts in industry. read more
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member417741
2nd November 15
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Thoroughly enjoying the course. read more
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26th October 15
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member711082
11th July 15
Graphic Design, BA Hons FullTime
I am so surprise there are tutors with teaching experience in Royal College of Art and how patient they are. Of course every tutor's teaching level is quite high and we can easily book an personal tutorial anytime we want. I think it is really helpful for undergraduate student. read more
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member1011063
11th July 15
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charlottie333
10th July 15
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Done what I expected and more! Cant Fault my experience. Would definitely recommend studying Illustration here. read more
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member410870
10th July 15
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10th July 15
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