BA (Hons) Modelmaking at Arts University Bournemouth

Programme overview

BA (Hons) Modelmaking has an international reputation for developing creative, articulate, and versatile makers; equipped with the skills and knowledge to excel throughout the creative industries. The curriculum is designed to enable you to tailor your experience to suit your personal career aspirations. With hands-on experience and access to the latest technology and traditional resources, you'll learn to make things using an extensive array of materials, tools, and techniques.

Faculty: Art, Design and Architecture | Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time Placement Option of a 1-year placement | Study mode: full-time (optional placement year) | Location: Poole, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Level 4: You're introduced at Level 4 to all the core skills of a professional modelmaker: making processes and techniques, design thinking, and the essential function of the model as a form of communication. Level 5: In the second year, you'll continue to develop your understanding of modelmaking as a form of communication. Level 6: In the final year, the direction of the course and of your decision-making is firmly towards the outside world as characterised by clients, the industry and audiences.

Career pathways

Our graduates enjoy successful careers in a range of industries that include film, architecture, animation, advertising, display, design, Formula 1, museum and heritage, medical, education and more. Many of our graduates have progressed to run departments and successful businesses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should have Level 3 qualifications, which should normally include at least one creative subject. We're looking for between 104 and 120 UCAS Tariff points. Standard offers include: A Levels with a result of BBB (or equivalent results achieving 120 UCAS Tariff points); Recognised Foundation Diploma with a Pass; BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit; T Level with a minimum grade of Merit; Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above. For the majority of our courses, we'll ask you to digitally submit a portfolio as part of the application process. Portfolios should show examples of your work – both finished and work in progress – that demonstrate your interests and skills.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Home undergraduate tuition fee per year; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,950 a year (2027/28). International/EU tuition fee per year, fixed for all years; optional placement year fee is £2,010. Source

Duration: 3 or 4 years full-time Placement Option of a 1-year placement

Apply through the official page: https://aub.ac.uk/apply/undergraduate

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