The Media School

Skillset Screen & Media Academy

Bournemouth University's Media School is one of only two institutions to receive both Screen and Media Academy status from Skillset, the sector skills council for creative media, in partnership with the Arts University College at Bournemouth (AUCB).

Bournemouth Screen and Media Academy was created with funding from Skillset and grants from South West Screen combined with an investment from Bournemouth University. We are one of seven Academies, and the only one in England outside the London area. We are also one of only two Skillset Screen and Media Academies in the UK.

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What this means to BU students
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What people say...
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Funding

The new Bournemouth Screen and Media Academy will share in funding worth over £5million across a national network, secured by Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the audio visual industries and the UK Film Council. The status will ensure that the Media School and the AUCB become the only Skillset centres of excellence in the South of England in all areas of filmmaking.

What this means to BU students

Seven academies in England, Scotland and Wales will work together to provide new courses (including the first ever film MBA), summer schools, work placements, master classes, bursaries, online learning resources and a talent scout programme. "This is a tremendous achievement for the University and the AUCB which firmly recognises and secures Bournemouth as a focal point for the future of film-making in the UK", says Stephen Jukes, Head of the Media School. "We are very pleased to be working closely with the Arts Institute (formally known); this is an excellent opportunity for us to build on our collective strengths."

BU Skillset-accredited courses

Skillset also further accredited three of the courses offered with Bournemouth University's Media School. These courses have been accredited by Skillset to help you identify where the industry identifies best practice.

Skillset Accredited Courses

What people say...

Prof Stuart Bartholomew, Principal at the Arts University College Bournemouth (formally known as the Arts Institute), welcomes the decision noting,
"The Arts institute was conferred with the Queen's Prize for its outstanding work in film and animation. The designation as a UK Screen Academy adds further to the recognition of our work at the leading edge of screen-based media. The association with the University enhances the significance of Bournemouth as a centre for film education and we look forward to our joint endeavours."

Roger Laughton, Chair of South West Screen and previous Head of the Media School at Bournemouth University said,
"This is a tremendous achievement for the Arts Institute and the Media School at Bournemouth University . Bournemouth is now firmly established as the major centre in England for training and education for the screen-based industries outside the London area. He continued, "One of the targets for the new Bournemouth Screen and Media Academy will be to work with other educational organisations in the south west to ensure the benefits of Academy status are shared as widely as possible."

Caroline Norbury, Chief Executive at South West Screen said,
"We are thrilled that Bournemouth has been granted the prestigious Screen and Media Academy status it deserves. The Media School at Bournemouth University and the Arts Institute will work together to produce highly talented and skilled entry level professionals. This will raise the standard of the industry's workforce and improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the film, TV and digital content sector in the South West. This is truly wonderful news."

For more information regarding which courses are accredited by Bournemouth Screen and Media Academy, please visit their website.