Bournemouth University
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Bournemouth University is a university in and around the town of Bournemouth, (although its main campus is actually situated in neighbouring Poole). It has several very well respected departments including the School of Services Management and [Bournemouth Media School] the only [Centre for Excellence in Media Practice].
As a university well known for its vocational focus, Bournemouth regards research as a vital component for underpinning a high-quality curriculum and for maximising the University's contribution to the regional and national economies. The University has a variety of specialist research groups including [The Market Research Group]. The university has recently published plans to move away from its vocational model in favour of a traditional hands-off teaching approach in an effort to recoup the losses incurred due to inefficient monetary spending and has offered voluntary severance to a large number of its lecturers in order to recruit researchers.
History
- Bournemouth Municipal College
- 1970s Bournemouth College of Technology
- 1970s Dorset Institute of Higher Education
- 1990 Bournemouth Polytechnic
- November 27 1992 Bournemouth University
Campuses
Bournemouth University has two campuses; Talbot Campus & Landsdowne Campus.Talbot Campus is situated in Poole, on the boundary with Bournemouth. It is where the main university buildings are located, including the student's union.
Lansdowne Campus is in the heart of Bournemouth town centre, with the university buildings spread out along Christchurch Road. Unlike Talbot, Lansdowne is not a self-contained campus.
Schools
Bournemouth University is currently divided into the following schools:- Bournemouth Media School- [The Centre for Excellence in Media Practice], [The National Centre for Computer Animation] and a [Skillset Screen Academy]. The school offers courses in Corporate & Marketing Communications, Journalism and Communication, Media Production and Computer Animation.
- Conservation Sciences
- Design, Engineering & Computing
- Institute of Business & Law
- Institute of Health & Community Studies
- Services Management
Notable Alumni
- Reza Dehghani- Founder of Criminal Clothing
- Paul Clarke - Former Big Brother contestant
- Paul Kavanagh - Computer Animator
- Tommy Sandhu - Television Presenter and 'Our Tommy' on Blind Date
- Ray Addison - Producer of Celebrity Soup
- Stuart Miles - Former Blue Peter presenter
- Rachel Jones - Producer of The Chris Moyles Show on BBC Radio 1
- Luke Toyne - Television Presenter
- Karen Ferrari - Supermodel
- Luti Fagbenle - Formerly played Ali Taylor on TV soap Hollyoaks
- James 'Lloydie' Lloyde - Radio DJ - Now at Power FM, previously at 2CR FM.
Honary Doctorates
Honorary Doctorates from Bournemouth University include
- Anthony Minghella - Film director
- Murray Walker - Motorsports commentator
- Fergal Keane - BBC journalist
- Peter Allis - Golf Commentator
External links
- [Bournemouth University website]
- [Bournemouth Media School]
- [The Market Research Group]
- [Student's Union Bournemouth University website]
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