Careers and Employability

The Careers and Employability Service is dedicated to supporting you in turning your creativity into a great career.

Recruiters are looking to employ graduates with the right skills, personal attributes and industry experience that will make them great assets to their organisations. This is why course teams ensure employability is embedded in your curriculum, and why we provide quality information and guidance to help you stand out and prepare you to embark on your professional future.

We also have a dedicated careers platform (AUB AdvantageCareer Hub) for students and alumni with careers resources, job opportunities and events. Students are also able to book an appointment with a Careers Coach.

Services we offer

The Careers and Employability team are Alison Zorraquin, Senior Employability Officer and Emily Rogers, Employability Officer.

Our goal is to support students and Alumni in preparation for working in industry and to develop their careers. We offer careers appointments and organise a series of events and workshops on campus, including:

• Lunchtime webinars: Run by the Career team, these workshops cover topics ranging from CVs to networking and using LinkedIn
• Industry Professionals on campus: Every year we invite professionals from Industry to give tips and advice about breaking into the creative industry as well as providing start-up and freelance advice

One-to-one Appointments

Any AUB student or graduate can book a one-to-one virtual appointment via Zoom or Microsoft Teams with Alison or Emily to discuss their plans or simply to gain information and advice on a wide range of topics including:

• Looking for graduate or professional roles and part-time work
• Applying for jobs and internships
• Writing a professional CV, cover letter or application
• Applying for further professional or post-graduate study
• Self-employment and freelancing
• Volunteering
• Preparing for interview
• Self-promotion and networking

• 2 years of PSW available after completion of Degree program

Entry Qualifications

All applicants must have Level 3 qualifications, which should include at least one creative subject. We're looking for between 112 and 120 UCAS Tariff points, but we'll always consider applicants who may fall below this tariff band.

The standard offers for degree courses include:

• GCE A-Levels – BBB at A Level excluding General Studies, or 120 UCAS Tariff points
• Foundation Diploma in Art and Design at Pass
• BTEC Level 3 Diploma at Distinction* Distinction*
• BTEC/OCR Extended Diploma at Distinction, Merit, Merit
• RSL/UAL Diploma – must be combined with other Level 3 qualifications equivalent to 112-120 UCAS Tariff points
• RSL/ UAL Extended Diploma at Merit
• A combination of BTEC Subsidiary Diploma and A-Levels – equivalent to 120 UCAS Tariff points
• Three BTEC Subsidiary Diploma passes at Grade Merit
• Scottish Highers – five passes at Grade C or above

All relevant and equivalent Level 3 the UK and international qualifications are considered on an individual basis, including RSL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Creative and Performing Arts, VCTC awards, Access to Higher Education Diploma, AQA/ OCR Technical Awards and we encourage students from diverse educational backgrounds to apply.

India – 65% on 12th standard from the following accepted exam boards: CBSE, CISCE, Maharashtra, Delhi, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal. At least 70% 12th Standard English Language from an accepted exam board.

English Language Requirements

• Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) grade C or C1 Advanced with a grade of C
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) grade C or C2 Proficiency with a grade of C
• Academic IELTS minimum overall score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each band (reading, writing, speaking, listening)
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) minimum overall score of 55 with a minimum of 51 in each component (reading, writing, speaking, listening)