Guide to Postgraduate Open Days, Virtual Open Days and Campus Tours

Join our open evening, from 5:30pm - 7:45pm on Wednesday 24 April at Bournemouth Gateway Building, where you can discover more about studying Nursing and Midwifery at Bournemouth University. The Master's courses listed below are represented at this event: 

• MSc Adult Nursing  
• MSc Mental Health Nursing 

You can join an information talk and insight activity to find out more about the courses, as well as the opportunity to go on a tour of the campus to see the learning facilities. You will have the opportunity to meet some of our academic staff and current students, with plenty of time to ask any questions you might have. 

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Free parking is available at Bournemouth Gateway Building, 12 St Paul's Ln, Bournemouth, BH8 8GP, on a first-come, first-serve basis. If full, there are various Pay and Display car parks nearby, the closest being Cotlands Road Car Park (BH1 3BG).

During our Postgraduate Open Days, explore our campuses and you find out more about the course you're considering, as well as talk to our staff and students about all the important topics - accommodation, fees and funding, and what Bournemouth is like as a study location.

An updated programme will be added here prior to an on-campus Postgraduate Open Day

For our Health & Social Sciences taught degrees*, you will be able to check in from 17:00 at our Bournemouth Gateway Building (BH8 8GP) on our Lansdowne Campus. For all other courses (including Postgraduate Research degrees), check-in will take place from 17:00 on the ground floor of the Fusion Building on our Talbot Campus (BH12 5BB).

*MA Criminology & Criminal Justice, MA Social Work, MSc Adult Nursing, MSc Health Research, MSc Medical Imaging with Management, MSc Mental Health Nursing, MSc Nutrition & Behaviour, MSc Physician Associate Studies, MSc Public Health.

Public transport links to and around Bournemouth are excellent, with bus services from Bournemouth Rail and Coach station to Talbot Campus throughout the day taking approximately 15 minutes. You’ll be able to use the U1 UNIBUS service (bus stops are accessed near the station, opposite the co-operative food shop) or morebus, which serve the station directly.

If you are travelling to Talbot Campus by car, parking attendants will be onsite to direct you to where to park. There is limited parking though, so we cannot guarantee a space.

If you are travelling by car to Lansdowne Campus, limited pay and display parking is available at our Bournemouth Gateway Building. In addition to this, local pay and display car parks are available - the closest being Cotlands Road Car Park (BH1 3BG).

Ahead of the Open Day, we’ll send you an email with all your arrival information.

Why not enjoy a weekend in Bournemouth as part of your Open Day visit? Feel the sand between your toes on our beautiful beaches and soak up the atmosphere in the heart of our lively and welcoming town.

At Bournemouth University we have two main campuses, Talbot Campus which hosts the majority of our courses and facilities, and the Lansdowne Campus, which is home to the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences. Unfortunately there are not many hotels within walking distance of our Talbot Campus. However, here's a list of hotels near our Lansdowne Campus, which will have direct bus links to our Talbot Campus if you are visiting there:

• Thornhill Bed and Breakfast
  25 minute walk to Talbot Campus
  1 Meyrick Park Cres, Talbot Woods, Bournemouth BH3 7AG 
• Premier Inn
  15 minutes by bus to Talbot Campus
  24a Christchurch Rd, St. Swithun's Roundabout, Bournemouth BH1 3NE
• Elstead Hotel
  15 minutes by bus to Talbot Campus
  12-14 Knyveton Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth BH1 3QP 
• Holiday Inn
  15 minutes by bus to Talbot Campus 
  22 Bath Rd, Bournemouth BH1 2NS