Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 - University College Falmouth

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Postgraduate 

Study Guide 2012

Challenging orthodoxy. Cultivating 

new ideas. Researching issues of global 

significance. Nurturing professionalism. 

Thinking divergently. Taking risks. 

Stimulating innovation and enterprise. 

Collaborating across disciplines. 

Experimenting with new business 

models. Initiating new partnerships. 

Investing in the future. 

Front cover image 

Work by Daro Montag, MA Art & 

Environment Award Leader, exploring 

the creative potential of soil.

Welcome 

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Creative Minds, Inspiring Futures 

University College Falmouth is a pioneering 

specialist multi-arts institution. Our vibrant and 

innovative community of thinkers, makers and doers 

are turning heads on the national and international 

creative scene. Highly talented, ambitious, motivated 

and entrepreneurial people converge here to study, 

work and find inspiration in a unique environment – 

thriving in a creative and intellectual space not easily 

found in metropolitan settings. 

The establishment of our new £10 million Academy 

for Innovation and Research (AIR – p34) brings together 

Falmouth’s expertise in the areas of sustainable design 

and the digital economy. Embodying the University 

College’s research ambitions, AIR will ensure that 

Falmouth makes a valuable and lasting impact on some 

of the grand challenges and opportunities facing both 

Cornwall and the wider world. For you, it also means the 

community, industry connections, resources and potential 

you’ll find here are stronger than ever before. 

A number of impressive new facilities are also opening at 

Tremough in 2012 – including The Exchange (p15), Tremough 

Innovation Centre (housing up to 70 businesses on campus) and 

the University of Exeter’s new Environment and Sustainability 

Institute. Add to that the £132 million being invested into next 

generation broadband in Cornwall over the next three years, 

and you’ll see why there’s never been a more exciting or 

opportune time to join our postgraduate community. 

Supported by high-calibre staff, international contacts and 

professional relationships that are second to none, you’ll find 

Falmouth is the beginning of an exciting new chapter in your 

intellectual, social and professional life. We look forward to 

accompanying you on this incredible journey. 

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Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 

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Contents 

Why postgrad? 

The Postgraduate Edge 04 

Some facts and figures 

Why Falmouth? 06 

Our modes of study 

Flexible Learning 08 

Our campuses 

Tremough Campus 10 

Woodlane Campus 12 

Our facilities 

Kitted out for Success 14 

Careers / futures 

The Future is Now 18 

International 

Global Reach 20 

Partnerships 

A Perfect Match 32 

What next? 

Important Information 46

MAs at Falmouth 

our portfolio of taught mA programmes is continually 

updated to keep pace with changing practices in the 

industrial and professional spheres. 

School of Art & Design 22 

our current course portfolio includes: 

MA Art & Environment 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/artenvironment 

MA Curatorial Practice 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/curatorialpractice 

MA Fine Art: Contemporary Practice 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/fineartma 

MA Illustration: Authorial Practice 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/illustrationma 

School of Media & 

Performance 26 

our current course portfolio includes: 

MA Creative Advertising 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/creativeadvertising 

MA International Journalism 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/internationaljournalism 

MA Multimedia Broadcast Journalism 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/mmbroadcastjournalism 

MA Performance Writing 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/performancewritingma 

MA Professional Writing 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/professionalwriting 

MA Television Production 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/televisionproduction 

For the full, current list visit 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/postgraduate 

Research Degrees 

mPhil/PhDs are available across the school of Art & Design 

and the school of media & Performance. 

Research Degrees – 

MPhil/PhD 34 

Research Landscape 

http://air.falmouth.ac.uk 

Research Community 


For more information on our research degrees visit 


Continuing Professional 

Development 44 

CPD at Falmouth 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/cpd 

Creative MBA 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/creativemba 

MFA 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/mfa 

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Why postgrad? 

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The Postgraduate Edge 

Postgraduate study has broad purpose and appeal – 

and Falmouth offers the support, expertise, facilities and 

community to make your dreams and aspirations a reality. 

— Are you a recent graduate wanting 

to gain specialised skills and further 

your knowledge base? 

— Has your career lost momentum 

and you need to extend your practice 

and explore new themes, skill sets 

and ways of working? 

— Do you dream of a new career 

entirely but don’t know where 

to start? 

— Would you like to learn more about 

a subject that has always interested 

you but you’ve never had time to 

pursue it? 

Whatever your motivation, 

postgraduate study gives you the 

opportunity to immerse yourself in 

your chosen specialism, enabling 

you to develop a wide range of skills 

and enjoy new experiences while 

at the same time significantly 

increasing your earning potential. 

MA or PhD? 

An MA will provide you with technical 

skills and insight for a chosen field for 

your future career. A PhD allows you to 

undertake in-depth research into an area 

of specific interest, developing and using 

a specific methodology to generate new 

knowledge in the field, and you’ll graduate 

as a research professional. Whichever 

you choose, Falmouth will provide you 

with the training, support and guidance 

to pursue your selected profession. 

Falmouth offers: 

— An inspiring environment for your 

studies, combining the beautiful 

and relaxing Cornish landscape 

with cutting-edge facilities 

— A diverse range of national and 

international partnerships and 

creative networks 

— Enviable industry connections and 

a stimulating, lively, research-active 

community that nurtures innovation, 

collaboration and enterprise 

— 

UCF has a phenomenal reputation for producing 

journalists who reach the highest level of their field. 

Before I arrived, I had met several graduates who 

were working in newsrooms, so I knew it would 

be the right place to study. 

SCOtt RObeRtS 

MA Multimedia Broadcast Journalism graduate 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/mmbroadcastjournalism 

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Professional expertise 

Our staff have years of professional 

experience, with many of them still 

active practitioners in their fields, and 

are always there to offer support and 

direction, helping you to both develop 

new ways of working and to build on 

your existing skill set. You’ll also gain 

inspiration from the many visiting 

professionals and their diverse range 

of lectures and workshops.

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Without the Professional 

Writing MA I wouldn’t 

be where I am today. The 

tutors steered me towards 

working in non-fiction and 

convinced me I could write 

comically (something I had 

never tried before). Within 

two years of leaving 

Falmouth I was offered a 

book deal with Random 

House and I’ve just finished 

my second book. 

GAReth MAy 

MA Professional Writing graduate 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/professionalwriting 

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— 

I spent many years 

exploring various avenues 

to fuse my practice in travel 

writing and professional 

surfing with a PhD… 

Falmouth presents a 

wonderful opportunity 

for intermodal research 

in Cornwall. 

SAM bleAkley 

Part-time PhD student 

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Some facts and figures 

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Why Falmouth? 

9— 

Number of countries Falmouth’s PhD 

researchers are drawn from. 

£10m 46th 

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Funding being invested into the new Academy 

for Innovation & Research (AIR). 

100mb 

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Speed of Next Generation Broadband to be rolled 

out across Cornwall by 2014, part of a £132 million 

investment by BT and the EU to give the county 

access to world-class communication technologies. 

70.2% 

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Mature students studying at postgraduate level 

at UCF, as of September 2010. 

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The highest ranked University College outside 

London, University College Falmouth was 46th out 

of 119 major UK higher education institutions in the 

Guardian’s influential University Guide 2012. 

(Many specialist institutions are not even assessed 

for the Guide.) 

80%+ 

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Research recognised internationally.

10+ 

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Awards won by Falmouth’s postgraduate students in the last year, 

including the One World Student Media Fund, ICRC Young Reporter Award, 

Broadcast Journalism Training Council Student Awards, The Biographers’ 

Club Tony Lothian Prize and D&AD Best New Blood. 

20+ 

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Major broadcasters where Falmouth’s television, journalism and 

media MA graduates can currently be found working, including the 

BBC, Channel Five, Sky News, Sky Sports, Independent Radio News, 

Al Jazeera and Reuters. 

50+ 

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PhD students studying at Falmouth. 

£19m 

15+ 18% 

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External organisations and businesses working in partnership with University 

College Falmouth and its students, including Aardman, Tate St Ives, Eden 

Project, Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange, the Arnolfini, IPA (Institute of 

Practitioners in Advertising), Kneehigh Theatre, MyCornwall.tv and The Writer. 

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Investment into Falmouth’s brand new 

Performance Centre, which opened in 

October 2010. 

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Increase in research funding at 

Falmouth, compared to an average 

sector increase of 8% (last Research 

Assessment Exercise*). 

* The Research Assessment Exercise is a periodic assessment of the quality of research, subject by subject, in UK higher education institutions. 

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Our modes of study 

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Flexible Learning 

Studying for a Master’s or PhD doesn’t have to 

mean a complete change of lifestyle. We understand 

that work and family commitments are important 

considerations when contemplating postgraduate 

study, so have devised a range of forward-thinking 

initiatives that allow you to blend your existing 

career or family life with your desire to study. 

University College Falmouth aims 

to provide a variety of options for 

those who cannot undertake full- 

time postgraduate study. We offer 

part-time courses that fit flexibly 

into your life and a pioneering 

online learning approach. 

The University College offers 

the following courses on a part- 

time basis: 

— MA Art & Environment 

— MA Fine Art: Contemporary 

Practice 

— MA Illustration: Authorial Practice 

— MA Performance Writing 

— MA Professional Writing 

Our MPhil/PhD programme is 

available full-time (normally 

completed within two to four years) 

and part-time (normally completed 

within three to eight years). We also 

offer a PhD by publication in one year 

for applicants with appropriate 

experience. 

Our Continuing Professional 

Development courses (p44) are also 

designed to fit in around full-time work. 

MA Professional Writing: 

Online learning 

Run over a two-year period, 

this part-time course has been 

developed in response to a high 

demand from would-be students 

who couldn’t commit to a full-time 

version because of geographical, 

work, financial or family commitments. 

“The online version of the MA is just 

as challenging, and uses the same 

successful approach to developing 

skills,” says lecturer, Susannah 

Marriott. “We’ve been astounded 

at the rapid speed at which our 

diverse online students cultivate 

the writing, collaborative and 

professional skills vital for a career 

in writing. Over 50% of the first cohort 

graduated with distinctions.” 

The course has been carefully 

designed to ensure that students 

studying from home develop their 

skills as part of a tight-knit learning 

community, working alone and 

collaboratively within a state-ofthe-art 

virtual learning environment, 

which is packed with multimedia 

learning resources and a variety 

of ways to interact with both tutors 

and peers. 

Short courses in Professional 

Media Practice 

Our Professional Media Practice 

short courses are designed by industry 

for industry. Flexible, practical and 

forward-looking, these courses offer 

creative stimulation and hands-on 

skills development. The courses 

involve one weekend ‘residential’ in 

Falmouth, followed by eight weeks’ 

online learning, so participants can 

work around existing commitments, 

embedding new learning into current 

business activities. Please see p44 

for more information. 

openSpace: technology for 

online learning 

Falmouth has been quick to embrace 

the potential of studying and teaching 

online, and is developing new and 

exciting ways to deliver its flexible 

learning programmes. 

Pioneered by the MA Professional 

Writing team, openSpace is a platform 

for making teaching materials free

to learners and academics all over 

the world as Open Education Resources. 

“We know there are lots of people 

who think they would like to pursue 

education of some kind, but feel 

alienated from higher education for 

one reason or another,” says Christina 

Bunce, who led the pilot scheme to 

develop Falmouth’s Open Education 

Resources. “New technologies 

combined with our confidence in our 

subject expertise and teaching model 

means we can now offer greater 

study options to a greater variety 

of learners than ever before – not 

just complete degrees, but bitesized 

tasters, try-before-you-buy 

options and Continuing Professional 

Development courses for businesses 

as well as individuals.” 

openSpace currently offers 

taster sessions in a variety of writing 

forms, as well as a full Master’s-level 

screenwriting unit and a Master’s-level 

unit on Intellectual Property Rights. 

the learning Space 

The Learning Space is our virtual 

learning environment, which offers 

24-hour access to course materials, 

podcasts and video lectures, as 

well as live online chat, text and 

email facilities. It gives you access 

to learning resources and other 

information outside of the normal 

academic day, enabling you to plan 

your learning more flexibly – crucial 

if you’re juggling work and other 

commitments with your study. 

“I could be in classes in the day, go 

out and film in the evening and then 

still check the learning Space after – 

in my case, sometimes at 1am in 

the morning,” says MA Television 

Production student, Sharon Robins. 

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I’m a project manager working in food retail but have 

always wanted to write full-time. I live in London 

but the University College’s location wasn’t an issue 

because of its online delivery. We had regular online 

chat-room meetings and had to critique our fellow 

students each week so there was plenty of interaction 

both with tutors and other students. Lectures were 

delivered as podcasts and that worked very well, as 

you could download and refer to them as you went 

through the course. 

GORDOn O’SullIvAn 

MA Professional Writing graduate www.falmouth.ac.uk/professionalwriting 

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http://learningspace.falmouth.ac.uk 

http://professionalwriting.falmouth.ac.uk www.falmouth.ac.uk/mediashortcourses 

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Our campuses 

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Tremough Campus 

With its stunning contemporary architecture and 

superb views across the Fal estuary, the Tremough 

Campus is at the leading edge of education and 

innovation in Cornwall. Owned by University 

College Falmouth and shared with the University 

of Exeter, it’s a lively hub where you’ll meet 

students of all disciplines and nationalities. 

What’s here? 

— The Stannary (one of Cornwall’s 

largest live events venues) 

— Glasney Student Village 

— Sports Centre 

— Learning Resource Centre 

— Refectory/Bar 

— Student Shop 

— Performance Centre 

— Design Centre 

— Media Centre 

— Photography Centre 

— Academy for Innovation 

& Research (AIR) 

— Tremough Innovation Centre 

– owned by Cornwall Council 

(from January 2012) 

— The Exchange (from August 2012) 

— Environment and Sustainability 

Institute – owned by University 

of Exeter (from October 2012) 

Tremough is just a ten-minute walk 

from Penryn station. 

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Tremough Campus’ Media Centre has facilities 

that exceed those in many professional newsrooms. 

It was a pleasure to work there. 

kAI tAbACek 

MA International Journalism graduate 


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I was based at Tremough – 

architecturally the campus looks 

great, which I think is inspiring. 

If you’re in a good place it makes 

you want to do good work. 

SIMOn hAWtIn 

MA Television Production graduate 


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Our campuses 

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Woodlane Campus 

Woodlane is the vibrant heart of student life within 

Falmouth. Its gardens, studio spaces, close creative 

community and relaxed, friendly atmosphere make 

it an inspirational place to study and share ideas. 

Plus, when the work is done, the lively town centre 

and beautiful beaches are only a few minutes away. 

What’s here? 

— Bar/live music venue 

— Refectory 

— Learning Resource Centre 

— Creative Advertising, 

Curatorial Practice, Fine Art 

and Illustration studios 

— Outdoor sculpture canopy 

— Subtropical gardens 

Woodlane is just a five-minute walk 

from Falmouth Town station. 

— 

Woodlane is so charming and friendly for a busy 

campus. The staff are helpful in all respects and 

it’s truly been a great place to study. 

elIzAbeth SARGent 

MA Illustration: Authorial Practice graduate 


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The Woodlane Campus is really relaxing. I often 

walked through the campus and the subtropical 

park to the white sand beach to recharge my 

brain if I got stuck on something in my studies. 

COSeI kAWA 

MA Illustration: Authorial Practice graduate 


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Our facilities 

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Kitted out for Success 

We understand the importance of having the 

very best facilities to bring your artistic visions and 

professional endeavours to life. Falmouth provides 

a dynamic working environment that aids learning 

and encourages experimentation and collaboration 

– as well as introducing you to industry-standard 

equipment and practices. 

Our facilities and spaces are carefully designed 

and developed with professional consultation, 

partnerships and expertise to ensure that Falmouth 

graduates are more than ready to succeed in their 

chosen practice or profession. 

— 

The Media Centre at Tremough has the best facilities 

out of all the different universities I visited around the 

country. I felt that having the opportunity to work in an 

environment that was as close to the real thing as possible 

would benefit me when it came to finding a job. 

eDWARD kIeRnAn 



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The Exchange 

This brand new, £10 

million*, state-of-the-art 

learning and resources facility 

will be opening in summer 

2012 – ready for you to use 

if you enrol at University 

College Falmouth next 

September. 

A 2,554-sqm expansion and 

enhancement of the existing Learning 

Resource Centre, The Exchange is 

shared and managed by UCF and the 

University of Exeter. Located in the 

heart of the Tremough Campus, it will 

provide a range of vibrant teaching and 

learning spaces, study areas and library 

space for collections and research 

material as well as a Social Street (open 

24 hours a day, seven days a week) that 

will enable staff, students and visitors 

to Tremough to meet, socialise, share 

ideas and collaborate. 

Opening off the Social Street will 

be a variety of learning spaces, all with 

their own feel and reflecting the needs 

of the 21st century learner – including 

a collaborative lecture theatre space in 

which group learning and teaching can 

be delivered; a learning lab in which 

staff and students can collaborate and 

explore ideas; and a range of ‘eddy 

spaces’ or informal learning spaces 

and small seminar rooms where small 

group teaching and peer learning 

can take place. 

* £4.37 million from HEFCE (the Higher Education 

Funding Council for England), £3 million from the 

ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) 

Convergence Programme, £1 million from South 

West RDA (Regional Development Agency), and a 

combined investment of almost £2 million from 

UCF and UoE. 

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the Media Centre 

Constantly evolving to match 

changes within the industry, the 

Media Centre provides a professional 

working environment whatever your 

area of interest. The technical support 

on offer also enables your developing 

skills to keep pace with your creative 

ideas. Facilities include: 

— A large TV studio with gallery 

and green room 

— An additional single camera TV 

presentation studio 

— Pro-Tools HD recording studio and 

production rooms 

— 18 post-production editing suites 

with Avid, Adobe and Final Cut 

Pro software 

— A well-stocked equipment store with 

a vast range of specialist equipment 

including High Definition video 

cameras, portable lighting, audio 

recorders, and various camera 

tracking and movement devices 

— A newsroom with radio audio 

editing and scripting software 

— Radio studios and control rooms 

— A Digital Animation Suite fully 

equipped with industry-specialist 

software, specialist desks and 

lighting for animation drawing 

the Photography Centre 

With a justified reputation as 

one of the very best in Europe, 

the Photography Centre offers a 

comprehensive range of equipment 

and facilities for both traditional and 

digital photography. The centre also 

benefits from close relationships 

with Hasselblad, Nikon and Calumet 

to ensure our facilities match the 

requirements of the profession. 

Facilities include: 

— Well-equipped black and white and 

colour darkrooms and process areas 

— Large professional-standard studios 

— Film and paper processing machines 

— Fully colour-managed digital suites 

— Digital training area with Adobe 

Creative Suite software 

— Professional quality film scanners 

and Adobe Photoshop software 

— Professional printing and mounting 

service equipped with a laser 

digital printer and large format 

inkjet printers 

— Photography store containing a 

large range of equipment for loan 

including digital and film cameras, 

large format cameras, and studio 

and location lighting 

— 

Students have access to high-level equipment and 

facilities with support from specialist staff who are 

passionate about providing substantial training to support 

your learning in a friendly and creative environment. 

GReG IbbOtSOn 

Media Centre Manager 

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the Performance Centre 

Award-winning industry consultants 

have helped create this dynamic facility, 

which is a creative hub for students as 

well as local, national and international 

companies and practitioners for 

performance, rehearsal and devising. 

Whatever your chosen discipline, the 

Performance Centre encourages 

innovative collaborations across all 

our subject areas. Facilities include: 

— A large studio theatre with 

variable raked seating options 

— Two large dance studios with 

fully-sprung Harlequin floors 

— A performance studio designed 

for acoustic music 

— A performance studio designed 

for amplified music 

— A further two dance studios with 

fully-sprung Harlequin floors 

— Three studio theatres 

— Recording studio complex 

— Music practice rooms for bands 

and solo occupancy 

— All studios are equipped with 

contemporary production lighting 

and sound facilities 

the Design Centre 

Providing all the equipment, 

space and inspiration you need, 

the Design Centre also converts 

into a multi-level exhibition space 

that showcases student work and 

hosts lectures, presentations and 

seminars. Each process area is 

supported by a team of highly 

specialised technical instructors. 

Facilities include: 

— The latest tools for designing, 

prototyping and making, including 

13 kilns and a digital printing suite 

— Industry-standard CNC milling 

and routing machines 

— Rapid prototyping equipment to 

create high-precision one-offs

— A laser cutter for fine precision work 

— A computer-controlled Jacquard 

loom and hand looms specially 

imported from Holland 

— Digital equipment supported with 

a range of professional and industrystandard 

2D and 3D software 

Interactive Arts Centre 

Equipped with a range of 

software including web design, 

image manipulation, video and audio 

editing and 3D modelling and design. 

Staff constantly monitor emerging 

technologies to anticipate your 

needs – whether that’s designing 

for mobile phones, iPods or 

platforms still in development. 

Full-time MA Art & environment 

and MA Fine Art: Contemporary 

Practice students have their own 

studios, providing the space and 

freedom to develop ideas as well 

as a team of multi-skilled technical 

instructors and a great range of 

machines and tools. (Please note 

that part-time students on 

these courses will need to secure 

appropriate studio or work space.) 

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I was attracted to Falmouth by its reputation. 

When I went to visit, there was a great atmosphere 

and the facilities at Tremough were brilliant: lots 

of editing suites, an industry-standard studio and 

gallery, plenty of cameras and sound equipment. 

JeSS SyMOnS 



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Careers / futures 

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The Future is Now 

For the majority of students undertaking postgraduate 

courses, improving career prospects is at the heart of 

the decision to study at this level. At Falmouth you’ll 

develop the specialist skills, contacts and professional 

experience needed for success in your chosen industry 

– so you can look forward to a bright future and a 

fulfilling career. 

Our new Academy for Innovation 

& Research (AIR – p34) heralds the 

beginning of an exciting new era in 

the University College’s relationship 

with business, opening up a wealth 

of new opportunities for live projects 

with local, national and international 

companies. AIR: 

— Supports the launch of new high 

value ventures in Cornwall’s 

creative economy 

— Provides expertise and powerful 

networks to cultivate graduate 

business start-ups and enterprise 

— Connects and interacts continually 

with regional, national and 

international businesses, investors 

and networks 

— Delivers an integrated programme 

of multidisciplinary live projects with 

businesses, investors and potential 

partners 

— Aims to accelerate the growth of 

the creative industries in Cornwall – 

boosting employment opportunities 

in the region. 

business on campus 

Independently managed, the brand new 

Tremough Innovation Centre (opening 

in summer 2012) will be a specialist 

business facility housing up to 70 new, 

growing and established businesses 

– from graduate start-ups to national 

companies’ regional offices. The Centre 

offers a fantastic opportunity for 

knowledge-based businesses to work 

and collaborate with students and staff 

at both University College Falmouth and 

the University of Exeter, benefiting 

from the expertise on campus. 

Careers Advisory Service 

The Careers Advisory Service 

ensures that expert support is close 

at hand, working with our academic 

departments to ensure that the advice 

we give you is of the highest quality and 

relevance. The Service comprises three 

careers advisers and an information 

officer, and is available to students 

at any time after graduating. 

The team has up-to-the-minute 

facts, advice and tools to help your 

career progression. Whether you’re 

looking for further study, careers 

ARe yOu exPeRIenCeD? 

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Work placements are 

an integral component of 

the majority of Falmouth’s 

taught MA courses. 

Three recent examples: 

— MA International Journalism: 

BBC, Sky News, Reuters, France24 

and the Telegraph 

— MA Creative Advertising: 

180 Amsterdam, O&M, AMV 

— MA Curatorial Practice: 

Tate St Ives, Newlyn Art Gallery 

and White Cube, London

information, a professional placement, 

information about self-employment or 

even advice on voluntary work abroad, 

they can help you make the right 

decisions about the options open to 

you. The careers website hosts a live 

vacancy service where you can search 

full-time, part-time and freelance jobs 

posted by local and national businesses 

and organisations, as well as finding 

work experience and voluntary 

opportunities. The Careers Library 

also holds a range of funding literature 

including The Directory of Grant Making 

Trusts and The Grants Register, which 

both list a wide range of postgraduate 

and professional funding options. 

www.careers.falmouth.ac.uk 

careers@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone 01326 253735 

unlocking Cornish Potential 

Many Falmouth graduates have benefited 

from the UCP scheme, which places 

participants in Cornish businesses that 

fit their career plans. UCP gives you the 

opportunity to: 

— Manage a project central to business 

growth, lasting between six and 

12 months 

— Benefit from £1000s worth of 

business skills training including 

project management, marketing, 

leadership and presentations 

— Receive a competitive salary 

that’s at least £16,000 pro rata 

— Meet and network with other 

UCP graduates 

— Gain invaluable business experience 

and make your CV more attractive to 

employers 

70% of previous UCP graduates 

were offered a permanent job with 

their host company at the end of 

their projects. 

More information at 

www.unlockingcornishpotential.co.uk 

Support structure 

Falmouth’s postgraduate students 

have a number of bursaries and 

research funding options available 

to them including the John 

Brabourne Awards for TV/film work 

experience, TwoFourTV’s bursaries 

for TV Production students and 

the Scott Trust Charitable Fund 

broadcast bursaries, which offer 

financial help and work experience 

within the Guardian Media Group. 

— 

One month after I finished my MA, I landed 

an internship at CNN International. I now work 

full-time at CNN and can attribute much of my 

success to the training I received on the International 

Journalism course. The course gave me the confidence, 

knowledge and tools needed to excel in a fast-paced 

newsroom environment. 

ROSAlIe e’SIlvA 



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POStGRADuAte PlACeMentS 

CORnWAll 

— 

PPC offers financial 

support (up to £1350) 

to postgraduate students 

who live in Cornwall and 

complete a work placement/ 

project during their studies. 

Recent examples include: 

CAROlInA SARSFIelD 

MA tv Production 

Carolina and a team of MA TV 

Production students created a short 

film to promote the Port Eliot Festival. 

Internationally acclaimed musician 

Gravenhurst supplied the soundtrack 

and Carolina was invited back to film at 

the festival – including Kate Winslet’s 

surprise performance. 

ChRIS RIxOn 

MA Illustration: Authorial Practice 

Chris worked with Penryn-based 

design and innovation agency, Sea 

Communications. During his project, 

he created illustrations for two highprofile 

projects: Dott Cornwall’s Big 

Design Challenge and the National 

Trust’s Coleton Fishacre. 

luCy MORley 

MA Art & environment 

Working at Kestle Barton, a rural 

centre for the contemporary arts, Lucy 

assisted the curatorial director with 

exhibition preparation, marketing and 

administration. She also created a map 

of the site and developed a colouring 

book to help children engage with 

the gardens. 

http://air.falmouth.ac.uk/page/ 

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International 

— 

Global Reach 

Creativity has no boundaries and Falmouth’s 

outward-looking stance and international presence are 

testimony to this. The University College welcomes 

students, academics and professionals from all over 

the world. Studying at Falmouth means you’ll be 

part of a truly international community no matter 

where you’re from or where you want to go. 

Support every step of the way 

Preparing to study abroad can 

seem like a daunting process but our 

International Office, open all year round, 

is there to provide you with everything 

you need, from help and support with 

the application process to study visas, 

tuition fees and finding accommodation. 

It also provides: 

— A free airport meeting service 

— A week of activities to help you 

acclimatise to your new surroundings 

— Introductory sessions on banks, 

finance and health 

— Information about how to access 

English language lessons. 

The online International Students’ 

Handbook tells you everything you need 

to know about studying at Falmouth: 

http://ish.falmouth.ac.uk/ You can 

also call +44 (0)1326 254259 or email 

international@falmouth.ac.uk 

bursaries 

A limited number of placement 

bursaries of up to £500 are 

available for international students 

for 2012. For more information 

on how to apply, contact Bursary 

Adviser Will Wears on 

will.wears@falmouth.ac.uk 

A world of opportunity 

Falmouth’s international flavour 

extends far beyond its student body. 

The University College has long-standing 

relationships with art institutions, cultural 

organisations and creative industries all 

over the world; from California Institute 

of the Arts to Reuters, NBC Television to 

180 Amsterdam, France 24 to Nagoya 

University of the Arts in Japan. 

Visitors from around the world 

attend symposia and other events 

held on campus, including Networks 

of Design, an international conference; 

Photography Symposium; and Artful 

Ecologies, bringing together leading 

artists, researchers and ecologists to 

discuss how artists might best address 

current ecological concerns. 

— 

Studying at Falmouth has 

been different from Nanjing, 

Shanghai, Amsterdam, 

Rotterdam and many 

other cities where I stayed 

before. It’s small, peaceful 

and beautiful. People here 

are kind and friendly. It’s a 

wonderful place to enjoy life 

and to discover inner peace. 

yAnG FAn 

Full-time PhD Student 

—

— 

The whole of UCF felt very inclusive – everyone 

is always looking out for one another. The 

International Office was excellent and they were 

always keen to help. The course was amazing and 

the tutors are really well connected worldwide. 

FelIPe SeRRADOuRADA GuIMARAeS 

MA Creative Advertising graduate 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/creativeadvertising 

— 

nInA SAADA 


— 

There’s huge diversity on 

the International Journalism 

course; everyone on my 

course had a different story 

and background. 

There were students from India, 

Lebanon, USA and Nepal and people 

that had lived abroad in Hong Kong, 

Kazakhstan and Australia; many 

had worked in a different profession 

before deciding to take the journalism 

route. This made for a really fascinating, 

diverse and fun group. 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/ 

internationaljournalism 

StIAn PeteRSheIM 


— 

Postgraduate study really 

helped me get where I am 

today. One month after 

I finished my studies I got a 

job as a cameraman on The 

X Factor back in Norway. 

The support I got from Falmouth 

was fantastic – they helped me make 

contacts in the industry and the 

International Office made sure I had 

everything I needed for a flying start. 


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School of Art & Design 

— 

A Centre of Excellence 

Welcome to the School of Art & Design at University 

College Falmouth. We pride ourselves on being a 

centre of excellence supporting a diverse range of visual 

art and design practices, committed to collaboration 

and partnerships, and connected locally, nationally 

and internationally with industry and other institutions. 

We have an established role as Cornwall’s major 

hub for research and training in the creative industries 

(the fastest growing sector in the UK economy). 

— 

Falmouth’s respected Research offering is entering 

a new era bursting with opportunity, with the 

establishment of our new Academy for Innovation 

& Research (AIR). The new Academy is particularly 

exciting for postgraduates in the field of design. 

PAtRICk GOttelIeR 

Head of the Department of Design 

—

— 

Art at Falmouth has a 

long and illustrious past. But 

there’s probably never been 

a better time to study art 

in Cornwall. Our creative 

industries are strong, our art 

scene vibrant and globally 

connected. 

DR vIRGInIA buttOn 

Head of the Department of Art 

— 

Taught MAs – Department of Art 

Informed by current research and 

practice, our cluster of MA Art awards 

are delivered by a highly distinguished 

and committed team. While maintaining 

the specialist focus of each award – 

Fine Art, Art & Environment, 

Illustration, Curatorial Practice — 

postgraduate study at Falmouth 

provides exciting opportunities for the 

exchange of ideas across disciplines. 

Working in small groups, MA students 

belong to a stimulating and supportive 

postgraduate community. 

Continuing Professional Development 

If you’re looking to develop your 

professional edge with the option of 

gaining an accreditation at MA level, 

please turn to p44 to find out more 

about our CPD courses. 

MPhil/PhD – Research & Innovation* 

Providing an enterprise-focused 

context for all research activity at 

Falmouth, AIR is a business-facing, 

creative hub focused upon 

transdisciplinary innovation in 

sustainable design and the digital 

economy – to help raise levels of 

business innovation, competitiveness 

and productivity in the region. 

For our research students, this 

offers live research and development 

opportunities with local, national 

and international business partners; 

state-of-the-art facilities; and an 

inspirational multidisciplinary 

research and development culture. 

Research degrees are an important 

element of advanced practice within the 

School of Art & Design and research 

degree students are welcomed as full 

members of the research community. 

Studying for an MPhil or PhD gives you 

the opportunity to develop significant 

expertise in research approaches and 

– especially in the case of doctoral study 

– to make an original contribution to the 

subject. As a research degree student, 

you’ll become part of a vibrant research 

community with groups, individuals and 

clusters of activity across a full spectrum 

of art and design subjects. 

We especially encourage applications 

from those interested in practice-based 

or practice-informed approaches to 

research. Of course, we’re also keen 

to receive applications from those with 

proposals for work with more theoretical 

or historical emphasis. 

*Please see p35 for more information. 

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Creative class 

— 

Alex Higlett / MA Illustration: Authorial Practice 

In the competitive world of illustration, combining 

your creative talents with a professional approach 

is of paramount importance when it comes to 

securing commissions. Alex Higlett took full 

advantage of the opportunities available during 

her time as an MA Illustration student at Falmouth 

and is now reaping the rewards. 


“I did a degree in Illustration and then 

worked for three years in a number 

of part-time jobs as well as doing the 

odd illustration commission. 

I was persevering with my illustration 

work, but couldn’t find an agent. I was 

also working on collaborative projects, 

doing lots of freebies and putting on 

exhibitions, but I felt like I didn’t really 

have much direction. 

I decided to do the Master’s at 

Falmouth to try and rectify this. 

The course was really well suited 

to what I wanted and needed. There 

seemed to be a particular emphasis 

on looking at the relationship between 

words and images, and on narrative 

and sequential illustration. Since 

my work was nearly always about 

storytelling, I thought the course 

would be really beneficial for me. 

the career opportunities you hear 

about and get through being a student 

at Falmouth were really great. 

We did a book with the Brighton Stanza 

of the Poetry Society, the course runs 

a graphic literature competition and 

publishes a student each year, and 

there are lots of other competitions 

and professional opportunities. I came 

joint first at the Cheltenham Illustration 

Awards, and as a direct result have 

illustrated a book for Walker Books. 

the course has given me lots of skills 

that helped me to work independently 

and professionally. The emphasis on 

research, practice and reflection has 

remained an important part of the way 

I work, and I think this has positively 

influenced my professional practice. 

the course was definitely a sound 

investment. It has improved my work, 

helping me to understand and engage 

with it in a deeper way, and building 

a skill set which has been invaluable 

to me since completing the course.” 

www.alexhiglett.com

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School of Media & Performance 

— 

Exciting Times 

The School of Media & Performance comprises the 

three Departments of Media, Performance and Writing, 

with research groupings hosted across all these areas. 

Our rigorous academic teaching and supervision runs 

alongside close personal support and specialist facilities. As 

part of the School you’ll quickly foster valuable relationships 

with staff and fellow students across all the University College 

courses, as well as businesses both national and international. 

It’s these established networks that drive and inspire much of 

the outstanding achievements of our students. 

Joining the School of Media & Performance will place 

you at the forefront of postgraduate study, where you’ll follow 

in the footsteps of a long line of successful alumni who are 

now making huge impacts, in so many ways, on the world. 

— 

Our focus is on study and research that is insightful, 

original and innovative. Our exceptional students benefit 

from the distinction that as a truly specialist institution 

crossing all of the creative industries, we offer a global 

education with enviable opportunities for interdisciplinary 

and experimental work. 

PROFeSSOR MIke WIlSOn 

Dean of the School of Media & Performance 

—

Our intimate approach to learning 

and teaching encourages individual 

creativity, ensuring that you’re 

supported in your specialisation whilst 

encouraging you to experiment freely, 

explore and push boundaries armed 

with a consummate knowledge of 

creative and critical frameworks. 

Practice-based and supported by 

theoretical and professional studies, 

every course is led by staff at the top 

of their field; excellent creative 

practitioners and academics attracted 

to Falmouth because of its outstanding 

reputation. Critically, they understand 

the implications and nuances of the 

rapidly evolving creative industries 

landscape and will help arm you with 

the skills and vision to succeed. 


If you’re looking to develop your 

professional edge with the option of 

gaining an accreditation at MA level, 

please turn to p44 to find out more 

about our CPD courses. 

MPhil/PhD 

Research in the School of Media 

& Performance draws upon social 

engagement, cultural observation and 

state-of-the-art practice. The School 

brings in to sharp focus research 

questions across a range of creative 

practice from photography, film and 

creative writing to theatre, music 

and dance. Research activities are 

led by professors recognised both 

academically and by the industry. The 

diversity of artistic practice across 

the School provides a broad scope 

for research and many opportunities 

for enquiry across disciplines. Digital 

media, creative writing and 

performance converge in the 

emerging field of performance writing 

to explore new genres, techniques and 

interactions that will underpin the 

development of electronic literature. 

Working at the confluence of the 

performing arts and the digital 

economy, research groups are 

exploring the creative boundaries of 

performance as well as the potential 

for digital technology to extend its form 

and reach. In the last academic year 

the School has attracted over £1m of 

European and UK research funding. 

Research degrees are an important 

element of advanced practice within the 

School and research degree students 

are welcomed as full members of the 

research community (please see p40 

for more information). 

At your disposal… 

Falmouth’s exceptional Media Centre 

(p16), equipped with cutting-edge digital 

recording and editing technology, and 

the new multi-million-pound 

Performance Centre (p16) – one of the 

best facilities of its kind to be found 

anywhere in the country – are at your 

disposal. Add to this our links to regional 

and national broadcasters, theatres and 

publishers, internships with renowned 

companies and the up-to-the-minute 

contacts that our staff can offer you, and 

whatever your direction, your future looks 

very bright indeed. 

Skillset Media Academy 

Falmouth is a member of the 

Skillset Media Academy network – 

an elite UK-wide group of institutions 

identified as centres of excellence in 

the design and delivery of practicebased 

media education and training. 

It celebrates innovation and creativity 

through close collaboration between 

education and business, building 

on strong partnerships that the 

University College already has with 

broadcasters, training organisations 

and media production companies. 

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— 

Sarah Oliver 

MA Professional Writing 

Like many students, Sarah Oliver 

sought an opportunity to continue 

her studies as a way of improving 

her employment options. 


professionalwriting 

A graduate of Falmouth’s MA 

Professional Writing degree, Sarah is 

now a film and entertainment journalist 

with four published books already to 

her name. 

“I’d just finished an english degree at 

Manchester Metropolitan university 

and wanted to do a Master’s. I’d 

recently won a scriptwriting award 

in my local area and it had made me 

want to become a scriptwriter. After 

pondering about becoming a primary 

school teacher, I decided that I wanted 

to try and become a writer first. 

the course at Falmouth was all about 

making a living from writing. There 

was scriptwriting, writing for business, 

writing novels/creative non-fiction, 

writing features... It’s the only course 

of its kind in the country and I was on 

cloud nine when I was told that I’d got in. 

From day one the course encourages 

you to be professional. Meeting 

deadlines is so important on the course 

and this is what I’ve carried forward. 

I always try to finish my books a week 

or two before the deadline now. 

Four months after graduating I was 

appointed editorial assistant of a 

celebrity news website. 

I was told that it was my Master’s that 

got me the job. Less than a year later 

I was promoted to editor and now I go to 

all the latest film premieres and press 

conferences. It’s unbelievable and all 

down to the course. 

I decided to write a biography of 

twilight star Robert Pattinson. 

Christina, the course leader, helped 

me secure an agent and within a month 

I had a book deal. The last six months 

have flown by and I’ve written four 

books, which are about to come out 

in America. I love the buzz of walking 

into Waterstone’s or Asda and seeing 

my books on the shelves. 

I can’t stress enough how the course 

has changed my life. I’m a journalist and 

an author now and that’s all I ever really 

wanted to be. My MA course was the 

best investment I’ve ever made, and 

I’ll be forever telling people who want 

to write to apply for the course.”


— 

Nina Saada 

MA International Journalism 

After her BA in Broadcasting and 

freelancing in local radio for a year, 

Nina Saada was looking to break 

into international news. 


internationaljournalism 

Her MA in International Journalism 

not only enabled her to shoot an 

award-winning documentary in 

Uganda, but also paved the way for 

her job as assistant news editor on 

the International Desk at NBC News. 

“Falmouth has a fantastic reputation 

for journalism and is very well 

respected in the industry. Every 

newsroom I have ever been in has 

had at least one Falmouth graduate. 

Studying at Falmouth was the 

springboard for my career in 

international news. The course 

was very vocational and hands-on 

and we were encouraged to stand 

on our own two feet and behave as 

industry professionals from day one. 

One of the best parts of the course 

was the three-week internship that 

we were required to complete. I spent 

mine at NBC News in London and am 

now employed there as an assistant 

news editor on the International Desk. 

My MA project took me to uganda 

where I produced my documentary 

Sacrificed, which not only secured 

my Distinction but also won me the 

prestigious bJtC award, along with 

respect and credibility among employers 

and other industry professionals. 

The project was the best thing that 

I have ever done and I’m still reaping 

the benefits over a year on. 

everything on the course was designed 

to prepare us for a professional 

working environment. Every skill that 

I learnt has definitely been transferable 

to the workplace, from media law training, 

to video editing, to social networking 

and setting up blogs. 

One of the best parts of the 

International Journalism course was 

the hostile environment and First 

Aid Course (heFAC). We had three 

days of intense training by former 

Marines who put us through our 

paces and gave us hands-on training 

and knowledge about how to react in 

dangerous environments. I graduated 

with a recognised HEFAC qualification 

and valuable knowledge about how 

to react in situations ranging from 

road traffic accidents, to coming 

under enemy fire in a war zone, 

to a kidnap scenario. 

If you want doors to open in the 

world of international news then it’s 

definitely worth considering this course. 

You only have to look at the success rate 

of previous years to see how effective 

the MA has been in helping students 

find work. From my year (2008/09) 

alone we already have people working 

for BBC World Service, NBC News, 

ITN, Reuters and more.” 

www.msnbc.msn.com 

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— 

Simon Hawtin / MA Television Production 

Developing documentaries for the likes of the 

Discovery Channel and Animal Planet, Simon Hawtin 

has seen his dream become reality. And the practical 

experience he gained as an MA Television Production 

student at Falmouth was the perfect springboard 

for his success. 


“I was working as a freelance 

event and film festival manager 

interspersed with periods of travel. 

But I always knew I wanted to make 

documentaries so decided to look into 

doing a practical course. I happened 

to visit Falmouth and completely fell 

in love with the town. When I looked 

at the courses available at UCF, they 

did exactly the sort of course I was 

looking for. 

the facilities are really good. The 

edit suites are fantastic. I think 

I probably spent far too much time 

in those suites! Being able to check 

your own kit in and out is great too. 

As part of the course we had to spend 

a month doing a work placement – 

you couldn’t graduate without doing 

that. I did mine with TwoFour in 

Plymouth and was fortunate enough 

to receive one of their bursaries, 

which pays you for your work. 

My experience at Falmouth set me 

up for working in the ‘real world’. 

I left with a really good skill set. 

I see lots of work experience people 

now who have done other kinds of 

degrees and while they’re bright and 

want to work in TV, they can’t shoot, 

they can’t edit and they don’t really 

know what the building blocks of 

a programme are. 

I was able to walk into an entry level 

job and say “here are a number of 

films I’ve shot and edited” – and 

straight away I was out there shooting 

and cutting taster tapes. Falmouth 

enables you to hit the ground running. 

I’m now a development assistant 

producer for touch Productions. 

I’ve found a niche in development; 

pitching big ideas to the BBC, 

Discovery, Animal Planet and so 

on, then shooting taster tapes. 

last year I spent six months working 

in texas on a series called Dallas DnA 

for the Discovery Channel. I’ve also 

just finished my work on a new Animal 

Planet series called Taking on Tyson, 

with Mike Tyson, which is about the 

incredible subculture of racing pigeons – 

“Sopranos on the rooftops” was the 

pitch! It’s a really great project.” 

www.touchproductions.co.uk

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Partnerships 

— 

A Perfect Match 

Falmouth prides itself on its industry links and nowhere 

is this more evident than in our relationships with our 

partners, who provide a professional platform for a variety 

of courses, enabling you to engage with and benefit 

from some of the UK’s most influential creative players. 

At Falmouth we believe that it’s both what you know AND who you know that count. 

Partnered with a variety of courses, these companies and institutions offer invaluable 

resources and contacts and give you the opportunity to gain real experiences within 

your chosen industry. Here are a few examples of our partnerships: 

MyCornwall.tv 

This internet TV channel employs 

several Falmouth graduates and offers 

a range of opportunities for students 

to produce content and learn about 

online television formats. 

Project Base 

A contemporary visual arts 

organisation commissioning 

internationally established 

artists to work with local 

communities to present exciting 

and innovative projects. 

Aardman 

The film and television animation 

company that produced the 

Wallace and Gromit films is one 

of the professional partners for 

our new Skillset Short Courses. 

Kneehigh Theatre 

Celebrated touring theatre company 

with a long history of working with 

our graduates, Kneehigh also works 

with Falmouth on the development 

of their communications and digital 

content strategies. 

COllAbORAtIve PhD PROJeCtS 

— 

Falmouth has recently been 

awarded research funding 

from the European Social 

Fund for ten research 

students to work with a 

Cornish business on themes 

related to economic 

regeneration (p39). 

— 

Eden Project 

Falmouth students engage with 

this iconic landmark and pioneering 

environmental educational charity 

through events, exhibitions, live 

briefs, symposia, work placements 

and even ice skating!

Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange 

With its prestigious history 

spanning 115 years, Newlyn and its 

impressive new exhibition space, 

The Exchange, offer students an 

inspiring place to show their work 

alongside some of the most highly 

respected contemporary artists. 

Newlyn Art Gallery is a partner of 

MA Curatorial Practice. 

Leach Pottery 

Internationally significant pottery 

in St Ives providing internship 

opportunities, exhibition spaces and 

workshops with master potters. 

Arnolfini 

Situated on the waterside in 

Bristol, Arnolfini is one of Europe’s 

leading centres for the contemporary 

arts – hosting exhibitions, film, live 

art, dance, music and literature – 

and is a course partner for MA 

Performance Writing. 

Tate St Ives 

Internships, exhibitions and 

Artist-in-Residence are just some 

of the opportunities enjoyed by 

Falmouth students at the worldfamous 

Tate St Ives, perched 

right opposite stunning 

Porthmeor Beach. The Tate is a 

partner of MA Curatorial Practice. 

The Writer 

London’s leading business writing 

agency (with clients including Sky, the 

BBC and HSBC) offers a bursary each 

year to one of our MA Professional 

Writing students, which also includes 

hands-on experience in their offices. 

Wildworks 

Falmouth has a close relationship 

with this Cornwall-based 

international theatre company 

who produce unique landscape 

theatre in challenging places such 

as old quarries, derelict mines and 

even abandoned department stores! 

Ruth GOODInG 

MA Curatorial Practice graduate 

— 

The course was completely 

focused on our work 

experience and using 

the course partners, the 

Tate St Ives and Newlyn, 

we were encouraged to 

talk to staff and to begin 

networking. 

I work in collections now so the link 

with the Tate St Ives was particularly 

important to my career development, 

especially regarding museum care 

and conservation, which is essential 

if you want to go on to work in a 

museum or with a collection. 

We used the Tate collection as a 

resource and we also designed our 

own hypothetical exhibitions from 

the Tate Collection and then presented 

it to a panel of Tate curators in a 

way that simulated how it is done in 

the real world. 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/curatorialpractice 

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Research 

— 

Research & Innovation 

Falmouth’s respected research degree offering has 

taken an exciting leap forward with the launch of 

our new Academy for Innovation & Research (AIR), 

which provides a stimulating and enterprise-focused 

context for all research activity at Falmouth. 

Our MPhil and PhD students now enjoy a 

plethora of live research and development opportunities 

with local, national and international business partners; 

cutting-edge facilities; and a thriving, inspirational, 

multidisciplinary research and development culture, 

where research feeds into teaching. 

— 

AIR will be one of the most significant developments 

in building the new relationship between higher 

education and industry that we looked for when 

writing the Digital Britain report. We have many 

projects that would prosper through AIR and I look 

forward to bringing them to Falmouth. 

AnDReW ChItty, MAnAGInG DIReCtOR 

Illumina Digital and Chair of the National Skills Council for Interactive Media 

—

Research degrees – MPhil/PhD 

We offer postgraduates the opportunity 

to undertake the following research 

degree programmes: 

— Master of Philosophy (MPhil) 

— Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 

Each is achieved through an individual 

research project in a programme 

of study agreed with the Director 

of Studies. Both research degrees 

represent an original and unique 

contribution to research, creating 

knowledge and understanding. The PhD 

represents greater depth and a more 

substantial individual achievement, 

while the MPhil is a respected award 

in its own right or can be undertaken 

as preparation for a PhD. 

Completing a research degree 

provides a deeper look at life and 

gives you the skills to see beneath 

the surface of published opinion and 

accepted wisdom. The ability to cast a 

critical eye and draw new conclusions 

is powerful and in demand. Asking the 

right questions, choosing the right 

methods of enquiry and diligently 

sifting through the facts, events, 

contributions and opinions all serve 

to sharpen creativity. 

What are the benefits of doing a 

research degree? 

Your research questions are unique 

to you and will define you as an 

expert. You’ll learn to drive your own 

research journey with support from 

national and international experts 

in their field; published scholars who 

have made an impact through critical 

thinking and creative practice. Your 

thesis will contain material which 

is worthy of publication and public 

presentation. On completion of a 

PhD, as a high level reflective 

practitioner, you’ll be able to pursue 

a career in academia or practice. 

Your advanced analytical skills will 

also boost your employability in 

entrepreneurial, industrial, public 

and third sector roles. 

Different approaches 

Many students choose to study 

part-time while they continue 

their own art or design practice – 

something which can enable 

reflective practice to develop over a 

longer period and allow additional 

time for experiment and analysis. 

You may choose to study full-time, 

part-time, or a mixture of both, 

depending on your circumstances. 

You might take a practice-based 

or more theoretical approach. We’ll 

work with you to develop the most 

appropriate approach to answering 

your research questions and making 

the best of the personal development 

opportunities in research degree study. 

Supervision and training 

We aim for excellence in our 

supervisory teams and will make 

sure that you’re able to work with 

staff with the right mixture of 

expertise and experience to enable 

you to make the most of your study. 

At Falmouth, you’ll have the option 

of an interdisciplinary team, with 

co-supervisors at businesses or 

different institutions. 

In addition to guidance from your 

supervisory team, research training 

is available to all PhD students. The 

sessions bring together students in 

their first year of doctoral research 

to share consideration of the key 

issues for research, especially 

research in and through art, design 

and media. Most of the sessions will 

draw on the participants’ specific 

research projects. The Foundation 

Programme establishes a local 

network of support across 

neighbouring research fields and 

gives you the benefit of a regular 

gathering of peers, acting as a 

resource to each other. 

Awarding bodies 

We deliver our research degrees 

under a partnership agreement with 

the University of the Arts London, 

(UAL). UCF students are ultimately 

awarded their degrees from UAL, 

and benefit from access to its 

diverse programme of dedicated 

events, seminars and lectures. 


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Research 

— 

Research Landscape 

Falmouth has a number of research clusters, which 

draw upon combinations of expertise in the Schools 

to provide a rich and supportive environment for 

generating and exploring new avenues of enquiry. 

— 

A snapshot of some current projects 

being undertaken by our staff and 

research students: 

understanding creative communities 

How do creative communities form 

and interact through distributed media? 

Senior Lecturer, Jerome Fletcher, is part 

of an international team of researchers 

studying the electronic literature 

community in Europe as a model of 

networked creativity and innovation in 

practice. Institutional partners include 

the University of Bergen (Norway), 

Blekinge Institute of Technology 

(Sweden), the University of Amsterdam 

(Netherlands) and the University of 

Ljubljana (Slovenia). The three-year 

project has been awarded over £800,000 

in EU research funding. 

Improving digital inclusion 

Dr Justin Marshall, in the design 

research group Autonomatic, has been 

working with computer scientists in 

Newcastle University’s Culture Lab on 

the ‘Family Hedge’. This device provides a 

crafted, tangible and engaging means of 

digitally recording and linking stories and 

experiences with analogue family photos 

and treasured objects – encouraging 

inclusivity and the charting of existing 

extended family connections in all their 

contemporary complexity. This is a 

collaborative project with the Digital 

World Research Centre at the University 

of Surrey, and the Universities of 

Newcastle, Dundee and Central 

Lancashire. The project has been 

awarded £894,000 by the Engineering 

& Physical Sciences Research Council. 

Competitive advantage through design 

The Department of Design has been 

awarded a two-year Knowledge Transfer 

Project (worth £120,000) by the Arts 

& Humanities Research Council and 

Technology Strategy Board. The project 

will enable its business partner, Woof 

Wear (a leader in the field of equestrian 

products based in Bodmin, Cornwall) 

to develop their in-house design and 

test facility, drawing upon Falmouth’s 

strength in 3D design, graphics, 

branding and performance sportswear. 

Through a series of increasingly complex 

design and product development 

projects, the team will help Woof Wear 

introduce a range of new premium 

equestrian products. 

— 

One of the best things 

about Falmouth is the 

range of different PhDs 

and research taking place. 

There’s expertise across 

a wide range of subject 

areas and PhD researchers 

have the opportunity to 

do an interdisciplinary or 

collaborative doctorate. 

This means the networking 

opportunities for future 

work are great. 

DR FIOnA hACkney 

Senior lecturer 

—

— 

As we have observed in America, much of the most 

interesting experimentation has taken place away 

from major centres of population where big media 

have struggled with innovation. AIR’s proposal is 

extremely strong and one which Guardian News and 

Media look forward to assisting with in whichever 

way we can. 

eMIly bell, DIReCtOR OF DIGItAl COntent 

Guardian News and Media 

— 

Image: PhD student, Marianne Morris 

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Supporting new products 

Our Design Centre offers businesses and 

practitioners a range of design, sampling 

and prototyping services and has 

continued to work with a wide range 

of clients, both locally and nationally. 

Many of the projects are commercially 

confidential, but recent examples include: 

— healthcare: medical devices used 

during surgery, hospital ward products 

and healthcare products to be used by 

patients at home 

— truro Cathedral: new resources to 

enhance the experience for younger 

visitors 

— Design companies: watersports 

products, new household products, 

interior designs for commercial 

outlets and restaurants. 

Arts and environment 

Falmouth plays an international role in 

examining the relationship between the 

visual arts and ecological thinking, and 

has close links with leading organisations 

such as Cape Farewell, the Environmental 

Change Institute at Oxford University, the 

Eden Project and the Royal Society for the 

encouragement of Arts, Manufactures 

and Commerce (RSA). 

Collaborations between artists and 

scientists in our RANE research group 

explore how we can creatively respond 

to our rapidly changing 21st century 

environment. RANE researchers have 

specialist skills in art and photography, 

sculpture, installation and public art, 

as well as garden design, user-led 

landscape planning and 

environmental aesthetics. 

3D digital production and digital 

economies 

The Autonomatic research team 

focuses on digital technologies in relation 

to autonomous craft practices, with 

particular emphasis on collaboration, 

accessibility, scales of production and 

how manufacturing is changing through 

digital technologies. Their research 

explores ways of integrating computeraided 

design and manufacture with 

traditional making skills, challenging 

perceptions of the boundaries between 

craft and industrial production. 

Researchers are also developing 

new ways of designing and making 

that exploit the creative potential and 

connectivity of digital technologies, 

and new business approaches to flexible 

small-scale production that can connect 

with a global economy through the web. 

Superfast Cornwall labs 

This group is engaged in the key 

research challenges associated with the 

roll-out of superfast broadband across 

Cornwall. Members include Cornwall 

Development Company, BT, University 

College Falmouth and selected 

academic institutions and business 

representatives. As the first county in 

the UK to benefit from 40Mbs-100Mbs 

broadband, there’s a significant 

opportunity to develop expertise and 

capacity to make the most of pervasive 

‘superfast’ connections and to open up 

new prospects for digital commerce 

and cultural engagement. 

The pervasiveness of the proposed 

broadband connections promises a 

greater breadth of inclusion amongst 

the social and commercial communities 

distributed across Cornwall’s rural and 

coastal landscape. Socially, this new 

infrastructure could connect communities 

in ways previously not possible – bringing 

towns, villages and cities together through 

interactive and connected public spaces. 

The research team is exploring the match 

between the needs and challenges across 

Cornwall and the new capabilities the 

digital infrastructure presents.

COllAbORAtIve PhD PROJeCtS 

— 

Falmouth has recently been awarded research funding 

from the European Social Fund for ten research 

students to work with a Cornish business on themes 

related to economic regeneration. These include... 

1. 

Cornwall, Romanticism and the 

Maritime empire 

In association with the National Maritime 

Museum Cornwall, this research 

explores Cornwall’s role in national and 

international contexts during the period 

of the Napoleonic Wars and early 19th 

century – in particular how that role can 

be brought to a wider public attention via 

digital heritage initiatives. The project 

examines how Cornwall, and Falmouth 

in particular, served as a communications 

hub in the expanding British Empire that 

contributed to the work of significant 

figures in Romantic literature and art 

such as Lord Byron, Robert Southey 

and JMW Turner. 

2. 

environmentally and ecologically 

durable surface design for the coastal 

built environment 

A collaboration between UCF, the 

University of Exeter and the University 

of Plymouth, this PhD aims to better 

understand the ecology of artificial 

urban coastal habitats, in order to 

promote biodiversity and sustainable 

approaches to coastal protection. Taking 

a design approach, it aims to marry 

findings from scientific studies of how 

biologically diverse colonisation of 

animal and plants in coastal regions can 

be encouraged. The effects of saltwater 

and sand weathering are also being 

investigated using both a scientific 

and design-focused approach. 

3. 

Storytelling as a paradigm for 

promoting pro-environmental 

behaviour: the effects of perceived 

social norms on business attitudes 

towards sustainability 

Working with Low Carbon Futures, 

this research investigates the effects of 

storytelling on businesses’ sustainable 

behaviour. Individuals’ sustainable 

behaviour has been shown to be affected 

by their perceptions of what others are 

doing (social norms) – and anecdotal 

evidence suggests the same principles 

may apply to businesses. Exploring 

whether businesses are resistant to 

change because they think they’re 

doing more than they are, this research 

assesses how these perceptions can 

be challenged. 

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Research 

— 

Research Community 

Introducing some of the people who make 

up Falmouth’s lively research community. 

— 

You’ll be part of an international 

graduate community with over 50 PhD 

students as well as research staff and 

research support staff. In addition to 

a dedicated doctoral research centre 

and research training, the University 

College provides an inspiring academic 

and creative environment with 

opportunities to work with your peers 

OuR PhD StuDentS: 

70% 

— 

Study full-time 

1/4 

— 

A quarter are international – from Europe, 

Asia, Canada and the USA 

and leading academics and collaborate 

with businesses and universities. 

UCF’s campuses at Woodlane and 

Tremough are a vibrant social hub for 

postgraduates and researchers with 

events including performances, concerts 

and garden parties. The student union, 

FXU, provides representation, events and 

services for postgraduate students. 

1/2 

— 

Just over half are women 

20–50 

— 

Ages range from mid-20s to over 50

Meet SOMe CuRRent PhD StuDentS 

— 

Tavs Jorgensen 

Full-time PhD student 

PhD title: The development and 

application of digitally enabled 

reconfigurable tooling in new 

models of design and production. 

Tavs came to Britain in 1991 after 

completing a four-year pottery 

apprenticeship in his native Denmark 

and later studied 3D Ceramic Design 

at Cardiff Institute of Higher Education. 

“My research interests are located 

in the field of emerging digital design 

and fabrication technologies, in 

particular the potential these new 

tools present for developing new 

models of creative practice.” 

Tavs has an impressive portfolio 

of papers, talks, presentations and 

exhibitions with more planned for 2012. 

He is also a member of the research 

group Autonomatic who were donated 

a £30,000 rapid prototyping machine 

from leading American company, 

Z Corporation, in recognition of 

the research being undertaken 

by the group. 

Sam Bleakley 

Part-time PhD student, freelance 

travel writer and professional surfer 

PhD title: A new wave of travel 

writing: surfing ‘other’ coastscapes 

with jazz in mind. 

Image: John Callahan 

“I spent many years exploring various 

avenues to fuse my practice in travel 

writing and professional surfing 

with a PhD. Dr Larry Lynch and 

the Performance Writing Research 

Group welcomed my PhD proposal 

with great enthusiasm and an open 

mind. The prime motivation for me 

to research a PhD is to take risks 

I cannot in freelance writing.” 

Sam is the author of Surfing 

Brilliant Corners (Alison Hodge 

Publishers, Penzance), and is in 

the process of completing a second 

publication. Business start-up 

surfEXPLORE, a Cornwall-led 

international team including Sam, 

specialising in researching changing 

coastscapes, was awarded £5,000 

from UCF’s KESC Convergence POC 

Fund and piloted a project in Haïti in 

June 2011. 

Yang Fan 

Full-time PhD student 

PhD title: Testing and evaluating 

user-centred design methods to realise 

a new methodology for the development 

of improved healthcare products. 

“Studying at Falmouth has been 

different from Nanjing, Shanghai, 

Amsterdam, Rotterdam and many 

other cities where I stayed before; 

the UCF research community is 

relatively small, but it is active, well 

organised and well supported. The 

PhD student training sessions, for 

example, which are offered every 

month for first-year students, 

helped me manage my work and 

learn to conduct research properly. 

I feel lucky to have such great 

supervisors, who have been 

extremely helpful to me since the 

beginning of my PhD study at UCF. 

Their support and assistance has 

given me the confidence to be able 

to continue with my research for 

the remaining two years.” 

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leading lights and industry insiders 

Beyond your immediate research and 

supervision, you’ll find Falmouth an 

exciting hotbed of social, cultural and 

intellectual innovation – with a busy 

calendar of events and opportunities. 

The University College prides itself on 

being constantly connected with the 

leading thinkers and professionals in the 

fields of design, media, writing, art and 

performance. Falmouth hosts several 

internationally regarded events that give 

you the perfect opportunity to meet the 

respected professionals and industry 

insiders who converge on campus. 

Here are just a few recent highlights. 

See www.falmouth.ac.uk for the 

latest news. 

— Image 2.0: Digital Media Futures 

A conference that brought together 

national and international theorists 

and practitioners to debate current and 

future trends in photography, video, 

animation and the visual arts. 

— networks of Design: An 

international conference responding 

to recent academic interest in the 

fields of design, technology and the 

social sciences. 

— Artful ecologies: Brings together 

leading artists, researchers and 

ecologists to discuss how artists might 

best address ecological issues. 

— Falmouth Convention: An 

international meeting of artists, 

curators and writers to explore the 

significance of time and place in 

relation to contemporary art and 

exhibition making. 

visiting professors 

We also invite internationally recognised 

practitioners of outstanding distinction 

to join the University College’s academic 

community as Visiting Professors, who 

deliver at least one lecture or masterclass 

each academic year. 

Go to www.falmouth.ac.uk/ 

visitingprofessors to see a full list.

— 

Feeling that you’re part 

of a research community 

is really important when 

you’re doing a PhD. 

Informal discussions 

at the beach café can 

be just as important 

for formulating ideas 

as formal seminars, 

and it’s good to have 

someone else to talk to 

who understands what 

it’s like to be doing a 

research degree. 

JeAnIe SInClAIR 

PhD student 

— 

Professor Phil Stenton 

Associate Dean of Research 

& Enterprise, School of 

Media & Performance 

Phil has a PhD in Psychology from the 

University of Sheffield and 20 years of 

research experience in the UK and the 

US, including UC Berkeley, BT and HP 

Labs. He has published research in 

the areas of expert systems, discourse 

analysis, interface agents, information 

appliances and pervasive media. He’s 

currently working on a €5m research 

project with seven academic and 

commercial partners across Europe, 

investigating the extended use of 

video communication technology. 

His Pervasive Media group at HP 

Labs (2001-09) delivered Mediascape 

technologies, allowing creative 

professionals, educationalists and school 

children around the world to explore 

locative and context-based media. The 

team won two RTVS awards and a BAFTA. 

He’s also a Director of Calvium Ltd, 

a high-tech start-up in Bristol. Before 

joining UCF, Phil co-authored the 

Pervasive Media Studio, a joint 

venture between Hewlett Packard 

and Watershed in Bristol, pioneering 

research in pervasive media between 

universities and the creative industries. 

He’s a reviewer for the Technology 

Strategy Board, UKRC, the ‘dot.rural’ 

Digital Economy Hub and University of 

Nottingham’s Doctoral Training Centre; 

on the advisory committee for the 

AHRC’s Beyond Text Programme; and 

on the editorial committee of Personal 

and Ubiquitous Computing Journal. 

Dr David Hawkins 

Associate Dean of Research 

& Enterprise, School of 

Art & Design 

David supports staff and student 

research, and links with industry, 

professional bodies and external 

communities. He’s recently returned 

to the UK after five years as Head of 

the Department of Design and Visual 

Arts at Unitec Institute of Technology 

in Auckland, New Zealand. 

His experience includes managing 

research groups, research degree 

programmes, galleries and a creative 

team supporting start-up businesses, 

regional economic clusters and social 

enterprises at the Kent Institute of Art 

and Design; developing an ambitious 

and successful plan to develop a creative 

quarter in Folkestone, as a trustee of 

the Creative Foundation; trustee of the 

Devon Guild of Craftsmen; and member 

of a number of regional economic boards 

and committees in South East England. 

David’s academic background is in 

3D design and ergonomics. He’s worked 

on a wide range of design projects, 

including large-scale vehicle design 

projects in the UK and Ireland, working 

with furniture and product design 

businesses in China and New Zealand, 

and managing teams producing 

commercial computer games. Recently, 

he’s been engaged in research to 

develop an air-electric hybrid car and 

projects in New Zealand using design, 

business and Maori cultural approaches 

to produce sustainable and viable 

designs and business models. 

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learn while you work 

— 


Are you a busy professional looking to develop your 

skills and career options? Are you keen to study but can’t 

take time out of work? We are developing a portfolio of 

flexible learning courses to help you adapt to the changing 

world of work in a way that fits in with your life. 

In response to increasing demand from 

professionals and employers from all 

sectors, University College Falmouth 

will, from 2012 onwards, offer a new 

range of short, intensive, professionallyfocused 

courses for people who want to 

continue learning throughout their career. 

Who are the CPD courses for? 

You may be in full-time, part-time 

or freelance employment and will 

benefit from an alternative approach 

to learning. The courses are carefully 

planned to be relevant to both your 

employment needs and those of your 

company/employers/clients. 

Wherever you live or work, our 

CPD courses are highly accessible 

with delivery provided in three ways: 

— Face to face: short courses and 

workshops, on campus or in other 

locations, lasting between one 

and five days. 

— Online: degree level credit-bearing 

courses delivered via a new virtual 

learning environment that includes 

online teaching and seminars, 

interactive forums and a virtual studio. 

— blended study: two or more days of 

intensive face-to-face study 

followed by a number of weeks 

of supported online learning. 

Skillset Professional Media 

Practice courses 

Falmouth’s short courses in 

Professional Media Practice are 

designed to allow professionals to 

understand the challenges of the new 

media environment – from interactivity 

to user-generated content – and 

develop the creativity, confidence and 

new skills to adapt and succeed. Each 

course has been developed closely 

with first-class media partners who 

really understand the changing 

industry, and know what skills and 

knowledge are needed. 

Our courses offer a combination 

of modules that can either be taken 

individually or combined to work 

towards a recognised postgraduate 

qualification, such as a Postgraduate 

Certificate, a Postgraduate Diploma 

or a full MA. 

What is Skillset? 

Skillset is the Sector Skills Council 

for the UK creative media industries, 

supporting skills and training for 

CPD COuRSe FeAtuReS 

— 

Utilising our expertise in 

Media & Performance, Art 

& Design, our courses will: 

— Be developed together with industry 

partners to reflect commercial need 

— Explore creative, practical and critical 

skills relevant to your work 

— Be broad in scope – from basic online 

writing to sophisticated production 

techniques 

— Recognise that creative thinking and 

practices are relevant to professionals 

working in all sectors 

— Help you to embed new techniques 

and new ways of thinking into your 

day-to-day work

people and businesses to ensure the 

UK creative media industries maintain 

their world-class position. Falmouth is a 

member of the Skillset Media Academy 

Network – an elite UK-wide group of 

universities identified as centres of 

excellence in the design and delivery 

of practice-based media education 

and training – building on strong 

partnerships that UCF already has with 

broadcasters, training organisations 

and media production companies. 

www.skillset.org 

New courses are being developed over 

the coming year; see the latest news 

and course list at www.falmouth.ac.uk 

— 

The fast-paced 

developments in 

technology, the 

internationalisation 

of markets, new ways 

of communicating 

and doing business 

all mean that the way 

we work is constantly 

changing. Professionals 

in all fields need to keep 

up to date with skills, 

practice and new ways 

of thinking if they’re to 

remain competitive and 

maximise career choices.” 

ChRIStInA bunCe 

Head of Continuing Professional 

Development 

— 

neW COuRSeS FOR neW ChAllenGeS 

— 

Our courses are designed in response to today’s rapidly 

evolving industries and tougher business climate – 

locally, nationally and internationally. There will be 

options to study at undergraduate and postgraduate 

level on full degrees or freestanding modules. 

Alongside the MFA and Creative MBA outlined 

below, options for 2012 will include: 

— Fully online BA(Hons) Journalism and BA(Hons) Visual Communications 

Design degrees 

— Short, on-campus courses designed to meet the needs of Cornish-based 

businesses and freelance workers 

— Bespoke modules tailored to employers’ requirements 

Creative MbA 

This groundbreaking new course 

gives you the opportunity to be at 

the forefront of the best creative 

and critical thinking in business. 

Using our unrivalled specialist 

facilities and our extensive network 

– including the best brains in the 

global creative industries - this 

premium Creative MBA aims to help 

senior professionals from all sectors 

harness the power of creative 

thinking and practices to develop a 

fresh approach to management. 

Using a combination of intensive 

residential modules, a sophisticated 

Virtual Learning Environment and 

distance learning, you’ll be taught by 

leaders in their fields including design 

thinkers, media innovators and 

leading entrepreneurs. 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/creativemba 

MFA 

Falmouth’s Master of Fine Arts 

(MFA) offers an innovative and 

flexible programme of study for 

art and design professionals from a 

wide range of backgrounds, as well 

as those whose strengths lie within 

social science and theoretical areas. 

The MFA encourages engagement 

with a variety of fields including arts 

education, cultural policy, gallery 

and curatorial studies and business 

and enterprise. 

Benefitting from UCF’s broad 

range of facilities, the MFA provides 

a unique opportunity for collaboration 

with other disciplines and Schools. 

It emphasises self-directed study 

supported by supervised studio 

practice, workshops, seminars and 

critiques, plus online delivery. 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/mfa 

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leArn while you work Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 www.falmouth.ac.uk

What next? 

— 

The following pages are designed to answer some 

of your most important questions in a clear and 

accessible way. How do I find out more? How 

do I apply? How do I find somewhere to live? 

How do I pay for it? 

We’ve got it covered here. We’ve also provided 

contacts, websites and phone numbers you can use 

to find out more information if you need to. Please 

feel free to contact us at any time if you need 

anything else – we’re here to make it easier for you.

What next? 

— 

Accommodation & Welfare 

Accommodation Office 

Tremough and Woodlane campuses 

www.tremoughservices.com/accommodation/ 

accommodation.office@tremoughservices.com 

telephone 01326 370436 

Most Falmouth students and researchers live in private 

sector accommodation, which is plentiful in Falmouth and 

Penryn, and usually within walking or cycling distance of 

the town centres. When you accept a place at Falmouth, 

Admissions will send you an information pack containing 

everything you need to know about our student residences 

and private sector rentals. Our Accommodation Office team 

(operated by Tremough Campus Services) is happy to answer 

any questions you may have. 

Residences 

A limited number of spaces in our student residences 

are available for international postgraduate students: 

tuke house is a 156-room student residence in Falmouth, 

one minute from the shops, ten minutes from Woodlane, and 

five minutes from Wellington Terrace, a short walk from the 

beach and next to the main bus routes. All rooms are en-suite 

and you’ll share a kitchen/sitting room with four other people. 

Glasney Student village at Tremough has over 600 rooms 

for Falmouth students (with more planned in our ongoing 

expansion programme). All rooms are en-suite and the 

majority contain double beds. You’ll have access to a kitchen/ 

living area, which will be shared with six other students. 

A number of single-bedded rooms have been adapted to 

accommodate students with a range of disabilities. You’ll 

also have access to coin-operated launderettes, bicycle and 

surfboard stores. Both residences offer broadband (subject 

to a separate contract) and all rooms contain a phone. 

Contracts 

Contracts for our residences cover Christmas and Easter 

breaks so you can feel free to stay during those holidays. 

It’s important to return an application form as soon as 

possible and to note that students are not guaranteed a 

place in student residences. 

Accommodation & Welfare Services 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/studentsupport 

accommodation&welfare@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone 

Tremough 01326 370460 

Woodlane 01326 213735 

Accommodation & Welfare provide free, confidential help 

and advice with any problem, large or small, throughout 

term-time on both campuses. 

Do you need to find somewhere to live, or someone 

to talk to about emotional and personal problems? Even 

if our staff can’t help they’ll refer you to someone who 

can. Call the above number for more information or to 

make an appointment. 

Counselling Service: This free and confidential 

service helps you manage personal and emotional 

difficulties. A range of appointments are available 

including one-hour sessions and daily drop-in times. 

Chaplaincy: A multi-faith chaplaincy team offering 

spiritual support for students of all faiths or none. 

Day nursery: High quality childcare and education 

in a safe and stimulating environment at Woodlane. 

health Matters: A friendly nurse-clinic runs twice 

weekly on Tremough Campus for general medical 

problems, including sexual health. 

living Support Coordinator: For students 

experiencing welfare or behavioural issues. 

Please note that the Students’ Union, FXU (see p54) 

also have Welfare Advisers on hand to help, should 

you need it. 

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whAt next? Postgraduate Study Guide 2012 www.falmouth.ac.uk

What next? 

— 

Accessibility Service 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/studentservices 

accessibility@falmouth.ac.uk 

Accessibility Advisers at tremough Campus 

01326 370460 

Gaynor Astbury (Accessibility Manager) 

Sophie Atherton (Accessibility Adviser) 

Susanna Pope (Accessibility Adviser) 

Catherine herbert (Mental Health Accessibility Adviser) 

Accessibility Advisers at Woodlane Campus 

01326 213735 

Mel Dove (Accessibility Adviser) 

Catherine herbert (Mental Health Accessibility Adviser) 

We are committed to providing an environment that promotes 

equality of opportunity and access, celebrates diversity 

and creates an atmosphere of dignity and respect for all 

students and staff. Our Disability Equality Scheme is 

dedicated to removing problems that disabled people might 

face, and to enhancing and improving equality of opportunity. 

Disability encompasses specific learning difficulties (such 

as dyslexia and dyspraxia), long-term health conditions (such 

as ME/CFS, IBS, heart or respiratory conditions etc), mobility 

difficulties (i.e. difficulty with using part of your body, such as 

your leg or arm), sensory difficulties (such as hearing or sight 

loss), as well as mental health difficulties (including anxiety, 

depression and psychiatric disorders). 

here for you 

If you’re encountering barriers to studying due to a specific 

learning need, or related to your physical or mental health, 

the Accessibility Service can help. Our friendly advisers will 

discuss the practical support you need and can offer help in 

claiming the Disabled Students’ Allowance. Diagnostic and 

technical needs assessments can also be arranged. 

Visit our website for a copy of our Disability Statement 

and for advice on your situation and intended course of study 

before submitting an application. It’s important that we are 

informed of any needs you might have, so that we can make 

necessary adjustments both to Open Day or interview/audition 

arrangements and later to learning and teaching conditions. 

We can also prioritise accommodation needs. Our 

service is confidential and we will not usually discuss 

anything without your permission. 

Accessibility on campus 

Most areas of the campuses are accessible to all students. 

Corridors are wide and there are lifts, designated parking 

spaces, ramps and accessible toilet facilities. The refectories 

have flexible seating to accommodate wheelchair users. 

Support workers and allowances 

The Accessibility Service can also provide support workers 

for students who require assistance with their course such 

as note-taking support, hearing or visual impairment 

support and enabling, which are funded from the individual’s 

Disabled Students’ Allowance. 

Disabled Students’ Allowances are available for UK 

students. Please contact the Accessibility Office for more 

information and who to speak to, to discuss your entitlement. 

University College Falmouth is a member of SKILL, the 

National Bureau for Students with Disabilities, and is 

committed to improving and extending physical access to 

its facilities. If you’d like copies of our promotional material 

in an alternative format, please contact Admissions on 

01326 213730. 

Dyslexia 

Dyslexia is common in creative people. Many Falmouth 

students share dyslexic tendencies, and are drawn to 

us because of the high level of support we give. We offer 

screening for every student so that you can receive the 

right support, funding and equipment to get the most out 

of your studies. The Academic Skills and Learning Futures 

teams offer dyslexia support, specialist IT tuition, 

library assistance and help with literacy/numeracy skills. 

Leading international dyslexia expert, Oliver West, is 

also on hand to provide specialist tuition and help with 

organising written work and research.

What next? 

— 

Learning Resources 

http://library.falmouth.ac.uk 

library@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone 01326 370441 

The Learning Resource Centres at Woodlane and 

Tremough provide extensive resources for study, 

creativity and inspiration within an integrated 

learning environment for all students. 

Woodlane offers: 

— A specialist art, graphic design and fashion library 

with wide-ranging collections including 50,000 books, 

e-resources and journals. 

tremough houses: 

— The Exchange (p15) 

— Our Media, Design and Performance collections 

— An extensive collection to meet all students’ needs, 

including 100,000 books, a wide range of journals, 

online and electronic resources, and specialist 

video and DVD collections 

— A service allowing items to be transferred 

between sites. 

Many of the online e-resources can be used on and offcampus. 

Both Learning Resource Centres are wi-fi 

throughout, and include a variety of study spaces and 

open access drop-in computer facilities. 

The Library team provides support in person, by email 

and telephone and individual appointments can be made with 

the Academic Liaison Librarians for further subject help. 

Opening hours include late night and weekend opening. 

Alongside the open-access It facilities on both 

campuses, there are: 

— Specialist IT and IT training suites with a range of relevant 

software to meet generic and subject-specific needs 

— A central IT Service Desk offering staff and student 

support with extended opening hours 

— A laptop loan and laptop clinic service 

— A range of IT training courses across the whole 

institution, to complement training at course level. 

Support for learning 

the learning Space 

The University College’s online learning environment, 

The Learning Space, offers a range of resources and 

learning materials, giving you: 

— Access to resources – including course materials, 

podcasts and video lectures – 24 hours a day 

— The opportunity to contact lecturers and fellow students 

outside of the normal academic day through online 

chat, text and email – encouraging regular interaction 

— A dynamic platform on which to post and critique work, 

as well as sharing course and industry news 

— Informative blogs, help and training videos, and 

information about how new technology can be used 

for your learning. 

The Learning Space is accessible whenever and wherever 

you’re studying. http://learningspace.falmouth.ac.uk 

ASk Academic Skills 

Whether you need assistance with your essay writing or 

require advice about specific skills needed to get the most 

from your study, ASK is here to help. Offering both drop-in 

workshop sessions and bookable one-to-one appointments 

for all students, ASK advisers provide advice tailored to 

your individual needs at both campuses. 

ASk provides support in these key areas: 

— Study Skills: ASK can help you in a number of areas, 

including note-taking, organisational and presentation 

skills, planning your workload and revision techniques. 

— Dyslexia Support: working closely with the Dyslexia Unit, 

ASK helps to ensure that all dyslexic students have the 

advice and support they need. One-to-one advice about 

dyslexia, screening, assessment and support are all 

available. The Accessibility Service and Dyslexia Unit 

manage the assessment process and will arrange an 

interview for you and help you to apply for funding if 

you’re eligible. 

— Writing Centre: ASK can help with all your writing needs, 

including advice on grammar, vocabulary, structure, essay 

planning, scientific writing, numeracy and articulating ideas 

and arguments. A series of workshops runs throughout the 

year and individual appointments can also be arranged over 

the phone, by email, or by dropping in to the office. 

— english language Support: EU and international students 

can join classes in English for Academic Purposes, Speaking 

and Pronunciation Skills and General and Social English. 

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learning & teaching 

We’re committed to enhancing the student experience. 

Our Learning & Teaching team works with all academic 

and associated staff to develop innovative and effective 

teaching practices to support student success. Our 

educational development lecturers also work directly 

with students, offering advice on how best to navigate 

the higher education environment. 

What next? 

— 

How to Apply 

how to apply to our MA courses if you’re a uk or eu student 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/apply 

All enquiries regarding our postgraduate MA courses should 

be made in the first instance to our Admissions Office. 

admissions@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone +44 (0)1326 213730 

Post Admissions, University College Falmouth, 

Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4RH 

We welcome applications from those with relevant qualifications, 

prior learning or relevant experience and a demonstrable 

interest in their subject. We welcome students of all ages, 

from all countries and from all backgrounds and cultures. 

Applications for places on our taught MA courses 

should be made using the downloadable form at 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/apply 

If you’re an EU student from outside the UK wishing to study 

for an award through distance learning, please contact our 

Bursary Adviser at: bursaries@falmouth.ac.uk as there may 

be funding implications that you need to be aware of. 

If you wish to study for a qualification that is equal to or lower 

than a qualification you already hold (the ELQ rule), please 

note that, should you be offered a place, you’ll be charged 

a higher fee – similar to that of an international student. 

Please contact Admissions if you wish to discuss this. 

We’re committed to widening access to higher education 

and are engaged in a number of outreach programmes to 

help achieve this. If you have non-traditional qualifications or 

professional experience, this can sometimes be substituted 

for traditional academic qualifications. Please see the APL/ 

APEL section below and contact our Admissions office to 

discuss your particular merits and whether they meet the 

entry requirements for the award you are interested in. 

how to apply for an MA if you’re an international student 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/international 


telephone +44 (0)1326 213794 

Fax +44 (0)1326 370725 

Post The International Office, University College 

Falmouth, Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4RH, UK

Please contact the International Office in the first instance 

for further information and a pre-application form using the 

contact details above. 

Applications for places on our taught MA courses should 

then be made via www.falmouth.ac.uk/apply 

Applications for Research places should be made direct 

to the International Office using the contact details above. 

how to apply to our research degrees if you’re a uk, 

eu or International student 

http://air.falmouth.ac.uk/about-phd 

All enquiries regarding our research degrees should be 

made in the first instance to our Research Office/ReD. 

red-office@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone +44 (0)1326 255831 

Post University College Falmouth, Tremough Campus, 

Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9EZ 

Applicants for our research degrees must have a strong 

academic background (2:1 or higher, MA preferred) with a 

clear and compelling proposal in relation to UCF’s research 

themes and, where relevant, the development of the Cornish 

knowledge economy. 

The first step in applying for a research degree is to 

complete an Expression of Interest form that can be found 

on our website http://air.falmouth.ac.uk/page/how-apply 

Applications for all postgraduate courses, including MPhil/ PhD 

research, can be submitted at any time – but you’re advised to 

apply as early as possible as we allocate places as applications 

are received. 

english language requirements for a research degree 

A test (IELTS) scoring at least 7.0+ (with a 7.0 in writing), or 

TOEFL scores of 600 (Paper), 250 (Computer) and at least level 

6 in the Test of Written English (TWE) is required to study for a 

research degree. Test scores should be as recent as possible 

(i.e. within the last year). 

Please note that having lived or studied in an Englishspeaking 

country does not constitute proof of language and 

an IELTS test will have to be taken. 

APl/APel 

The accreditation of prior learning (APL) or accreditation 

of prior experiential learning (APEL) is a process which 

enables people of all ages and backgrounds to receive 

recognition and formal credit for learning acquired in the 

past. This might have been acquired through the successful 

study of a qualification (or part of a qualification) or through 

professional experience. 

APL is the account taken of traditional study or 

course-based learning that has been formally assessed 

by an educational institution and resulted in the award of 

a qualification or part-credit for an uncompleted course 

of study. 

APEL is the account taken of learning experiences 

gained through life, work or business that by their nature 

cannot be evidenced through formally assessed certification. 

For example, you may have been running your own business 

as a designer for several years and wish to gain entry to a 

related MA award. APEL can be used to assess the skills 

and knowledge base you have gained through your 

relevant professional experience. 

For further information on APL/APEL and to find 

out if your prior learning and/or experience might qualify 

you for entry on to one of our courses, please contact the 

Admissions office. 

www.falmouth.ac.uk 

admissions@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone +44 (0)1326 213730 

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What next? 

— 

How Much Will it Cost? 

All students 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/studentfinance 

student.fees@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone 01326 213778 

Fees and charges are reviewed annually and are detailed 

on our website. For advice and information about tuition 

fees and other charges, please contact the University 

College’s Finance Office as above. 

Tuition fees are payable in two equal instalments. 

For courses that commence in October the instalments 

are due in October and January, and for courses that 

start in January the instalments are due in January 

and May. In certain circumstances alternative instalment 

arrangements may be available. Fee sheets for individual 

courses are available and you are advised to refer to 

these before making an application. 

If you have graduated from University College Falmouth 

or Dartington College of Arts in the last five years, you’ll 

be eligible for a one-off progression discount of £300 for 

any postgraduate study. 

International students 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/international 


telephone +44 (0)1326 213794 

Fax +44 (0)1326 370725 

For up-to-date information on tuition fees, discounts and 

living costs, please contact the International Office as above. 

Funding a postgraduate course at Falmouth 

A Master’s degree or PhD represents a significant 

investment in your future, and you’ll rightly be concerned 

about funding. This section is intended to introduce you to 

ways of funding your postgraduate course at Falmouth. A 

year of full-time postgraduate study is likely to cost around 

£8,000 plus tuition fees, so you’ll need to do some planning 

in order to get through the course without the distraction 

of financial problems. 

Apply early to the University College if you can and, if 

successful at interview, accept your place as soon as possible 

in the year before you wish to begin studying a postgraduate 

course. This will give you more time to arrange your finances 

and apply for major sources of funding whose competitions 

have an early deadline. 

For advice and information on all aspects of postgraduate 

funding, please contact the bursary Adviser 

telephone 01326 213744 

bursaries@falmouth.ac.uk 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/bursaries 

Professional & Career Development loans 

Around 80% of all UK postgraduate students fund their 

studies through a Professional & Career Development Loan 

(PCDL). Generally aimed at postgraduate students, PCDLs 

are a scheme designed to help people who want to improve 

their career prospects, but lack the funds to invest in a 

suitable vocational programme. 

For further details, please call the free phone information 

number 0800 585 505 or visit www.direct.gov.uk/cdl 

— A PCDL is a bank loan designed to help you pay for workrelated 

learning. You don’t have to start paying your loan 

back until at least one month after you stop training. 

— You can take out a PCDL whether you are employed, 

self-employed or unemployed. 

— PCDLs are available through an arrangement between 

the government and two high street banks. 

— Remember that a PCDL is a personal loan between you and 

the bank, and you’re responsible for repaying it to the bank. 

Before taking out a loan, check how much your monthly 

repayments will be, and that you feel confident that you 

will be able to make them. 

there are three areas that a PCDl can cover: 

— Course fees (up to 80% of course fees) 

— Other course costs 

— Living expenses 

Your loan can cover one or more of these elements, 

but cannot exceed £10,000 in total. PCDLs will only support 

the vocational or learning elements of a course.

Scholarships and bursaries 

A number of small bursaries and scholarships are available 

to postgraduate students at Falmouth. For example, students 

on our art and design courses can apply for travel bursaries 

whilst there are also partial or full fee scholarships available 

on some courses. 

For the latest list of bursaries and scholarships, 

please check the website or contact the bursary Office 

telephone 01326 213744 

bursaries@falmouth.ac.uk 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/bursaries 

Funding resources 

useful websites for all postgraduate students: 

www.prospects.ac.uk 

Contains a wealth of useful information on 

postgraduate funding. 

www.postgraduatestudentships.co.uk 

Funding search tool and forum. 

For broadcast Journalism students: 

www.bjtc.org.uk/sponsorship.aspx 

The Broadcast Journalism Training Council’s advice 

on, and list of, sponsorship schemes. 

educational Grants Advisory Services (eGAS) 

EGAS is primarily concerned with helping those students 

who are ineligible for statutory funding. They hold a 

database containing details of funds available from 

various charities, trusts and bursary schemes. 

Foundation, undergraduate and postgraduate 

students can all use the service they provide. 

Applicants must send a letter requesting a free funding 

search application form and include a stamped address 

envelope (SAE). When EGAS receive the completed application 

form and SAE, they’ll search the database for details of 

any funding you may be eligible to receive and forward 

the results to you. 

An application form for this free search 

can be obtained from: 

the eGAS website www.egas-online.org.uk 

or by writing to Educational Grants Advisory Services (EGAS), 

501-505 Kingsland Road, Dalston, London E8 4AU 

the Directory Of Grant Making trusts 

Published by the Charities Aid Foundation, this directory 

enables grant seekers to search for trusts that might 

aid them in funding study. 

the Grants Register 

Provides information on the availability of, and eligibility 

for, postgraduate and professional funding. Each entry gives 

details of subject area, eligibility, purpose, numbers offered, 

frequency, value, length of study, establishments and 

application procedures. Full contact details appear with 

each awarding organisation or individual award. 

the education Grants Directory 

This title provides information on almost 1,400 sources of 

financial help for students in need. Its listing section includes 

national and general sources of funds, local sources, 

statutory funds and student grants, company sponsorship, 

CDLs and Local Education Authority (LEA) funding. There’s 

also guidance on selecting the right source of funds for 

your needs, and advice on how to make an application. 

Prospects Postgraduate Funding Guide: 

The Essential Guide to Funding Further Study (Paperback) 

ISBN: 1840161299 

bursaries 

A limited number of placement bursaries of up to 

£500 are available for international students for 2012. 

For more information on how to apply, contact Bursary 

Adviser Will Wears on will.wears@falmouth.ac.uk 

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What next? 

— 

Students’ Union: FXU 

www.fxu.org.uk 

team@fxu.org.uk 

telephone 01326 253604/253779 

FXU is the representative body of students at University 

College Falmouth and University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus. 

FXU is your union and is there to help you get the most from 

your university experience and to ensure that advice and 

support are always on hand. With three full-time studentelected 

presidents and a dedicated team of coordinators and 

advisers, it means that voices are heard, problems are solved 

and, of course, amazing events are held! FXU will help you: 

— engage with the community: from volunteering 

to organising fundraising events. 

— Get involved: visit an FXU office to join clubs and societies, 

and buy tickets for gigs. 

— Seek advice: whatever the issue, a trained adviser 

is always ready to listen and help. 

Mature students 

Each year during the Freshers’ Fortnight, FXU organises 

a mature students’ social. Following this event (if there is 

sufficient interest), a formal student-run Mature Students’ 

Network could be set up to provide regular opportunities 

for social activities as well as meetings to discuss any 

issues of particular importance to mature students. 

helpMe forum 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/helpme 

You can access this online forum before you arrive 

to network with students on your course and other 

postgraduates. 

For further information, please contact the FXU team.

What next? 

— 

Postgraduate Open Days 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/opendays 

opendays@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone 01326 213706 

Hopefully this prospectus has given you a good flavour 

of what makes University College Falmouth so special, but 

the best way is to come and see it for yourself. Dedicated 

Postgraduate Open Days are held each term and are aimed 

specifically at meeting the needs of potential postgraduate 

students. You’ll meet staff and current students, tour 

the campuses to view our excellent facilities and discover 

first hand how postgraduate study at Falmouth can fast- 

track your career. 

Dates and booking to attend 

Attendance is by advance booking only. For Open Day 

dates and to book a place, using our online booking form, 

please visit www.falmouth.ac.uk/opendays 

Open Day enquiries 

For Open Day enquiries please call 01326 213706 or 

email opendays@falmouth.ac.uk 

term dates 

Please visit www.falmouth.ac.uk/termdates 

for a full list of term dates. 

What next? 

— 

Alumni 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/alumni 

alumni@falmouth.ac.uk 

telephone 01326 214399 

Our graduates are welcomed back to Falmouth as an 

integral part of who we are and the courses we offer. They 

help create networking opportunities, work placements, 

special projects and great professional connections with 

industry for our students. 

We also arrange for some of our most successful graduates 

to return to the University College to pass on advice to 

students considering setting up their own businesses. 

Our alumni have excellent reputations in numerous fields 

and enjoy returning to assist and guide those currently 

studying here. 

When you graduate you’ll automatically become a member 

of our alumni network and continue to experience a special 

relationship with the University College. You’ll have access 

to a whole range of help and facilities, including library use, 

extensive careers support, event admission and business 

advice from our enterprise team. 

We also organise special alumni events, such as an event 

at the Design Museum in London that reconnected design 

graduates from the past 15 years and showcased graduate 

work to industry contacts. 

By choosing Falmouth you’ll benefit from interaction 

with a first-class, global network of former students and 

staff whose success is renowned. As part of our excellent 

learning experience these relationships will help you 

throughout your study and career to realise your vision. 

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What next? 

— 

Terms & Conditions 

university College Falmouth will take all reasonable 

steps to deliver courses and services in accordance with 

the descriptions set out in this prospectus and in course 

information. however, the university College cannot 

guarantee this provision. 

For the full Terms & Conditions, and up-to-date 

details of all our courses please visit www.falmouth.ac.uk 

or phone admissions on +44 (0)1326 213730 

Credits 

Concept & design 

Nixon 

www.nixondesign.com 

Copywriting 

Stranger Collective 

www.stranger-collective.com 

editor 

Chris Harrison 

University College Falmouth 

Photography 

Matt Jessop 

www.mattjessop.com 

Thank you to all the other photographers who 

contributed work. 

Print 

Belmont Press 

www.belmont.co.uk 

What next? 

— 

How to Find Us 

by rail 

Both our campuses are easily accessible by rail. Truro 

is on the main line from London Paddington to Penzance. 

Change at Truro for Penryn (for Tremough) and Falmouth 

Town (for Woodlane). 

by road 

For Woodlane and Tremough, take the A30 to Truro and 

then the A39 for Penryn and Falmouth. National Express 

coaches run to Falmouth. 

by air 

Our nearest airports are Newquay and Exeter. 

Both have international connections. 

Choose green transport 

The University College is committed to promoting awareness 

of its environmental impact. Its environmental policy is 

supported by a Green Travel Plan, which includes promoting 

bus travel, strict car parking management and improving 

facilities for cyclists and pedestrians. The interest and 

co operation of students and staff in this respect are both 

encouraged and appreciated. 

Copies of our Green Travel Guide explaining this policy and 

the many sustainable travel options on offer are available. 

www.falmouth.ac.uk/greentravel

Woodlane Campus 

OuR lOCAtIOn | CAMPuSeS 

Little 

Tregew 

BISSOM ROAD 

Tremough Campus 

CHURCH ROAD 

Tiverton 

Lower 

Treliever 

A39 

Bude 

Pencoose Ash Wood 

A30 

Trelew 

Okehampton 

Mylor 

Churchtown 

Lower 

Tregew 

Treliever 

Si 

Exmouth 

Launceston 

ROUND RING BISSOM ROAD 

PACKSADDLE 

Plymouth 

Bodmin Penarrow Exeter 

Point 

Padstow 

Newton Abbot 

Torquay 

A30 

St Gluvias 

A394 

PENARROW R OAD 

THE PRAZE 

Treliever 

Cross 

Newquay 

Bissom 

2 

Dartmouth 

St Austell 

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Penryn 

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Truro 

PENRYN 

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PENRYN 

Land’s End 

BROAD STREET 

Tremough 

Barton 

A39 

Orchard 

Vale 

Little 

Falmouth 

Isles of Scilly 

Trefusis 

Jubilee Wharf 

Quay Harbour 

KERNICK ROAD 

TRELIEVER ROAD 

KERSEY RD 

ST PETER’S ROAD 

Penryn River 

FALMOUTH RD 

Ponsharden 

A39 

Flushing 

HILL HEAD 

Mabe 

Burthouse 

TREFUSIS ROAD 

Truro 

NORTH PARADE 

Park & Float 

Antron 

UNION RD 

A39 PENRYN BY-PASS 

Trefusis Point 

GLASNEY ROAD 

Inner Harbour 

Flushing 

DRACAENA AVENUE 

HILLHEAD ROAD 

College 

Reservoir 

Tregonhaye 

TRESCOBEAS ROAD 

Lower 

Kergilliack 

St Mawes 

Prince of Wales Pier 

Higher 

Kergilliack 

Falmouth 

Docks 

KILLIGREW STREET 

TRELAWNEY RD 

TREGENVER ROAD 

Mongleath 

Quays 

BICKLAND WATER RD 

BICKLAND HILL 

HILLHEAD ROAD 

Custom House 

Quay 

Falmouth Docks 

Penmere 

MONGLEATH RD 

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Water 

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BOSLOWICK RD 

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MELVILL ROAD 

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SWANPOOL ROAD 

BICKLAND WATER ROAD 

TREWEN ROAD SCHOOL HILL 

Higher 

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Falmouth Town 

Castle Beach 

FALMOUTH 

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Castle 

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Higher 

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