Falmouth University is one of the UK's leading arts universities. With a history of over 120 years, we're looking to the future. With professional-standard facilities, teaching excellence, peerless industry connections and a vibrant creative community we're not afraid to do things differently.
With 5000 students on our glorious garden campuses in Cornwall and 1500 students studying with us across the globe online, we are a diverse, supportive and inclusive community of innovators and explorers.
From our Games Academy and School of Film & Television to our Academy of Music & Theatre Arts, our students, academics and researchers are collaborating across disciplines to harness the power of creativity and technology to make a positive impact.
Our Games Academy has been ranked in the top 20 in the world for Game Design by the Princeton Review and we've got a reputation for our pioneering, industry-facing course portfolio.
Working in one of the largest game development studios in any UK university, our Games Academy students are immersed in an environment that mirrors industry practice, collaborating together in multidisciplinary teams blending artists, writers, producers and programmers to create real games and digital products every day.
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For international students, there are three possible ways to apply to join us at Falmouth University.
You can apply as an international undergraduate student through the UK's University & Colleges Admissions Service, known as UCAS.
You can also through an agent of the University. These are people who work internationally on our behalf. This is good if you want to speak to someone face-to-face when you apply to Falmouth.
You can apply to us directly for some of our courses. Fill in a simple form on our website and a member of the Applicant Services team will get in touch to discuss the process.
https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/study/apply/apply-as-an-international-student
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Academic Programs
Bachelor's, Masters, Doctoral
Majors and Degrees Offered
Games and Computing
BSc(Hons) Computer Science
BSc(Hons) Computing for Games
BA(Hons) Esports & Livestreaming
BA(Hons) Game Animation
BA(Hons) Game Art
BA(Hons) Game Development: Art
BA(Hons) Game Development: Design
BA(Hons) Game Development: Programming
BA(Hons) Game Development: Writing
BSc(Hons) Robotics
MSc Artificial Intelligence for Games
MA Game Art
MA Game Design
MSc Game Programming
MSc Indie Game Development (online)
MA User Experience Design (online)
Film and Television
BA(Hons) Film
BA(Hons) Television and Film Production
BA(Hons) Animation
BA(Hons) Post Production & Visual Effects
MA(Hons) Film & Television
MA(Hons) Film & Television (online)
MA(Hons) Prosthetic Effects
Business and Experience Design
BSc(Hons) Business & Digital Marketing
BSc(Hons) Business & Marketing (online)
BSc(Hons) Business Entrepreneurship & Innovation
BSc(Hons) Business Management
BA(Hons) Creative Events Management
MA Creative Events Management (online)
MSc Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management
MSc International Business Management
MSc Marketing
BA(Hons) Sustainable Festival Management
BA(Hons) Sustainable Tourism Management
Music and Performing Arts
BA(Hons) Acting
BA(Hons) Creative Music Technology
BA(Hons) Dance & Choreography
BA(Hons) Music
BA(Hons) Music Business
BA(Hons) Musical Theatre
BA(Hons) Popular Music
BA(Hons) Sound Design
BA(Hons) Technical Theatre Arts
BA(Hons) Theatre & Performance
MA Music Business
Communication
BA(Hons) Creative Advertising
BA(Hons) Creative Writing
BA(Hons) Creative Writing (online)
BA(Hons) English & Creative Writing
BA(Hons) Graphic Design
BA(Hons) Journalism & Creative Writing
BA(Hons) Marketing Communications
BA(Hons) Media Production
MA Comedy Writing
MA Communication Design
MA Creative Advertising
MA Graphic Design (online)
MA Journalism (online)
MA Marketing and Digital Communications (online)
MA Professional Writing
MA Writing for Script & Screen
Visual Arts
BA(Hons) Drawing
BA(Hons) Fine Art
BA(Hons) Illustration
BA(Hons) Visual Communication
BA(Hons) Illustration (online)
MA Fine Art
MA Illustration (online)
MA Illustration: Authorial Practise
Design and the Built Environment
BA(Hons) Architecture
BA(Hons) Interior Architecture
BA(Hons) Interior Design
BA(Hons) Interior Design (online)
BA(Hons) Sustainable Product Design
Photography
BA(Hons) Commercial Photography
BA(Hons) Documentary & Editorial Photography
BA(Hons) Marine & Natural History Photography
BA(Hons) Photography
BA(Hons) Photography (online)
MA Photography
MA Photography (online)
Fashion and Textiles
BA(Hons) Textile Design
BA(Hons) Fashion Styling & Art Direction
BA(Hons) Fashion Photography
BA(Hons) Fashion Marketing
BA(Hons) Fashion Design
BA(Hons) Costume Design for Film & Television
MA Sustainable Fashion
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Tuition, Room, Board and Fees
Tuition fees for international students enrolling in the 2024/25 academic year start at £17,950 for an on-campus undergraduate three-year degree.
Falmouth University is registered to process US Federal Loans for on-campus undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Falmouth University offers accommodation options designed to meet everyone's taste and budget, from studio apartments with sea views to single rooms in shared flats.
Many Falmouth sites have secure access, CCTV and 24/7 support and the Res Life team offers events and activities all year round to help you make the most of life in university residences.
In our on-campus residences, a single self-catered en-suite room in 2023 was £173 per week, or a shared room was £130 per week. We also offer a catered option, costing £223 for a single room, or £179 for shared.
Included in the rent are utility bills (like water and electric), Wi-Fi, small kitchen appliances, external bike storage and insurance.
Financial Aid
Falmouth University is offering scholarships of £3,000 to its most talented undergraduate and postgraduate international students who will be starting their first year of study with us in September 2024. The opportunity to apply will be communicated with eligible applicants after we have made you an offer of study.
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Our student body is diverse and inclusive. We welcome an international community of students, who join us from all over the world.
Studying at Falmouth is an incredible opportunity to study at a specialist creative institution, immersed in an environment that's inspiring and stimulating, alongside and collaborating with students specializing in disciplines such as Fine Art, Fashion, Photography and Film.
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Our creative community is spread across two campuses in neighbouring towns, Falmouth and Penryn, located four miles apart and close to the coast in beautiful Cornwall in southwest England.
Penryn Campus is a contemporary creative hub, home to multimillion pound facilities for photography, gaming, business, design, film, fashion and performing arts. This centre of creative and digital excellence is a truly inspiring environment equipped with new and emerging technology and alive with ideas.
Nestled in lush leafy subtropical gardens, our Falmouth Campus is truly one-of-a-kind. Artists and designers are drawn to its magical setting which affords a level of creative and intellectual space not easily found in big bustling metropolitan universities.
At the Games Academy, based on Penryn Campus, facilities include:
- Immersive experience development lab featuring VR and AR equipment such as HoloLens 2, Oculus Quest and Valve Index
- Robotics lab with Automata Eva robotic arm, SoftBank NAO humanoid robot and Prusa 3D printers
- Xsens MVN motion capture suits
- Specialist esports and live streaming lab with custom built gaming computers, NewTek Tricaster vision mixer, remote controlled PTZ cameras, digital audio mixing console and Madrix lighting control system
- Spacious game development studio with breakout spaces equipped with high-end Nvidia RTX-equipped computers
- Mobile development kits such as Valve Steam Deck Android and iOS devices
- Dedicated vocal recording booth and audio field recording kit
- Life drawing space to work with life models and still props, with draing and painting supplies
Campus Facilities & Equipment
Falmouth has one of the largest dedicated game development studio spaces of any UK university. Our students have access to spacious, team-focused, professional-standard studios; as well as a dedicated craft room, breakout spaces, and a range of industry-standard software, management tools and game engines.
Our large games development studios are open late during term time, encouraging creative collaborations between students. Students also have access to weekly life drawing sessions, motion capture suits, augmented reality and mixed reality technology, and 3D printers.
Beyond the Games Academy, our libraries offer a wealth of print and online resources, including textbooks, journals, magazines, audio-visual material, images, news, archives, academic, creative and industry databases. The Penryn Library is open 24/7 during term time.
Students can also explore the outstanding facilities in faculties across the university through our Wednesday Open Workshops initiative, where the studios, workshops and resources across the university are available for anyone to use and develop their skills.
In terms of health and fitness, our Sports Centre and gym on Penryn Campus, includes a spacious fitness studio, including cardiovascular, resistance and free weights areas. A four-court sports hall is available for hire for a range of sports and activities, including 5-a-side football, tennis and badminton. Our fitness studio runs a variety of fun, weekly classes; from yoga and pilates to circuits and kettlebells.
Off-Campus Opportunities
Our location offers a student life like no other. Our energetic, creative towns of Falmouth and Penryn offer a rich amazing cultural and social scene, with some of the UK's most stunning natural landscapes right on the doorstep.
Consistently rated as one of the best places to live in the UK by the Sunday Times, Falmouth offers something for everyone, all year round.
Falmouth offers a buzzing nightlife, with the high street full of lively bars and venues hosting live music, open mic sessions and club nights. Our region of Cornwall is known for its festival calendar, from major events like Boardmasters, to the iconic Sea Shanty Festival and foodie festivals that draw big crowds.
For those who relish the outdoors, Falmouth and the wider Cornish landscape provides boundless opportunities. There aren't many universities with golden beaches only a few minutes' walk from the campus, and from coastal walks to sea swimming, paddleboarding, surfing or something more adrenaline fueled, there's no shortage of things to do.
Famous for its artistic and cultural heritage, Cornwall offers plenty for creative inspiration, from the Tate St Ives, to the Eden Project.
With a rich industrial history, Cornwall is now at the forefront of the future-economy, where new initiatives in space, rare earth minerals and renewable energy are flourishing.
A thriving digital and tech sector is providing exciting opportunities, not only in the region but further afield, as Cornwall's globally connected businesses expand and grow.
We are well connected for travel across the UK and beyond. Cornwall airport Newquay provides a handy link to major UK cities including a daily connection to London. There are frequent trains between our campuses, to the city of Truro and out of county to London and the UK's other major cities.
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The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclose their security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annual crime report and provide timely warnings to students and campus employees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat to students and campus employees.
Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety for additional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's Campus Security Reports where available. Applicants can also access all school-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office of Postsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education: https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/
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