Falmouth University

2014 League Table Ranking 61
2014 Overall Score 612
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Entry Standards 285

Student-Staff Ratio 23.9

Research Assessment 2.20

Academic Services Spend 1,508

Student Satisfaction 3.91

Facilities Spend 380

Graduate Prospects 54.5

Degree Completion 87.9

Good Honours 64.4

Green Score 29.5

Falmouth Art School was founded in 1902. There is a campus at Woodlane, Falmouth and a second campus at Tremough, Penryn shared with the University of Exeter.
Awarded taught degree awarding powers in 2004 and in 2005 changed its name to University College Falmouth.
In April 2008 the College merged with Dartington College of Arts, near Totnes, creating a third campus.
In December 2012 the institution became Falmouth University.

Set in Cornwall; a place of outstanding natural beauty with miles of unspoilt coastline, golden beaches and rugged moors.
Falmouth is easily accessible by rail, road and air.
There are good transport links between the two campuses in Cornwall.

Falmouth (incorporating Dartington) does not just think in terms of A levels – we welcome many qualifications, try us.
Your portfolio, interview, motivation and thirst for the subject help us to determine whether this is the place for you.
Many of our offers are unconditional (50%+), our conditional offers average 220 UCAS tariff points.
Visit the website for more information on entry standards at Falmouth University.

2,900 students across the Falmouth, Tremough and Dartington campuses.
Female 60%, male 40% with some variation by course e.g. textiles 97% female, broadcasting 65% male.
International students 5%: 3% from the EU; 92% from the UK (including 52% from the South West).
Applications to places ratios: arts (Routes A & B) 4:1; design (Routes A & B) 2:1; media (mostly Route A) 3:1; performing arts (Route A) 3:1.
Route B applicants are more successful as this guarantees an interview and another three months for portfolio preparation.
Not all universities are the same. Judge for yourself and visit us on an Open Day.

Most of our degrees are single honours, e.g. on a graphic design all your study is related to graphic design.
Our performing arts degrees allow you to combine theatre, fine art, music, writing and choreography.
Some degrees can be studied on a part-time basis.

Art and design courses achieved the maximum 24/24 rating from the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
Competing with over 100 other universities, the University has recently been awarded Skillset Academy status for its media courses.
The University runs and internal teaching qualification (PGCHE) for staff to ensure high a high teaching, learning and assessment quality.

The University achieved four ratings in both History of Art, Architecture & Design and Music in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise.
71% of academic staff submitted to the 2008 RAE in Music, Theatre, Choreography, Visual Performance and Performance Writing.
The University has hosted some 50 PhD completions, the majority involving practice-led research.

The University specializes in Art, Design, Media and Performance.
Boundaries are there to be broken, so students are encouraged to push the limits of their creative thinking.

Film theatre, art and design studios, specialist workshops, media centre, photography centre, dance studio, music master classes.
Digital editing facilities, video conferencing, industry standard software such as Dreamweaver, Avid, Flash, AutoCAD.
Macs and PCs, Rapid Prototyping Machine, Moodle, three libraries, DVD collection, slide collection, electronic journals, specialist magazines and journals.

FXU is a unique union as it represents both Falmouth University students as well as University of Exeter, Cornwall campus students.
Many water sports activities as the University is by the sea.
Making students' part of the community is important and a range of original community action opportunities are available.
Find out more on the FXU website.

New Photographic Centre opened on Tremough Campus in autumn 2007, with an extension to the Media Centre. Also 400 more student residences shared with the University of Exeter.
A new Performance Centre opened in summer 2010.
New student residences.

Tourist related work: hotels, bars, restaurants, beach lifeguard and guides in tourist venues such as the Maritime Museum.
The University employs students as mentors (to help other students) and ambassadors (on Open Days and interview days).