University College Falmouth

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University College Falmouth

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University College Falmouth is a university college in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom which opened in 1902. It had previously been the Falmouth School of Art and then Falmouth College of Arts until it received degree-awarding powers (and the right to use the title 'University College') in March 2005.

University College Falmouth is the first institution of higher education in Cornwall to be able to award degrees in its own name. Previously, all degrees in Cornwall were awarded from the University of Exeter, University of Plymouth or other universities located outside the county.

University College Falmouth is a founding partner in the Combined Universities in Cornwall, a unique initiative to promote regional economic regeneration through higher education. The CUC is funded mainly by the European Union (Objective One), the South West Regional Development Agency, and the Higher Education Funding Council for England, with support from Cornwall County Council

In August 2007 UCF entered the Sunday Times University Guide for the first time,coming in at number 57 in a league table consisting of 124 universities and colleges across the UK. Falmouths entry was the highest for a University College.

Falmouths high ranking (just below the best modern universities) is due in part to an exceptionally low dropout rate, well below funding council expectations. It awards a staggering number of high-class degrees, with more than four in five students (81%) gaining a first or a 2:1.

This statistic made University College Falmouth the 5th highest University in the country for awarding first and 2:1 degrees behind Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol and St Andrews.

Falmouth has two campuses. Woodlane within Falmouth, and the Tremough campus of the Combined Universities in Cornwall, near Penryn.

Degrees

Undergraduate Degrees (BA(Hons))

3D Design
Broadcasting
Contemporary Crafts
Digital Animation
English with Creative Writing
English with Media Studies
Fashion Design
Film Studies
Fine Art
Garden Design
Graphic Design
Illustration
Journalism
Marine & Natural History Photography
Performance Sportswear Design
Photography
Press Photography
Public Relations
Spatial Design:Interior & Landscape
Textile Design

Postgraduate Degrees (PgDip and MA)

20th Century Art & Design: Histories and Theories
3D Design
Broadcast Journalism
Contemporary Crafts
Contemporary Visual Arts
Creative Advertising
Garden Design
Illustration : Authorial Practice
Interior & Landscape Design
International Journalism
Investigative Journalism
Photography
Professional Photography
Professional Writing
Science Journalism
Sports Journalism
Textile Design
TV Production

Notable alumni

Sophie Benzing, Newsreader/Presenter
Tacita Dean, Artist
Lorna Dunkley, TV Presenter
Andrew Gadd, Painter
Hew Locke, Installation Artist
Jethro Macey, Product Designer
Tim Shaw, Sculptor
Iain Macpherson, Sculptor
Sixixis, Furniture & Product Designers
Alex Turvey, Animator / Illustrator
Nick Waite, Journalist
Angus Walker, News Correspondent
Fergus Walsh, News Correspondent
Michael Young, Radio Station Manager and Presenter
Gerard Woodward, Booker-shorlisted novelist and poet
James Nisbeck, Documentary, Journalistic and Fine Art Photographer

Former students

Julia Botfield
Steven Gething
Seb West

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Falmouth
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Falmouth, Cornwall ()

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Cornwall
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Motto: Onen hag oll
(Cornish: One and all)

Geography
Status Ceremonial & (smaller) Non-metropolitan county
Region South West England
Area
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" ^[2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" ^[3]
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A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.
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The University of Exeter (usually abbreviated as Exon. for post-nominals) is a leading red brick university in the South West of England. Most of its activities are located in the city of Exeter, in Devon, where it is the principal higher education institution.
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University of Plymouth is the largest university in the southwest of England, with over 30,000 students and is the fifth largest UK university based on student population. (Larger universities are Open, London, Manchester, and Manchester Metropolitan respectively.
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Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and/or video signals which transmit programs to an audience. The audience may be the general public or a relatively large sub-audience, such as children or young adults.
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Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time.
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Garden design is the art and process of designing and creating plans for layout and planting of gardens and landscapes. Garden design may be done by the garden owner themselves, or by professionals of varying levels of experience and expertise.
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Topics in journalism
Professional issues
Ethics & objectivity
Sources & attribution
News & news values
Reporting & writing
Fourth estate • Libel law
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Fields
Advocacy journalism
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