Postgraduate entry requirements

We welcome applications from students with appropriate qualifications, equivalent qualifications, prior learning/experience and a demonstrable interest in their subject. We welcome students of all ages, from all countries, from all backgrounds and cultures, and from all walks of life. We're also committed to widening access to our courses, as well as higher education in general, and are engaged in a number of outreach programmes to help achieve this.

If you're an EU student from outside the UK wishing to study a course through distance learning, please contact Admissions 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 contact Admissions below as there may be funding implications that you need to be aware of.

Entry qualifications

These notes refer to different ‘level' qualifications - eg a ‘level 5' or ‘level 7' qualification and so on. For more information on the National Qualifications Framework, please visit: www.qaa.ac.uk

Masters Degrees (Level 7 qualification)

The normal entry requirements through the university sector are level 5 or level 6 qualifications, which include Honours Degrees, Foundation Degrees and HNDs, in a subject relative to that you wish to study at Masters level.

If you have solid professional industry experience rather than academic achievement, this may be acceptable for entry to study at this level on assessment through a process called APEL (accreditation of prior experiential learning, which carries a fee of £25). Please contact Admissions below for guidance notes on APEL and APL (accreditation of prior learning).

PGCHE (Level 7 qualification)

The entry qualifications for the Postgraduate Certificate and Diploma are the same as for the Masters above. In addition, PGCHE (Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education) applicants have to be involved in at least 3 hours teaching per week at post-16 level. Applicants for the PGCHE are exempt from the ELQ ruling regarding fees.

Contact us

Applications for all postgraduate courses, including PgDip/MA and MPhil/PhD, can be submitted at any time - but you are advised to apply as early as possible because we allocate places as applications are received. Applications should be made direct to the University College at the relevant address below. Please see our How to apply information for application forms.

Enquiries about all our postgraduate courses should be addressed to:

Admissions, University College Falmouth,
Woodlane, Falmouth, Cornwall TR11 4RH, UK
Email: admissions@falmouth.ac.uk
Telephone: 01326 213730