Art & Design Courses

Work on live projects, get access to our valuable industry connections and let our famously inspiring location stoke your creativity.
With professional-standard facilities, industry partners from places like the National Gallery and guest speakers like Cornelia Parker, we’re here to give tomorrow’s visual storytellers the insights, skills and confidence to succeed across an exciting range of creative professions.
Our Art & Design courses

Drawing BA(Hons)
Become a rigorous and innovative critical thinker and practitioner. Build your skills, expertise and...

Illustration BA(Hons)
Become adept at problem solving and creating your visual language on this Illustration course, renow...

Sustainable Product Design BA(Hons)
Become a conscientious and innovative product designer with the professional practice skills to make...

Textile Design BA(Hons)
On our textile design degree, you’ll be part of a vibrant, supportive community of multidisciplina...

Illustration BA(Hons) (Online)
On this BA Illustration degree, you’ll get the professional experiences, technical skills and indu...

Architecture BA(Hons)
Learn through making on this RIBA and ARB accredited course. Working on live briefs in a studio envi...

Architectural Design & Technology BSc(Hons)
Learn to integrate design, construction technology, building engineering and construction management...

Fine Art BA(Hons)
This highly-respected course aims to support the development of your practice as it evolves over the...

Creative Advertising BA(Hons)
Pitching, hustling, scribbling, protesting, researching, writing, experimenting, crafting and – mo...

Graphic Design BA(Hons)
With an emphasis on design thinking and crafting big ideas beautifully, this Graphic Design degree i...

Visual Communication BA(Hons) (Online)
Get ahead in the vibrant, ever-evolving field of visual communications with this exciting online cou...

Interior Design BA(Hons)
Delve into the world of built spaces, interior environments and the people who inhabit them. Through...

Interior Design BA(Hons) (Online)
Test the bounds of what's possible to achieve in interior spaces and develop the entrepreneurial kno...

Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...

Interior Architecture BA(Hons)
Uncover the impact and potential of the spaces in which we work, rest and play, on this future-focus...
What can you do with an Art and Design degree?
An Art or Design degree will teach you skills that are relevant for multiple industries so you can follow a career path that is truly fulfilling for a lifetime.

Industry links
We provide opportunities for students to access industry insights and experiences through placements, guest speakers and portfolio reviews with leading art directors. We also encourage students to exhibit their work at national exhibitions, such as New Designers in London. Read on to discover how one Illustration graduate is now creating content for Penguin, Vogue and WIRED.
Read moreDiscover what our students do

The psychology of space: How interiors shape our behaviour
20 May 2022
Discover how interior environments can impact our daily lives and influence our behaviour.

Interior Design students create concept designs for AMATA
18 May 2022
Two second-year Interior Design BA(Hons) students have teamed up to create concept designs for an ex...

The Falmouth Showcase is coming: 21-26 May 2022
10 May 2022
Hungry for inspiration? On the hunt for fresh talent? Discover our next generation of incredible cre...

The Falmouth Showcase is coming: 21-26 May 2022
10 May 2022
Hungry for inspiration? On the hunt for fresh talent? Discover our next generation of incredible cre...

Alumnus Hew Locke is selected for The Met's Facade Commission
03 May 2022
Esteemed Falmouth alumnus Hew Locke has been announced as an artist for The Met Museum’s 2022 Faca...

The difference between interior design and interior architecture
28 April 2022
Understand the key differences between interior design and interior architecture.

Fresh From Falmouth: March Edition
30 March 2022
After a brief hiatus, Fresh From Falmouth returns with even more exciting stories from our wonderful...

Illustration students get a taste of the industry on Bristol studio tour
25 March 2022
Last month, second-year Illustration BA(Hons) students spent the week in Bristol, forging indus...

5 things you need to know about the Arte Povera movement
17 March 2022
MA Fine Art (Online) student Spencer Hogg tells us about an art movement which inspired him to begin...

Drawing inspiration from Illustration graduate Sophie Melissa
17 February 2022
Creating content for Vogue, Liberty London, Penguin, Harper Collins, Hardie Grant, WIRED and...

Falmouth Illustration Festival sketches out pathways for student success
15 February 2022
Illustration students welcomed an incredible line-up of artists, industry workers and activists to t...

Veganuary has chosen its art competition winner
25 January 2022
Abby Mundell has been announced as the winner of Veganuary's art competition, which challenged stude...

Student commissioned to illustrate Britain’s most decorated Paralympian
22 December 2021
Third year Illustration student Sally Waite presented 28-time Paralympic medal winner Dame Sarah Sto...

Fine Art graduates awarded €100,000 prize from Chanel
16 December 2021
Artist collective Keiken, made up of three Fine Art graduates, has been awarded the Chanel Next Priz...

Innovative graduate creates robotically recycled footwear
09 December 2021
Sustainable Product Design BA(Hons) graduate Max Ashwell has created a pair of shoes that ...

Graduates pool their skills to design positive community change
28 October 2021
A team of Interior Design graduates are helping to transform a disused pub into a community space in...

Falmouth graduates compete for a share of £27,000 at prestigious Drawing Award
22 October 2021
The Falmouth School of Art is celebrating a double success at the 2021 Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Pr...

Student designs future-proofed sustainable sunglasses
16 September 2021
Sustainable Product Design student Charlie Ruck is giving plastic waste a new lease of life with the...

Cowabunga! Illustration graduate scoops collaboration with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
02 September 2021
Illustration BA(Hons) graduate Lily Stock has won the Prospect 100 Global Desi...

Student to exhibit sustainable design in Milan
27 August 2021
Sustainable Product Design graduate Herbie Hodson has been selected to exhibit his final year projec...
Any questions?
If you have any questions about our Art and Design courses, get in touch with our Future Studies Team.
E: futurestudies@falmouth.ac.uk
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