Research at Falmouth

Develop the expertise to support you within your role in both digital and faceto-face teaching and learning contexts. Engage with your peers and scholarship and develop as a creative, confident, competent and committed practitioner, able to learn from both your own work and examples of best practice.

The PGCHE has been designed in consultation with education professionals and external bodies for professional teaching and learning practice, such as the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Gain the knowledge to be able to prepare applications equivalent Level 6 qualifications. Our typical applicants the subject

for professional recognition from various professional bodies, for example Fellowship recognition (FHEA) from the HEA.

Why study here?

Push the limits of your practice by trying new initiatives, and taking risks within a safe, supportive environment Become more confident in your practice and your ability to respond to the rapidly shifting HE sector and its growing emphasis on the student experience Benefit from studying alongside peers from different countries, disciplines and backgrounds, allowing you to interact with new perspectives Develop your ability to critically evaluate your practice in the light of pedagogical research, scholarship and policy Gain the confidence, knowledge and pedagogical fluency to be able to

Modules could include:

Supporting Student Learning Developing Flexible Learning Environments

Entry requirements

We welcome applications from those with relevant hold an undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent experience and a demonstrable interest in effectively explain your approach to colleagues, students and managers

We’ll also welcome your application if you have formal or ‘certified’ learning (such as training courses not run by universities or colleges) and learning from work experience or self-study. This is called Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL), and should have been gained within the last five years, and be equivalent to the learning outcomes of our minimum entry qualifications APL applicants using experience to apply should note there is a £200 application fee for entry with advanced standing or with exemption from specific modules or credit

Assessment method

Work-based assignments where you apply pedagogical scholarship and best practice to develop your own teaching and learning Written assignments where you design and critically evaluate your curriculum

Research and innovation at Falmouth University is built on the principle of open innovation - the idea that the grand challenges of our age can be addressed most effectively when tackled collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries.

Researchers at Falmouth apply ideas and methodologies derived from the creative industries to tackle real-world challenges in a wide range of sectors. Their creative and innovative approaches are enabling new knowledge, solutions, services and products that have a tangible impact in the world.

As a research student, you’ll join a dynamic research culture that drives the University’s academic profile and underpins its contribution to economic, social and cultural advancement. Research and innovation are central to Falmouth’s identity as a global creative university, and interdisciplinary research is positively encouraged in everything we do.

You’ll engage in a programme of independent research and/or creative work, with guidance from your supervisors. You’ll also undertake training in research methods and attend a series of seminars on research in your field, while taking part in workshops on topics such as preparing a research proposal and presentation and writing skills. If your research is practice-led, your creative work can form a significant part of your intellectual enquiry and contribute to your final thesis, alongside a written component.

Research can be carried out in any field of study that aligns to one or more of our eleven research programmes, and one of the following research themes; Digital Economy, Design Thinking or Creative Connected Communities.