Drawing with Professional Placement - BA (Hons)

Falmouth University

Really open and pleased campus in a great town. The staff and facilities are all great, and the student support is good if you are willing to advocate for yourself. The town is quite expensive for students to live in, and mental health support and learning support could be better if it was easier to access for struggling students.

i love the atmosphere and vibe of Falmouth Uni, everyone is so friendly and open and inclusive so far I've only encountered issues with student support via trying to get counselling, but I understand that it's a long process no matter where you are

The best aspects of my uni experience are : 1) Besides my course, I have the opportunity to join a lot of other workshops and session that help me enlarge my area of skills. 2) The town is really safe and people are always nice. The worst aspects of my uni experience are : 1) Struggling with money and household expenses. 2) Traveling is difficult because the town is kinda far from the big airports.

Personally for me, the location for the uni is perfect as it’s by the sea it’s very therapeutic after a long day just going to the beach or even the docks. The Uni and course it’s self offers what I’ve wanted to learn for a very long time and more, we have the opportunity to learn subjects outside our field of the course we study. For example, a lot of workshops are offered like - metal work, wood working etc. I enjoy this aspect a lot since it’s workshops so for students who aren’t interested that’s fine but for those who are you get the opportunity to try something you’ve never done before outside your subject. I can’t speak for bigger classes since my class is small but I enjoy that since it’s less socialising on my part. It’s good since we get more time with our tutors and other staff members when we need them. The uni as a whole is really well of, the facilities around the uni is advanced and there’s so much to see and do and try out. There’s a lot of areas you can go to have a quite study session, or have lunch or just anything that suits your fancy. The interior is unique I’d say too purely because of the big sky windows which brings in a lot of natural light. Support at uni is very accessible too, you can tell they really care and are attentive towards students for when they need or want something it’s really nice to see. There’s signs and the maps help navigate around the uni which is very useful.

it's a beautiful location, friendly people, amazing staff, great facilities and a really intimate feel to the place because it's quite a small campus (Woodlane campus). It could be improved by having a ceramics facility and more cross overs between Drawing and Fine Art.