Be at the forefront of breaking news and produce creative writing or ad campaigns that rise above the noise.
Taught by leading writers and creative directors, study a master's degree and develop your skillset for impactful storytelling and advertising through text, video and image. From fiction and scriptwriting, to branding and editorial, our postgraduate courses will give you the opportunity to master your writing and communication skills in your chosen genre.
You'll study the work of renowned writers, directors, journalists and leading brands, while building your own portfolio and growing your online presence, ready to be a trailblazer within industry.
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Creative Advertising MA
Build your capabilities as a strategically minded advertising creative. You’ll enter an intensive ...
Comedy Writing MA (Online)
Get the skills, tools and industry insights to push your projects to the top of the commissioning ed...
Professional Writing MA
Forge a successful career in professional writing. You’ll stretch your writing skills across disci...
Writing for Script & Screen MA (Online)
Gain the writing techniques, industry know-how, professional skills and experience of collaborative ...
Communication Design MA
Work in an interdisciplinary studio environment, where designing and communicating meaningful and ef...
Why study a writing or communications master's degree?
Our postgraduate courses give you the opportunity to refine your journalistic or creative writing voice under the guidance of experienced professionals. You'll examine the communications landscape and engage with new techniques in multimedia content while developing your own creative briefs.
At Falmouth, you'll join a community of fellow writers and benefit from our industry connections, including our Writers in Residence programme, which has featured Matt Haig, Wyl Menmuir, Emily Barr, Philip Marsden and Xan Brooks.
Built to help students establish successful careers, you'll learn how to research, propose and pitch as well as develop a professional network that you can use in the real world. Our graduates have gone on to forge careers as published authors, editors, playwrights as well as strategic planners, content creators and PR managers.
What our students and graduates do
Cornish charm and cosy mysteries: Judy Leigh's path to one million books
25 October 2024
Since completing her MA in Professional Writing at Falmouth University in 2015, Judy Leigh has achie...
Professional Writing MA alumni signs book deal with major publisher
20 June 2024
Professional Writing MA graduate Claire Frances has signed a two-book deal with HarperCollins UK’s...
Graduate Spotlight: author Ceda Parkinson
28 May 2024
Since completing her master's in Professional Writing at Falmouth in 2023, Ceda Parkinson’s writin...
What is Creative Advertising?
22 May 2023
With today’s ad space oversaturated and fiercely competitive, how do brands cut above the noise an...
Graduate spotlight: Reigniting your creative fire
25 October 2022
BA Musical Theatre and MA Professional Writing graduate speaks about discovering, losing and finally...
Graduate strikes gold at Cannes Lions 2022
21 July 2022
MA Creative Advertising graduate Isabel Snellen has achieved an early career highlight after her age...
How to live blog: 5 tips to get started
21 April 2022
A live blog is a great way to cover major news stories or events as they unfold - but how do you cre...
Journalism tutor invited to deliver talk at International Journalism Festival
30 March 2022
Award-winning journalist and features writer Abigail Edge, an online tutor on our MA Journalism (Onl...
5 ways journalists fact-check stories in the age of fake news
22 March 2022
Award-winning journalist, Dr Kit Chapman discusses five tactics to fact-check stories in the age of ...
Meet the accidental author juggling multiple books deals
16 March 2022
After honing his authorial prowess on Falmouth’s English & Creative Writing degree, Adrian Mar...
Graduate spotlight: KitKat, CoppaFeel & a Cannes Gold Lion
15 February 2022
Since graduating from Falmouth's Creative Advertising MA, Jo Taylor has worked for the likes of KitK...
Graduate working as Creative Director for Mercedes-Benz
14 December 2021
From Falmouth University to Creative Director for Mercedes-Benz in Latin America, the career traject...
Fresh from Falmouth October edition
26 October 2021
Fresh from Falmouth, our monthly roundup of creative offerings from the talented students, staff and...
An evening with Dawn French at Falmouth Book Festival
15 October 2021
This story was written by Falmouth University Professional Writing MA student Jon Cox. Dawn Frenc...
Graduate takes his skills overseas after Cannes Lions success
06 October 2021
Winning four D&AD Pencils, creating Cannes Lions Award-winning ads with Saatchi & Saatchi an...
Graduate author publishes new book: Dunkirk to D-Day
19 August 2021
Philip Hamlyn Williams has published five books since graduating from MA Professional Writing at Fal...
Falmouth graduates declare WarOnCovid
25 May 2021
As coronavirus began to take its toll on the UK, Creative Advertising graduates James Hodson and Jas...
Graduate Success: Rosie May
21 May 2021
Since graduating from Falmouth in 2017, Rosie May has created advertising campaigns for some of the ...
Meet the Creative Advertising graduate who’s disrupting the industry
13 May 2021
Creative Advertising MA graduate James Sellick has carved out a truly unique&nbs...
Graduate launches award-winning gin
04 May 2021
Falmouth graduate Holly Challinor has applied the lessons she learnt from her univers...