Future-proof your workforce with Falmouth University
Falmouth University’s online postgraduate degrees and short courses offer employers a strategic, cost-effective way to fuel your team with creativity. Enhance industry-ready employee skills, boost retention and stand out in a competitive recruitment marketplace.
Whether you're upskilling individuals or fostering team-wide growth, our flexible learning options are designed to ensure your employees are thinking and working at the cutting-edge of industry.
Why choose Falmouth for professional development?
For over 120 years, Falmouth University has been a centre of creativity and innovation. Since 2016 our online degrees have given students the opportunity to take control of their future career, and develop their own creative, innovative talent.
Falmouth University was one of the first universities in the UK to deliver creative degrees entirely online. Since then, we’ve been ahead of the curve in honing our craft for delivering a premium distance learning experience.
Our online courses are designed by award-winning experts in digital, collaborative learning and delivered through our online platform - making it easy for your employees to study from anywhere in the world while bringing new ideas and approaches to their current roles.
Benefits to your business
1. Immediate workplace impact
Our courses are crafted with real-world application in mind. Employees can apply new skills and insights directly to their current roles, adding value from day one.
This is particularly true of our short courses, where your employees can enrich their roles and share their learning quickly, and effectively.
2. Enhanced innovation and creativity
Falmouth’s specialism in the nexus of creativity and technology promotes out-of-the-box thinking, which can unlock new approaches to problem-solving and innovation within your teams.
3. Increased retention and engagement
Offering professional development through a respected university demonstrates your commitment to employee growth - boosting morale, engagement, and loyalty.
4. Flexible learning to minimise disruption
Our online postgraduate degrees and short courses are studied 100% remotely and many have part-time study options, so employees can balance study with work and personal commitments - no need for extended leave or downtime.
5. Courses tailored to current industry needs
From marketing and video production to sustainable design and UX, our portfolio covers the skills that matter most in today’s economy.
Postgraduate Online Study
Step forward in your career with one of our postgraduate online degree courses.
Short Courses
Move ahead in your career, expand your skillset, and explore new topics on our short-courses. ...
Ways to work with us
Join Falmouth University’s Business Partnership Scheme
Elevate your employee benefits by offering professional development through Falmouth University’s Business Partnership Scheme. This initiative gives your staff access to upskilling opportunities, accredited qualifications and a global network.
What’s in it for your employees?
By joining this scheme, your employees can receive:
- £1,000 tuition fee discount on all online, part-time master’s degrees
- Up to 20% off eligible short courses, including online Adobe ACP training
These benefits can be employer-funded (see Sponsor Your Employee) or self-funded by individuals.
Your business can also expect:
- Priority invitations to industry events
- Discounts for group bookings
- Access to bespoke CPD (Continuing Professional Development) opportunities
Get in touch today to explore how we can support your organisation and unlock your team’s potential.
Sponsor your employee
Demonstrate commitment to your team's growth by sponsoring an employee’s online master’s degree.
With both full and partial sponsorship options available, this is a powerful way to nurture long-term talent and equip your team with the skills to lead in a changing industry.
If one of your employees has been accepted onto a master's, you can sponsor them by simply downloading and completing the Sponsorship Form below.
Postgraduate Online Study
Falmouth’s online postgraduate degrees are focused on in-demand skills that fuse creativity and innovation.
Studied 100% remotely, our online master's courses can be studied when and where it suits. As they are part-time with on-demand content, you can study around work, childcare or caring commitments, or just in a way that better fits you and your lifestyle.
With master’s degrees ranging from Graphic Design and User Experience to Marketing & Digital Communications or Creative Events Management, our postgraduate programmes are designed to give students future-facing skills and approaches.
Short Courses: Creative, enjoyable skills development
Short courses are ideal for efficiently addressing skills gaps, supporting CPD or preparing staff for new responsibilities.
With our unique fusion of creativity and technology, we offer a wide range of short courses: delivered online, on our beautiful campus in Cornwall or bespoke packages can be delivered in a location that suits you. All short courses are designed to support your teams to achieve their creative and professional potential.
Gain new skills, grow professionally, or learn just for fun - Falmouth’s expert-led short courses will help your team thrive in their roles.
CASE STUDY: Seasalt Cornwall
Seasalt is a Cornish fashion company that sells globally. The brand includes clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the creative and maritime heritage of Cornwall.
Seasalt use video for internal communications and wanted to upskill their staff on how to get the best out of the equipment, and how to improve the confidence of their staff talking to camera.
We worked together on assessing the challenges and put together workshops that improved technical skills, delivered by our technical teams and presentation workshops delivered by academics from our Academy of Music and Theatre Arts.
“The course was really good – I don’t think there is anything that I would improve.”
- Seasalt employee
“I thought it was really well thought out and covered a lot in one day. I have learnt a lot.”
- Seasalt employee
Get in touch
Want to discuss how Falmouth can support your training and development goals?
Contact our team today to explore corporate packages, group enrolments and tailored solutions:
E: online.study@falmouth.ac.uk
Are you an employee interested in an online master’s degree? Download our handy Employee Toolkit to support your business case for employer sponsorship.
