Why Service-Leavers and Veterans Succeed with Falmouth University
Deciding to study for a degree is a big step, especially if you’ve been out of education for a while. With an understanding that transitioning from active service to study can be daunting, Falmouth University is with you every step of the way, supporting serving personnel and veterans to upskill for a successful and fulfilling resettlement.
Channelling skills you’ve developed in your career with the British Armed Forces, Falmouth University combines practical solutions, precision planning and a sense of community in its range of fully remote online courses, which can be studied in a way that suits you, fitting around your work, family and other commitments.
By studying for an online degree with Falmouth, you’ll connect with a community of students and staff with a shared enthusiasm for your chosen subject via a virtual learning environment developed by an award-winning team. It’s a forum brimming with new ideas and could be the ideal place to apply military-acquired transferable skills and thinking. Additionally, there are optional in-person events, including a graduation ceremony to enjoy.
Our Forces alumni
Royal Air Force Photographer Leah Jones has built a career shaped by the power of visual storytelling. While serving in the RAF, Leah chose to pursue Falmouth’s MA Photography (Online) course to strengthen how she approaches photography and prepare for life beyond the military.
“As an RAF Photographer, my work has taken me on operations and exercises in high-risk environments, where I have seen firsthand how powerful photography can be in recording and communicating events,” Leah shares. “Those experiences made me want to study photography more deeply, to understand all aspects of the practice and develop my work beyond a purely military context.”
“I chose Falmouth’s online Photography MA for the flexibility of the course as it allowed me to study alongside my RAF career,” she adds. “The online format of the MA worked really well because I could balance studying with military commitments whilst deployed overseas.”
Supporting your journey
Falmouth has a strong track record of success and has already supported many veterans to achieve their creative ambitions through online study, thanks in part to the wellbeing, accessibility and employability support at the centre of the student experience.
Falmouth is an approved provider with ELCAS, meaning you can use your credits towards the course. The University also welcomes applications from those with non-formal educational backgrounds, where you are able to use your relevant experience, qualifications and achievements in lieu of the normal entry requirements for the course team to consider.
The future demands creativity. And creativity thrives at Falmouth.
Find out more about online study: Falmouth.ac.uk/online
