FAQs

Course tuition fees for undergraduate degrees are as follows:  

BA (Hons) on-site 3-year and 4-year degree courses 

• BA (Hons) Professional Music (Performance) 3-yr: £9,790 per year
• BA (Hons) Professional Music (Songwriting) 3-yr: £9,790 per year 
• BA (Hons) Professional Music (Production) 3-yr: £9,790 per year 
• BA (Hons) Professional Music (Electronic Music) 3-yr: £9,790 per year 
• BA (Hons) Professional Music (Business) 3-yr: £9,790 per year 
• BA (Hons) Professional Music with Integrated Foundation Year 4-yr: £9,790 per year 

CertHE on-site 1-year Level 4 course

• CertHE Music Performance, Production, Songwriting & Business 1 -yr: £9,790

BA (Hons) Online 2-year accelerated degree courses 

• BA (Hons) Songwriting and Music Performance (Online) 2-yr: £10,950 per year 
• BA (Hons) Creative Music Production (Online) 2-yr: £10,950 per year 

All courses are designated for UK government tuition fee loans. Maintenance loans are also available for 3-yr BA (Hons) courses. For more information regarding eligibility and availability of student finance visit:

Student finance for undergraduates – GOV.UK 

More information can be found on Funding and Finance here. 

Tuition fees

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. Falmouth University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or UK Government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible. For more information on fees and finance, please visit Falmouth’s tuitions fees page here. 

Tuition fees for 2026 

The UK Government has announced that tuition fees for undergraduate on campus home students will increase by £255 for the academic year beginning in September 2026, rising from £9,535 to £9,790 per year. Find out how this change impacts how much you are required to pay.

Term dates for the 25/26 academic cycle are as follows: 

Study Block 1: 

• Starts Monday 22nd September 2025 

Study Block 2: 

• Starts Monday 19th January 2026 

Study Block 3: 

• Starts Monday 25th May 2026  

(Actual return date 26th May due to bank holiday) 

Please note – there are no timetabled teaching and learning activities scheduled during Study Block 3 for our 3-year and 4-year BA (Hons) courses. If you require any additional information, please contact us on [email protected] 

Please find details of the policies and procedures at WaterBear including the policies of our partner, Falmouth University here. 

Course tuition fees for MA degree courses are as follows:  

Master’s Courses 

• MA Music Business 1-yr full time: £10,750 

• MA Music Business 2-yr part time (Online): £5,750 

• MA Music Performance, Production & Business 1-yr full time: £11,250 

• MA Songwriting 1-yr full time on-site, and 1-yr full time (Online): £11,250 

• MA Music Education 1-yr full time on-site, and 1-yr full time (Online): £11,250 

Funding for postgraduate study – GOV.UK 

More information can be found on the Funding and Finance page.

Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The College may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or Government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible. For more information on fees and finance, please visit Falmouth’s tuitions fees page here.