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Short courses – January 2016

The University's next session of short courses starts in January, and students can claim up to one-third off the cost.

Short Courses

Short courses are typically offered as short evening or daytime classes, held over 10 consecutive weeks.

They are a chance to develop knowledge and skills in a wide range of subject areas:

Short courses
  • Archaeology
  • Art
  • Art History
  • Creative Writing
  • Design
  • Film, Media and Contemporary Cultures
  • History
  • Languages
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Personal Development
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Psychology & Language Sciences
  • Science & Nature
  • Society & Politics

Venues and booking

Many courses take place at Paterson’s Land on the Holyrood campus, and the University partners with the Filmhouse cinema, the National Museum of Scotland and other organisations and venues across the city.

Students can use their EASE login details to claim up to one-third off the cost of courses when booking online.

Full details are available on the short courses web pages, below.

Related Links

Short courses

Course details by subject area

How to enrol