Film and Media
Film and Media
We will be offering in-person courses, as well as a selection of online courses too.
Courses marked as (Credit) are open to everyone. As a credit student, you will matriculate as a student at the University of Edinburgh as part of the registration process for these courses. For more information, please visit the Studying for Credit pages.
In-person courses
Gothic Cinema: From Caligari to the Present
- Monday, 25 September (18:00-20:50) 10 weeks (Course fee: £180/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Screenwriting 1: An Introduction to Writing for Film and Television
- Monday, 25 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Director Focus: Alfred Hitchcock
- Tuesday, 26 September (13:30-16:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £191.25/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
How do they do that? Understanding Film Techniques
- Tuesday, 26 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts
- Wednesday, 27 September (18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 27 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 28 September (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Writing for Publication: Freelance Journalism
- Thursday, 28 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Writing Audio Drama for Radio and Podcasts
- Wednesday, 27 September (18:30-20:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Term 2 (January to March 2024)
In-person courses
Screenwriting 2: Script Development
- Monday, 15 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Director Focus: Pedro Almodovar
- Monday, 15 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Classical Hollywood: Clichés and Innovation
- Tuesday, 16 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Cinemas and the Movies: An Exploration of the History of Film Exhibition
- Tuesday, 16 January (13:30-16:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £191.25/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 17 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Screenwriting 1: An Introduction to Writing for Film and Television (Online)
- Wednesday, 17 January (11:00-13:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Auteurs of Polish Cinema (Online)
- Wednesday, 17 January (18:30-20:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £165/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
In-person courses
- Tuesday, 16 April(18:00-20:50) 10 weeks (Course fee: £180/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Director Focus: Krzysztof Kieslowski
- Thursday, 18 April(18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £80/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Monday, 20 May (18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £80/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Screenwriting 2: Script Development (Online)
- Wednesday, 17 April(11:00-13:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Film Theory and Criticism (Online)
- Wednesday, 17 April(18:30-20:30) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £210/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Important Information
For enquiries about the content of the courses in this subject area, please contact Course Organiser, Dr Malgorzata (Gosia) Bugaj by email: cw.fmcc.col@ed.ac.uk.
For all general enquiries, please contact us by email COL@ed.ac.uk.