Film and Media
Film and Media Courses.
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.
Term 1 (September to December 2024)
In-person courses
Classic and Modern European Cinema
- Monday, 23 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Screenwriting 1: An Introduction to Writing for Film and Television (Non-credit)
- Monday, 23 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
John Ford’s History of the USA
- Tuesday, 24 September (13:30-16:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £215/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Cinema of Fantasy and Imagination
- Tuesday, 24 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts
Writing Audio Drama for Radio and Podcasts
- Wednesday, 25 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 25 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 31 October (18:30-20:20) 5 weeks (Course fee: £100/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Term 2 (January to March 2025)
In-person courses
Screenwriting 2: Script Development
- Monday, 13 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Magnificent Obsessions: A Century of Film Melodrama
- Monday, 13 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Tuesday, 14 January (13:30-16:30) 10 weeks (Course fee: £215/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Unsung Heroes of European Cinema
- Tuesday, 14 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Writing for Publication: Freelance Journalism
- Wednesday, 15 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £250/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Screenwriting 1: An Introduction to Writing for Film and Television (Online)
- Monday, 13 January (11:00-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Introduction to Film Studies (Online)
Wednesday, 15 January (18:30-20:30) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £250/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Term 3 (April to June 2025)
In-person courses
Screenwriting 3: From Page to Screen
- Monday, 21 April (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
The Last Romantics: Powell & Pressburger and the Birth of Modern Cinema
- Monday, 21 April (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Screenwriting 2: Script Development (Online)
- Monday, 21 April (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £195/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Writing for Publication: Freelance Journalism (Online)
- Wednesday, 23 April (18:30-20:30) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £250/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Film Theory and Criticism (Online)
- Thursday, 24 April (18:30-20:30) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £250/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.