Literature and Theatre
Literature and Theatre Short Courses.

We will be offering some in-person courses, as well as a selection of online courses too. Please note:
- Our in-person courses will follow the latest Scottish Government and University of Edinburgh guidance on health and hygiene in teaching spaces. More details will be made available prior to the start of a course.
- Our online courses will continue to offer a learning experience for those unable to attend in-person classes. For more information about learning online with us, please see our Learning Remotely FAQs.
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
Reckless Brevity: The International Short Story
- Monday, 26 September (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Wednesday, 28 September (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks *credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Book
- Wednesday, 28 September (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 28 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 29 September (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Monday, 03 October (11:11-13:00) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Rooms of Their Own: Feminist Thought in Literature (Online)
- Thursday, 29 September (14:00-16:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
In-person courses
COL @ The Lyceum: An Introduction to Theatre
- Monday, 16 January (10:30-13:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £269/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Counting the Times: Contemporary British Short Fiction
- Monday, 16 January (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Monday, 16 January (11:11-13:00) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 18 January (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 18 January (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Angels and Androgynes – Fantastical Beings in Modern Fiction
- Wednesday, 18 January (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Thursday, 19 January (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Classes on Monday, 30 January, 27 February and 27 March (10:00-13:00 - 3 classes) (Course fee: £70/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
In-person courses
A Mirage Splayed by Light: Latin American Short Stories
- Monday, 17 April (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Banned Books: Novels which have Courted Controversy
- Wednesday, 19 April (11:10-13:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 19 April (14:10-16:00) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
- Wednesday, 19 April (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Wednesday, 19 April (11:11-13:00) 5 weeks (Course fee: £77/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Modernist Fiction (Non-credit)
- Thursday, 20 April (18:30-20:20) 10 weeks (Course fee: £155/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Literature of Slavery and the American Civil War
Tuesday 2, 9 and 16 May (14:10-16:00) 3 weeks (Course fee: £46/Click here for help with fees and discounts)
Online courses
Gender and Sexuality in Literature (Online)
- Thursday, 20 April (14:00-16:00) 10 weeks *Credit* (Course fee: £196/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, Douglas Dougan by email: lit.phil.col@ed.ac.uk.
For all general enquiries, please contact us by email COL@ed.ac.uk.