19 Master's degrees in Film Studies in Scotland, United Kingdom

This Directing MFA degree from Edinburgh Napier University gives you the opportunity to launch your career as a director with a full run in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Throughout this Screenwriting MA course from Edinburgh Napier University you'll develop skills in writing, script-editing and project development for the film, television and digital fiction industries

Prepare for a career in film and HETV scripted drama on this ScreenSkills accredited Film course from Edinburgh Napier University.

Our outward-looking, multi-disciplinary research activities in the Film and TV Studies programme of the University of Glasgow are based on high-quality, challenging and flexible graduate programmes.

The Film and Television Studies programme of the University of Glasgow offers the opportunity for the critical study of film and television. This well-established programme aims to provide an advanced understanding of the approaches and methodologies in Film & Television Studies and to equip you with core research skills for advanced study in this field.

This Film Directing programme from The University of Edinburgh takes a practice-based collaborative approach to studying for an award in Film Directing, focused on documentary, that integrates practical filmmaking with analysis of contemporary practice.

Hone your creative documentary filmmaking skills on this unique online course that fosters community and industry engagement.

The Film Art course at The University of Edinburgh is jointly taught between Edinburgh College of Art and Paris College of Art. The programme explores independent film-making through creative collaborative practice combined with reflection and research in contemporary cinema. You will specialise in fiction, experimental or expanded forms of filmmaking. 

This Advanced Film Practice course at Edinburgh Napier University gives you the chance to focus on your personal and professional development as a screenwriter, producer or film-maker.

The Playwriting and Dramaturgy programme of the University of Glasgow gives you a practical and theoretical engagement with the many forms of writing and production for theatre. Blending practice, theory and history, the programme is designed for those wishing to develop playwriting skills and knowledge of script development and support, opening the way to many theatre roles, including dramaturgy.

Hone your creative documentary filmmaking skills on this unique online course that fosters community and industry engagement.

The Film Curation programme at the University of Glasgow offers you the opportunity to explore film curation in a variety of theoretical, historical and practical contexts. It investigates the material qualities of audio-visual media and explores the history and contemporary practice of projection and exhibition.

The Filmmaking and Media Arts programme at the University of Glasgow focuses on low-budget and experimental filmmaking and media art. It is designed to provide the necessary practical and critical skills required for current and ‘future’ screen-based production.

The Theatre Studies programme of the University of Glasgow engages with a wide variety of histories and practices attached to the study of theatre. It is designed to enable you to become proficient in the techniques of historical, sociological and theoretical analysis of the theatrical process, past and present.

The Audiovisual and Cinema Studies program from University of St Andrews offers a comprehensive training in film and media studies, exploring cinema in a global context and participating in a network of 19 leading programmes in Europe, Canada and Brazil.

Film & Visual Culture and French at Aberdeen gives your thorough training in the history and theory of the moving image in the 21st century from a contemporary European perspective. The Film and Visual Culture and French (5 years) programme is offered at University of Aberdeen.

From TV and advertising to social media and film, images form a part of our everyday lives. The Film, Visual Culture and Arts Management programme of the University of Aberdeen develops your critical skills to both sort through and contextualise the images surrounding us. This programme offers hands-on, real-life experience to prepare you for future study or work in the world of images.

The MLitt in Film Studies at the University of St Andrews helps students master a range of advanced research skills and acquire knowledge related to the construction and analysis of the moving image, the past and present-day realities of various national and regional film traditions, the dynamics of the global film industry, and the theoretical approaches related to film. 

The University of Aberdeen offers a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Film and Visual Culture, designed to immerse students in the exploration of visual culture's significance in society. This programme is structured to provide comprehensive training, preparing graduates for various roles within the industry.