MSc Global Film Industries

NB We are no longer recruiting to the course for September 2025 entry.

Postgraduate Taught

Global Film Industries - MSc

Do you have a passion for film? Are you interested in pursuing a rewarding career in the global film industry? Our MSc in Global Film Industries is the only postgraduate degree of its kind in Scotland, designed to help you convert your knowledge and passion for film into a fulfilling career in areas such as film marketing, film production and management and many more.

The course offers students a critical and practical study of contemporary global film cultures and histories of cinema, with an emphasis on the place of the Scottish industry in the world.

The course will appeal to those already working in areas of the film sector who wish to progress to senior level in pre-production (finance, location), distribution (marketing, sales), exhibition (cinema, festival management), policy or film education by developing their knowledge of the global film industry and professionalising their leadership skills and managerial practice. This course is also for those who want to enter into the film industry, with a particular emphasis on those roles identified as key skills gaps – for example entrepreneurship, marketing and project management.

The course is available both full time and part time and offers some industry-based learning opportunities.

Why ��ֱ��?

Unique degree designed to meet current and future developments: This MSc is unique in Scotland and designed to meet not just current industry practice, but also its future developments. On completion, you’ll be well placed to contribute strategically to local and global film industries.
Preparing you for a wide range of careers in the industry: You will deepen and expand your knowledge of film as culture, capital, and field of employment, and the course will position you more strongly within the local and global industries of film.
Specialist lecturers: You will be taught by well-established and award-winning lecturers with specialisms in the Scottish and UK industries, entrepreneurial strategies and global cinema networks.
Industry engagement: The teaching team draws on existing relationships within the sector in policy, sales and distribution, film exhibition, and education. As such, the degree offers real-world scenarios, through industry engagement and observation.
Location and industry links: Being based in Edinburgh, a true film city, and only 50 minutes from Glasgow, another production hub, means that the course has been developed in collaboration with key players in the Scottish, UK and global film industries, and other bodies with a strategic interest in the development of film business and exhibition. Our location in a ‘Festival Nation’ and close to many film production facilities also allows for strong practical links between the course and the many film festival and cinema professionals based in and around Edinburgh, across Scotland and the UK. We currently have links with the following: Edinburgh International Film Festival, Glasgow Film Festival, Moving Image Archive, Alchemy Film & Moving Image Festival, Africa in Motion Film Festival, IntoFilm, and Creative Scotland/Screen Scotland.
Supportive and encouraging learning environment: Your creativity and entrepreneurship will be nurtured in a collaborative and collegiate environment, which will encourage you to move beyond your comfort zones. We support students to establish their own businesses.
Access to facilities to support your future career: You will have access to our on-campus Start up Studio that provides business incubation spaces for student-led or graduate-led start-up companies. It offers desk space, a ��ֱ�� business address, meeting facilities, ad-hoc rehearsal space and editing facilities, Business Gateway support and advice, a profile for your company on the ��ֱ�� website, support with marketing materials, and access to entrepreneurial networks within ��ֱ�� and other universities (including Enterprise Campus, Scottish Institute for Enterprise, Sporting Chance and Converge Challenge).