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Spanish Upper Intermediate Step 3
Take the next step in your Spanish learning and become fluent in one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
In person (On Campus)
Spanish Upper Intermediate Step 5
Take the next step in your Spanish learning and become fluent in one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.
In person (On Campus)
Street Photography
Explore Edinburgh through the lens of street photography, learning to capture candid moments and refine your images in Adobe Photoshop.
In person (On Campus)
Studio Painting
An immersive painting course for those with some experience, focusing on developing a personal and compelling body of work.
In person (On Campus)
Sustainable Approaches in Fashion
Develop design skills whilst addressing sustainability issues in fashion through creative reuse, garment upcycling, and waste-reducing...
In person (On Campus)
Sustainable Global Food Systems
How do we feed 11 billion people? Discover the importance of sustainable food systems on a global scale.
Online (Self-paced independent learning)
Swahili Beginners Step 3 (Online)
Take the next step in your Swahili learning and continue to discover the basics of one of the most widely spoken languages of Africa.
Online (Fixed Schedule)
Swahili Elementary Step 3
Take the next step in your Swahili learning and go beyond the basics of one of the most widely spoken languages in Africa.
In person (On Campus)
Swahili Elementary Step 6
Take the next step in your Swahili learning and go beyond the basics of one of the most widely spoken languages in Africa.
In person (On Campus)
Technology to Support Additional Support Needs (ASN) in Education
Technology to Support ASN in Education - highlight and explore a range of assistive technologies and resources for pupils who require additional...
Online (Fixed Schedule)
Technology to Support Dyslexia in Education
The technology to support dyslexia course will focus on and explore a range of technologies, resources, and strategies to support learners with...
Online (Fixed Schedule)
The Art of Reading Difficult Texts: Moby Dick
Some books have the reputation of being difficult and scare potential readers away. This course aims to make some notoriously ‘difficult’ texts...
In person (On Campus)
The Art of Rembrandt and Vermeer
Step into 17th-century Holland to compare the different approaches of Rembrandt and Vermeer, two contemporaries who transformed European...
In person (On Campus)
The Discovery of the Higgs Boson
Should we be excited about the Higgs Boson? Find out more about particle physics and understanding the universe in this course.
Online (Self-paced independent learning)
The History and Culture of Colour
Based at the National Museum of Scotland, uncover stories linking the history of colour with culture, society, and art.
In person (Off Campus)
The Literature of Edinburgh
Join us for a taste of the texts inspired by or created in the city of Edinburgh.
In person (On Campus)
Themes at the National Galleries of Scotland: Identity
Join us at the Scottish National Gallery to discover the paintings that explore the theme of identity in art.
In person (Off Campus)
Themes at the National Galleries of Scotland: Love
Join us at the Scottish National Gallery to discover the paintings that tell us about the theme of love in art.
In person (Off Campus)
Themes at the National Galleries of Scotland: Treasures of the 15th to 17th Centuries
Explore 15–17th century masterpieces through study and gallery visits, tracing how Europe’s greatest paintings came to Scotland’s national...
In person (On Campus)
Themes at the National Galleries: Scotland and Slavery
Join us at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery to learn about slavery in Scotland’s past, through discussion of portraits and gallery items.
In person (Off Campus)
The Monthly Poet: New York
The Monthly Poet aims to open up poetry to everyone. Meet for three classes, over a three-month period and in each session explore an individual...
In person (On Campus)
The Monthly Read: A Cue from Shakespeare
The Monthly Read celebrates the pleasures of reading and discussions of books. Meet for three classes and in each class explore one novel linked...
In person (On Campus)
The Role of Social Sciences in Nitrogen Research
Explore the examples of interdisciplinary research and ways that the social sciences can be used in the field of nitrogen research.
Online (Self-paced independent learning)
The Romance and Reality of Scotland in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Join us at the National Museum of Scotland to explore 18th–19th c. travellers’ tales of Scotland and contrast promised romantic visions with...
In person (Off Campus)