BA (Hons) Theatre and Film Bachelor's degree at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

This module looks at the development of film as an art form through some of its key moments and movements. We look at different film cultures from all over the world, and what contributions they have made to our understanding of cinema.

This module offers an introduction to theatre production, focusing on the essential skills and workflows of the field. You will explore production processes from concept to execution and will learn about the broad range of roles and skills necessary to the creation of theatrical production (including arts and project management, risk assessment and marketing). A key aspect is learning how production crafts and technologies create unique theatrical languages, empowering you to unlock your creativ

This module introduces you to the foundational principles of still and moving image creation essential for storytelling. Through a series of guided exercises, you will develop your technical skills in film and photography while critically reflecting on your learning experience. The curriculum focuses on the basic principles of visual communication by exploring areas such as framing, composition, lighting, blocking, and camera movement. By understanding and applying these concepts, you will learn

This module seeks to acquaint students with a range of theatrical conventions, forms, practices and individual practitioners from around the world that have helped shape non-western and European theatre. The material covered in this module can include ancient Egyptian, classical Greek and Roman theatres, African ritual forms and South Asian dance theatre, medieval European, Chinese and Japanese classical drama, up to European Renaissance and Neoclassical dramatic forms. Students are encouraged t

In this module, you will examine how we understand and analyse performances and texts.It will equip you with the language and conceptual knowledge to discuss the deeper symbolic meanings theatre can convey.

This module will explore the different ways of creating a short fiction film. It will provide an opportunity through group workshop tuition sessions for you to become familiar with the fundamentals of film production, culminating in the group creation of a short film.

Film Genre examines genre as a key method of film research, scholarship and analysis, as well as one of the primary ways cinema is defined and understood by film industries and audiences. The module looks at different methods and theories for studying film genres, as well as a number of the founding and enduring genres in film cultures across the world.

This module offers a comprehensive and dynamic exploration of theatre in the United Kingdom, focusing on pivotal movements and changes across different eras, with a substantial emphasis on developments that happened throughout the 20th century. The module covers a range of relevant historical contexts, social movements, and developments in theatrical technique and form.

This module will introduce you to the history, theory and practice of documentary as a form of filmmaking. The non-fiction film has inspired and disrupted various film movements throughout history, and you are introduced to trends and tendencies in documentary studies and documentary film. By watching, reading about and discussing diverse types of documentaries from around the world, you will develop knowledge about the form of filmmaking that will inspire your practical skills in the making of

This module covers a range of interdisciplinary approaches to creative writing. You will develop writing practices applicable to several digital media and digital technologies. Classes will cover topics such as worldbuilding for video games, creating characters for films/ theatre, or multimedia storytelling. In the second part of the module, you will apply digital production techniques (such as filming, montage, and video editing) to create your own short film or multimedia museum installation.

This module introduces you to current scholarly research and debates shaping Scottish theatre in national and international contexts in the 20th and 21st centuries. It also provides a historical, theoretical and dramaturgical overview of Scottish theatre from amateur movement, through professional repertory theatres to contemporary performativity of gender and sexuality, political and national identity, and postcolonial discourses in Scottish theatre.

This module will explore the different ways of creating a short non-fiction (documentary) film. It will provide an opportunity through group workshop tuition sessions for students to become familiar with the fundamentals of factual film production. It culminates with the group creation of a short documentary film.

This module engages with cutting-edge questions in theatre, film and performance studies. It introduces you to the major ideas driving contemporary performance making, alongside the academics and artists exploring these areas. You will learn about various practical and creative methods, enabling you to explore ideas practically, and encouraging you to contribute your own insights to ongoing debates.

This module introduces a range of approaches, methods and practices for researching the film, theatre, culture and society. It prepares students to develop and design research projects which may support their written or creative practice dissertation, or be developed for other purposes. It looks at different kinds of research, how research might be conducted, and what ethical issues arise in research. Students will study topics such as creative practice research, textual analysis, researching au

The module addresses film as a global phenomenon whose development has been influenced by a variety of different global film cultures and specific social, cultural and political discourses. It aims to broaden students' understanding of film in the world, to focus on the transnational networks of production, distribution and exhibition that link global film industries, as well as how cinema offers a space to reflect upon local, national, transnational and global histories.

This module explores the phenomenon of adaptation between forms. How would you adapt a film into a play? How would you adapt a video game into a film? The course offers critical consideration of these complex questions through a series of case studies: each of these will explore the relationship between stage and screen, and serve as a lens through which to examine different approaches to adaptation. You will also consider the creative and practical implications of adapting works for the stage a

Here you will have the opportunity to choose how your final university project will look like. You can choose to create a film or a performance, to write a script, or produce a video essay. You can also choose to write a critical dissertation on theatre, film or anything in between. The choice is yours, giving you the possibility to create a large project that you can be proud of, and which will be your calling card when leaving uni.