Breaking into the film or television industries takes skill, experience and contacts - all of which you'll gain in this course. Part of Screen Academy Scotland and endorsed by Skillset (the sector skills council for the creative media), the course is one of the few in the UK that focus on the real creative and business skills of producing. You'll have direct access to industry professionals, and the chance to collaborate with writers and directors on Screen Academy projects. This is more than a theoretical grounding - you'll graduate with experience and industry contacts, ready to make your name in film or television production, or progress to a further qualification.

Working in collaboration on scripts, documentaries and interactive projects, you'll gain script development skills and learn to work within a creative team. You'll also be guided through the business processes involved in bringing a project to life, from acquiring rights to budgeting, finance and distribution. Learning the processes is just the beginning: you'll be undertaking very real projects that allow you to apply your skills and gain experience in liaising with active industry professionals and business contacts, both local and abroad.

• creative producer 
• script editor 
• development producer
• researcher