The MA degree is designed for students who wish to achieve a Masters level qualification in one year, with 180 SCQF credits at level 11 (90 ECTS credits). The programme runs full-time for three trimesters, with the third trimester being dedicated to a largely independent project.

Piano Accompaniment is a varied and challenging postgraduate programme, led by lecturer and piano accompanist, Scott Mitchell, alongside a team of highly experienced professional accompanists and chamber musicians. You will engage in a wide range of collaborative opportunities to prepare you for this demanding profession working with students and...

HND Networking is a 2-year computing course which incorporates the industry-recognised CISCO CCNA ( CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK ASSOCIATE) curriculum.

You will study the most important areas of networking and cybersecurity and look at specialist areas of computer forensics such as ethical hacking. Computer Networking with security and forensics is one of the fastest-developing branches of the new technologies industry. There is a huge demand in the industry for networking and cybersecurity professionals with starting salaries between £30,000-£50,000+. 

During this course, you will develop an essential understanding of networking for home and networking for small businesses....

HNC Construction Management can either be studied as a one-year full-time or two-year day release course (a system allowing employees days off work to go on educational courses).

This course is designed to teach you the essential skills necessary for the role of a Construction Management professional.

The full-time course will mean attending Edinburgh College's Granton campus 2.5 days per week over one academic year. 

The day release will mean attending Edinburgh College’s Granton campus one day per week over two academic years whilst continuing to be employed within the construction industry.  ...

This Unit is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge and skills for further study or employment in an administrative or IT environment. It is an optional Unit within HNC/HND Administration and Information Technology or HNC Accounting course, but is also included within other HN Group Awards and can be taken as a stand-alone Unit. It will introduce you to fundamental issues in economics with a particular emphasis on the business environment.  For more information please visit the SQA website.Credit points andYou will learn about basic economic problems, and how the consumer and other economic agents can address these problems. You will also learn about...

This is an optional Unit within HNC/HND Administration and Information Technology course, but is also included within other HN Group Awards and can be taken as a stand-alone Unit. It is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge and skills for further study or employment in an administrative or IT/Business environment, and will provide you with knowledge and understanding of marketing and its use in organisations. It explains the influence of the external environment and the importance of market research when making marketing decisions. It also introduces the concept of segmentation and target marketing, and will help to develop your understanding of the marketing...

This is a mandatory Unit within the PDA Financial Accounting and the HNC/HND Accounting Group Award. It may also be taken as part of other HN Group Awards as an optional Unit, or can be taken as a stand alone HN Unit.This course will introduce you to the financial statements of sole traders (from incomplete records), partnerships and limited companies that operate as either traders or manufacturers. The financial statements comprise of income statements and statement of financial position and you will learn how to prepare and present these statements in accordance with current accounting standards.As cash flow is important...

This is a mandatory Unit within the PDA Financial Accounting and PDA Book Keeping, as well as the HNC/HND Accounting course. It may also be part of other HN group awards as an optional Unit, or taken as a stand alone HN Unit. It is primarily intended for those who expect to take up a career or further study in accounting and/or financial administration, but is also very relevant to those with appropriate work experience who wish to formalise their book-keeping skills. Upon course completion you should be able to effectively record and manage financial information with enhanced manual book-keeping skills. For further information on this course,...

This professional development award delivers the essential skills and knowledge for a career in book-keeping or working in an accounting or financial administration role. The PDA courses are quick and cost effective to deliver, so are ideal for developing the skills of young people, graduates, and other adult learners. They are also ideal for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) so employers can enhance the skills of their employees.Special Features:This course will allow you to develop technical and administrative knowledge relevant to book-keeping and financial accounting practice.You will acquire manual book-keeping abilities using commercially-produced financial accounting software (SAGE Accounting and SAGE Payroll)...

CompTIA certification course helps to prepare students to take and pass the SY0-601 Security+ exam and obtain the Security+ certification. This course is excellent for those looking to increase their employability prospects in security administration careers. About the course Security+ is an online IT training course designed to help you learn about systems security, network security, access control and managing risk. Each online training session will guide you through step-by-step. Successful completion of the course you will gain Pitman Training Certificate. The course will help you learn everything you need to know to go on and gain external CompTIA certification...

The world's number one IT qualification, ECDL is the benchmark for digital literacy in educational systems around the globe.ECDL equips students with the skills to use a computer confidently and effectively, building on existing knowledge and motivating further learning.Tried, tested and trusted, ECDL programmes have been delivered to over 11 million people, in 41 languages across 148 countries. Over 2 million people have taken ECDL in the UK since 1997.ECDL is available at each of the main college campuses. This is a flexible learning programme which offers class tuition followed by testing. Most of the work can be carried out...