可以通过以下两种途径中的一种来攻读研究硕士学位，即：撰写两篇实质性的论文，然后发表15,000字的论文，或者进行一项研究，获得30,000字的论文。除了获得一流大学的高度认可的资格外，电影研究的研究生学位还使您成为拥有蓬勃发展的电影文化，生机勃勃的艺术城市的中心。我们与著名的爱丁堡国际电影节的合作以及与其他节日，电影院和电影组织合作，将为您的研究提供支持和启发。我们庞大的文本和DVD图书馆，编辑设施，内部电影院以及访问苏格兰国家图书馆和地方文化中心的令人印象深刻的馆藏，也将如此。
The PhD in Film Studies is a three-year full-time or six-year part-time degree programme, which allows you to pursue a research topic in depth and produce a thesis of approximately 80,000 words. As well as being a highly respected qualification from a top-ranking university, a postgraduate research degree in film studies places you at the heart of a vibrant, artistic city with a flourishing film culture. Our associations with the renowned Edinburgh International Film Festival, along with other festivals, cinemas and film organisations, will support and inspire you in your research. So too will our extensive library of texts and DVDs, editing facilities, in-house cinema and access to the impressive collections of the National Library of Scotland and local cultural centres. We can provide supervised research on a wide range of topics, such as film aesthetics and film and philosophy, various national cinemas, the work of individual filmmakers, cinema in relation to other art forms, and film exhibition. We will consider thematic projects and research on genres, movements and theories. For interdisciplinary topics, expertise is on hand from within the school and beyond, including staff researching literature, anthropology, art history, music and more.