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Overview

The University of Aberdeen is today at the forefront of teaching, learning and discovery, as it has been for 500 years. Founded in 1495, as Scotland's third oldest university and the fifth oldest in the UK .

Currently placed 129th in the THE QS World University Rankings.Capital expenditure 1999-2009 totalled £229 million, with a further £167 million to be invested in infrastructure to 2019. Annual turnover in excess of £200 million per annum.Five Nobel Laureates are associated with the University of Aberdeen.

Student community representing 120 nationalities .16,000 students: 46% men 54% women, and 19% mature undergraduates.High quality teaching - with over 89% subjects rated Excellent / Highly Satisfactory.Over 600 first degree programmes and more than 140 taught Masters programmes .

Study abroad opportunities worldwide. 97% graduates enter directly into work, further study or training within 6 months .Teaching organised in three colleges: College of Life Sciences & Medicine, College of Physical Sciences, and College of Arts and Social Sciences .Over 3,000 staff - of whom 1,400 are academic .Research income trebled in the last decade .Aberdeen physicists and clinicians were first in the world to scan a patient's body using MRI .Strong track record in commercialising research - with over 400 patents pending and 21 spin-off companies .

Wireless access across the whole campus, and strategy to continually improve student accommodation and facilities .Libraries with over a million volumes, priceless historic material, and seven museum collections recognised as nationally important .Over 150 sports clubs and societies, and the Olympic-standard Aberdeen Sports Village which opened summer 2009 .Home to high-profile culture events including the annual literary WORD Festival, Director's Cut, and the international Aberdeen Music Prize.

Location & Facilities

The University of Aberdeen lies close to the heart of a city which is at the centre of a diverse and thriving regional economy. Aberdeen's pivotal role in the international oil and gas industry means that it enjoys excellent communications and travel links.

Accommodation for Students

Our accommodation website will take you through the various accommodation options, with detailed information in each section. It will outline the choices you have, from traditional halls, where meals are provided, to self-catering flats. Maps will give you a visual impression of where all our accommodation is in relation to the main University campus, the city centre, the beach and other amenities.

List of Departments / Schools / Faculty / College

Colleges and Institutes

Teaching at the University of Aberdeen is organised across three colleges, which encompass a broad range of disciplines in academic schools.

College of Arts and Social Sciences

Comprises six Schools:

Business
Divinity, History and Philosophy,

Education,

Language & Literature,

Law

Social Science

The College also houses two Research Institutes:-

The Elphinstone Institute ·
Research Institute for Irish and Scottish Studies.

College of Life Sciences and Medicine

School Of Biological Sciences
School Of Medical Sciences
School Of Medicine & Dentistry
School Of Psychology
Graduate School

Research activity in the college is organised into research institutes, namely

Institute of Medical Sciences
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences
School of Psychology.
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health

College of Physical Sciences

Comprises three Schools:

Engineering
Geosciences
Natural and Computing Sciences

The College is a key player in research, and involved in collaborative projects including

Northern Research Partnership (NRP)
Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA)
Scottish Universities Life Sciences Alliance (SULSA)
Scottish Alliance for Geoscience, Environment and Society (SAGES)
Scottish Informatics and Computing Alliance (SICSA)

Courses Offered

Undergraduate (UG)

Accountancy (arts)
Animal Ecology (science)
Anthropology (arts)
Applied Sports Science with Education (Primary) (science)
Archaeology (arts)
Archaeology (science)
Artificial Intelligence (science)
Behavioural Studies (arts)
Behavioural Studies (science)
Biobusiness Options (science)
Biochemistry (science)
Biological Sciences (MSci) (science)
Biology (science)
Biomedical Science (science)
Biotechnology (science)
Celtic Civilisation (arts)
Celtic Studies (arts)
Chemical Engineering (engineering)
Chemistry (science)
Chemistry (MChem) (science)
Civil (and Structural) Engineering (engineering)
Computing (arts)
Computing Science (science)
Conservation Biology (science)
Dentistry (medicine)
Divinity (arts)
Divinity (divinity)
Ecology (science)
Economics (arts)
Education (education)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (engineering)
Engineering (engineering)
English (arts)
Entrepreneurship (arts)
Environmental Science (science)
European Management Studies (arts)
European Studies (arts)
Film and Visual Culture (arts)
Finance (arts)
Forest Sciences (science)
Forestry (science)
French (arts)
Gaelic Studies (arts)
Genetics (science)
Geographical Information Systems (science)
Geography (arts)
Geography (science)
Geology/ Geology & Petroleum Geology (science)
German (arts)
Health Sciences (science)
Health Studies (arts)
Hispanic Studies (arts)
History (arts)
History of Art (arts)
Human Embryology and Developmental Biology (science)
Immunology (science)
Immunology and Pharmacology (science)
Industrial Placements - Five Year MSci Degrees (science)
Information Systems (science)
Information Systems & Management (arts)
Language & Linguistics (arts)
Languages and Literature of Scotland (arts)
Law (law)
Legal Studies (arts)
Literature in a World Context (arts)
Management Studies (arts)
Marine Biology (science)
Marine and Coastal Resource Management (science)
Mathematics (arts)
Mathematics (science)
Mechanical Engineering (engineering)
Medicine (medicine)
Microbiology (science)
Molecular Biology (science)
Music (education)
Music Studies (arts)
Natural Philosophy (Physics) (arts)
Neuroscience with Psychology (science)
Petroleum Engineering (engineering)
Pharmacology (science)
Philosophy (arts)
Physics (science)
Physiology (science)
Plant & Soil Science (science)
Plant Biology (science)
Politics & International Relations (arts)
Psychology (arts)
Psychology (science)
Real Estate (arts)
Religious Studies (arts)
Scandinavian Studies (arts)
Scottish Studies (arts)
Sociology (arts)
Sports & Exercise Science (science)
Sports Studies (Exercise and Health) (science)
Theology (divinity)
Wildlife Management (science)
Zoology (science)

Postgraduate

Research Area	Taught Programmes	Research Degrees
Accountancy	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MPhil, PhD
Anthropology	Design Anthropology - MSc/PgDip Materialising the Past - MSc People and the Environment - MSc Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History - MRes	MPhil, PhD
Archaeology	Archaeology of the North (MSc)	MSc, MPhil, Phd

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Biological Sciences	Ecology and Environmental Sustainability - MSc/PgDip Environmental Microbiology - MSc/PgDip Environmental Science - MSc/PgDip Forestry- MSc/PgDip Applied Marine and Fisherie Ecology: Concepts and Practices for Ecosystem-Based Management - MRes/MSc/PgDip Soil Science - MSc/PgDip	MSc, MPhil, Phd
Biomedical Physics & Bioengineering		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Biomedical Sciences		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Business Administration	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Business School - Graduate Programmes	Master of Business Administration (MBA) MBA Marketing MBA Human Resource Management MBA January entry MBA Real Estate MBA International Healthcare Management MSc Finance & Investment Management MSc Accounting & Finance MSc Corporate Finance MSc Real Estate Finance MSc Property MSc International Real Estate Markets MSc Management, Enterprise & Innovation MSc Management, Economics & International Relations MSc International Business, Energy & Petroleum PgCert Coaching	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Cancer Medicine		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Celtic	Celtic Studies - MLitt Irish & Scottish Studies - MLitt (Research Institute of Irish & Scottish Studies)	MLitt, PhD

Centre for Austrian Studies
Centre for Early Modern Studies	Renaissance and Early Modern Studies - MLitt	MLitt
Centre for European Labour Market Research	Please see: Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details.	MPhil, PhD
Centre for Interdisciplinary Practice
Centre for Modern Thought	MLitt in Modern Thought	MLitt by Research, PhD
Centre for the Study of Spirituality, Health and Disability		PhD
Chemistry	MSc Analytical Chemistry for Environmental Life Sciences MSc in Chemical Sciences MSc Oil & Gas Chemistry	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Child Health		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Computing Science	Advanced Information Systems Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing E-Commerce Technology Information Technology Informatics: Software Project Management (Distance Learning Only)	MSc, MPhil, PhD

Counselling	Person Centred Counselling MSc/PGDip
Cultural History	Cultural History - MLitt/PgDip Early Modern Studies (Centre for Early Modern Studies) - MLitt/PgDip History and Philosophy of Science - MLitt/PgDip Medieval Studies - MLitt/PgDip Modern Historical Studies - MLitt/PgDip Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History - MRes Sociology - MSc	MLitt, MPhil, PhD
Developmental Biology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Disability		PhD
Divinity	Systematic Theology - MTh Jewish Studies - MLitt Biblical Theology - MTh Catholic Studies - MTh Church History - MTh Theology and Religious Studies - MTh Pastoral Studies - Diploma Practical Theology and Christian Ethics - MTh	MTh, MPhil, PhD in Divinity
Ecology		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Economics	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MPhil, PhD
Education	Adult Literacies Development Ed/PgDip/PgCert Advanced Educational Studies MEd/PgDip/PgCert Advanced Professional Studies MEd/PgDip/PgCert Chartered Teacher Programme MEd/PgDip/PgCert Inclusive Practice MEd/PGDip/PgCert Leadership in Professional Settings MSc/PgDip/PgCert Pastoral Care, Guidance MEd/PGDip/PgCert Person Centred Counselling MSc/PGDip Primary Education Secondary Education	MPhil, PhD, EdD.
Elphinstone Institute	Ethnology and Folklore - MLitt Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History - MRes	MPhil, PhD
Energy	Subsea Engineering - MSc Integrated Petroleum Geoscience - MSc Oil and Gas Enterprise Management - MSc Safety and Reliability Engineering Project Management (campus based or distance learning) - MSc/PgDip/PgCert Energy Futures (Oil & Gas) - MSc Energy Futures (Renewables) - MSc Doctor of Engineering Programme International Business, Energy and Petroleum - MSc
Engineering	Doctor of Engineering Programme Oil & Gas Engineering Oil & Gas Structural Engineering Project Management (Campus based or Distance Learning) Renewable Energy Safety and Reliability Engineering Subsea Engineering	MSc, MPhil, PhD, EngD
Engineering - Doctor of Engineering Programme	Doctor of Engineering programme
English & Film (Language & Literature)	Comparative Literature - MLitt/PgDip Creative Writing - MLitt/PgDip English Linguistics for Advanced Teachers of English - MLitt/PgDip English Literary Studies - MLitt/PgDip Sociolinguistics - MLitt/PgDip Irish and Scottish Studies - MLitt/PgDip Language Policy and Planning - MLitt/PgDip Visual Culture - MLitt/PgDip Early Modern Studies (Centre for Early Modern Studies) - MLitt/PgDip The Novel - MLitt/PgDip Celtic Studies - MLitt/PgDip	MLitt, MPhil, PhD
Environment	Applied Geospatial Information Science Human Geography (MRes) Land Economy (Rural Surveying) Sustainable Rural Development Rural Planning and Environmental Management Urban Planning and Real Estate	MRes, MSc by research, MPhil, PhD
Environmental & Occupational Medicine		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Environmental Science		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Epidemiology		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Ethnology	Ethnology and Folklore - MLitt Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History - MRes	MPhil, PhD
Film Studies	Visual Culture - MLitt	MLitt, MPhil, PhD
Finance	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MPhil, PhD
Folklore	Ethnology and Folklore - MLitt Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History - MRes	MPhil, PhD
French	Comparative Literature - MLitt/PgDip Visual Culture - MLitt/PgDip Renaissance & Early Modern Studies - MLitt/PgDip Medievil Studies - MLitt/PgDip	MLitt, PhD
General Practice & Primary Care		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Geography & Environment	Applied Geospatial Information Science Human Geography (MRes) Land Economy (Rural Surveying) Sustainable Rural Development Rural Planning and Environmental Management Urban Planning and Real Estate	MRes, MSc by research, MPhil, PhD
Geology & Petroleum Geology	Hydrocarbon Exploration (professional PgDip through exploHUB) Integrated Petroleum Geoscience Oil and Gas Enterprise Management	MSc, MPhil, PhD
German	Comparative Literature - MLitt/PgDip Visual Culture - Mlitt/PgDip	MLitt, MPhil, PhD
Gynaecology		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Health	International Health and Management - MSc International Healthcare Management - MBA
Health and Industrial Psychology		MSc, MPhil, MRes, PhD
Health Economics Research Unit		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Health Services Research unit		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Hispanic Studies	Latin American Studies - MLitt Comparative Literature - MLitt Visual Culture- MLitt	MLitt, MPhil, PhD
History	Cultural History - MLitt/PgDip Early Modern Studies (Centre for Early Modern Studies) - MLitt/PgDip History and Philosophy of Science - MLitt/PgDip Irish & Scottish Studies (Research Institute of Irish & Scottish Studies) - MLitt/PgDip Medieval Studies - MLitt/PgDip Modern Historical Studies - MLitt/PgDip	MLitt, MPhil, PhD
History of Art	Art and Business - MLitt · Art in Scotland - MLitt	MLitt, MPhil, PhD z
HR	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Imaging		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Immunology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Institute of Applied Health Sciences	International Health and Management - MSc/PgDip Health Services & Public Health Research - MSc/PgDip Nursing/Midwifery/Health Care - MSc/PgDip/PgCert Primary Care - MSc	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Institute of Medical Sciences	Business and Medical Sciences - MSc/PgDip Biotechnology - MBA Cell and Molecular Systems Biology - MSc/PgDip Drug Development- MSc/PgDip Drug Development and Drug Safey - MSc/PgDip Drug Development with Bio-Business - MSc/PgDip Environmental Microbiology - MSc/PgDip Health Economics - PgCert	Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Interdisciplinary Practice
International Relations	European Politics Public International Law and Globalisation Latin American Studies - MLitt International Relations - MSc Political Research - MRes Globalization - MSc Management Economics & International Relations - MSc Strategic Studies - MSc/PgDip	MPhil, PhD
Investment	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Irish Studies	Irish & Scottish Studies - MLitt/PgDip	PhD
Islamic Studies	Degree programmes validated by the University of Aberdeen · Islamic Studies - MLitt/PgDip/PgCert · Islamic Jerusalem Studies- MLitt/PgDip/PgCert	MPhil, PhD
Land Economy	Land Economy (Rural Surveying) - MLE Urban Planning and Real Estate - Masters/Diploma
Law	International Law and Globalisation Private International Law Property Law - LLM · European Law - LLM Criminal Justice - LLM International Commercial Law - LLM Human Rights and Criminal Justice - LLM Law and Sustainable Development - LLM International and European Law - LLM International Law - LLM Criminal Justice and Human Rights - LLM Human Rights - LLM · General - LLM Legal Practice - Diploma (DLP) Oil & Gas Law - LLM	LLM, MPhil, PhD
Management Studies	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business, MPhil, PhD in Management
Marine Biology		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Marketing	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Mathematical Sciences	MSc Mathematics	MSc, MPhil, PhD
MBA	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Medicine & Therapeutics		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Mental Health		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Microbiology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Modern Studies	Renaissance and Early Modern Studies - MLitt	MLitt
Modern Thought	MLitt in Modern Thought	MLitt by Research, PhD
Molecular & Cell Biology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Music	Music - MMus/PgDip/PgCert	MPhil, PhD
Neuropsychology		MSc, MPhil, MRes, PhD
Nursing		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Nutrition	Human Nutrition and Metabolism - MSc/PgDip	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Obstetrics & Gynaecology		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Occupational Medicine		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Ophthalmology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Orthopaedics		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Pathology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Personnel	Please see Business School - Graduate Programmes for further details	MRes in Business or Finance, MPhil and PhD in Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management and Property
Petroleum Geology	Hydrocarbon Exploration (professional PgDip through exploHUB) Integrated Petroleum Geoscience Oil and Gas Enterprise Management	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Pharmacology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Philosophy	Philosophy - MLitt	MPhil, PhD
Physics	See separate entries for MSc and Diploma programmes available in Bioengineering, Medical Imaging, Medical Physics, Systems Biology and Medical Physics Computing in the College of Life Sciences and Medicine (Biomedical Physics & Bioengineering).	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Physiology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Plant Science		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Politics & International Relations	European Politics Public International Law and Globalisation Latin American Studies - MLitt International Relations - MSc Political Research - MRes Globalization - MSc Management Economics & International Relations - MSc Strategic Studies - MSc/PgDip	MPhil, PhD
Project Management	Project Management (campus based or distance learning) - MSc/PgDip/PgCert Software Project Management (distance learning) - MSc/PgDip/PgCert

Property
Psychology	Psychology - MRes Social Cognitive Neuroscience - MSc/PgDip/PgCert	MSc, MPhil, MRes, PhD
Public Health		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Radiology		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Religion and Society	Religion and Society - MLitt
Religious Studies	Systematic Theology - MTh Jewish Studies - MLitt Biblical Theology - MTh Catholic Studies - MTh Church History - MTh Theology and Religious Studies - MTh Pastoral Studies - Diploma Practical Theology and Christian Ethics - MTh	MRes, MLitt or PhD in Religious Studies
Research Institute of Irish & Scottish Studies	Irish & Scottish Studies - MLitt/PgDip	PhD
Research Methods	Social Research - MRes

Rowan Group
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health	Human Nutrition & Metabolism - MSc/PgDip Public Health Nutrition - MSc/PgDip Molecular Nutrition - MSc/PgDip	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Rural	Land Economy - Masters/Diploma Sustainable Rural Development - MSc/PgDip/PgCert Forestry- MSc/PgDip Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology: Concepts and Practices for Ecosystem-Based Management - MRes/MSc/PgDip Energy Futures (Renewables) - MSc/PgDip Human Geography - MRes Rural Planning and Environmental Management - Masters/Diploma
Scottish Culture and Traditions	Ethnology and Folklore - MLitt Social Anthropology, Ethnology and Cultural History - MRes	MPhil, PhD

Scottish Philosophy
Scottish Studies	Irish & Scottish Studies - MLitt/PgDip	PhD
Sociology	Cultural Sociology - MSc/PgDip European Politics and Society - MSc Globalization - MSc Religion and Society - MSc Sex, Gender, Violence - MSc Sociology - MSc Sociology of Peace Processes - MSc/PgDip Social Research - MRes Transitional Justice and Reconciliation - MSc	MRes, MPhil, PhD
Spatial Planning and Rural Surveying	Urban Planning and Real Estate Rural Planning and Environmental Management Land Economy/Rural Surveying	MSc, MPhil, PhD
Spirituality		PhD
Sports Science		MSc, MPhil, MD, PhD
Surgery & Orthopaedics		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Theology	Systematic Theology - MTh Jewish Studies - MLitt Biblical Theology - MTh Catholic Studies - MTh Church History - MTh Theology and Religious Studies - MTh Pastoral Studies - Diploma Practical Theology and Christian Ethics - MTh	MTh, MPhil, PhD in Divinity
Translational Medicine		Msc, MPhil, PhD, MD, ChM
Vascular Health		MSc, MPhil, PhD
Walter Scott Research Centre	English Literary Studies - MLitt/PgDip Irish and Scottish Studies - MLitt/PgDip The Novel - Mlitt/PgDip Creative Writing- Mlitt/PgDip	see English
Zoology		MSc, MPhil, PhD

Scholarships

The University of Aberdeen Alumni Discount Scheme

The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount in postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen. The Alumni Discount Scheme applies to both home and overseas students.

The British Council

In the absence of a local British Council office, consult the nearest British Embassy or High Commission. It may also be useful to visit the Education UK Scotland website and the UK Council for International Student Affairs.

Other Sources of Funding Information

Association of Commonwealth Universities

The Overseas Research Awards Scheme (ORSAS)

International Education Financial Aid (IEFA) scholarship search

Directory of Grant Making Trusts (Charities Aid Foundation)

The Grants Register (Macmillan Press)

Educational Grants Directory (Directory of Social Change)

Guide to the Major Grant-Making Trusts (Directory of Social Change)

Study Abroad (UNESCO)

International scholarships & bursaries

The University of Aberdeen offers scholarships and bursaries within a number of areas. Further opportunities can be found on the college websites of Arts and Social Sciences, Life Sciences and Medicine and Physical Sciences.

Intake

Twice a year January( Specfic Courses only) & September ( Major Intake)

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