University of Aberdeen

Overview of the university

History

The University of Aberdeen, located in the north-east of Scotland, was founded by Bishop William Elphinstone in 1495. It is the third-oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth-oldest university in the English-speaking world. Over the past 500 years, we have proudly offered our students life-changing opportunities through greater knowledge and learning.

The University is one of the world’s top 200 universities (Times Higher World University Rankings 2020 and QS World Rankings 2020).

Admission to first degree courses

Entry to the University of Aberdeen is through Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Basic requirements include SQA Highers, General Certificate of Education (GCE), A levels, or International Baccalaureate. Other qualifications such as Scottish Vocational Education Certificate (SCOTVEC), Higher National Certificates and Diplomas (HNCs/HNDs), Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs), General National Vocational Qualifications (GNVQs), and international qualifications are also recognised.

The university also accepts students via Widening Access and Articulation Routes.

Subject Areas

The University of Aberdeen is divided up into multiple schools. The schools are:

Business School
Divinity, History and Philosophy
Education
Language, Literature, Music and Visual Culture
Law
Social Science
Biological Sciences
Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Psychology
Engineering
Geosciences
Natural and Computing Sciences
Postgraduate Research

Programs and courses at University of Aberdeen

223 courses at University of Aberdeen, listed alphabetically:

A Accounting and Finance, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Finance with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management, BSc (Hons) Accounting and Management with Study Abroad, BSc Aerospace Engineering, BEng (Hon) Aerospace Engineering, MEng (Hon) Ancient History, BA (Hons) Anthropology, BA (Hons) Applied Anatomy, BSc (Hons) Archaeology and Anthropology, BA (Hons)

B Biochemistry, BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Medical Biochemistry, BSc (Hons) Biochemistry with Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, BSc (Hons) Biology, MSci, BSc (Hons) Biomedical Sciences, BSc (Hons) Business Analytics, BSc Business and Management, BSc (Hons) Business and Management with Study Abroad, BSc Business and Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language, BSc (Hons)

C Cancer Biology and Immunology, MSci, BSc (Hons) Cellular and Molecular Medicine, MSci, BSc (Hons) Chemical Physics, BSc (Hons) Chemistry with Computing, MSci, BSc (Hons) Childhood Studies, BSc (Hons) Childhood Studies with Innovation, MSci Childhood Studies with Quantitative Research Methods, MSci, BSc (Hons) Childhood Studies with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, BEng (Hon) Civil Engineering, MEng (Hon) Classical Studies, BA (Hons) Classics, BA (Hons) Comparative Literatures and Cultures, BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and French, BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and German, BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Italian, BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Portuguese, BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Russian, BA Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Spanish, BA Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, MEng (Hon) Computer Science and Electronics, BEng (Hon) Computer Science and Electronics, MEng (Hon) Computer Science and Electronics with Study Abroad, MEng (Hon) Computer Science with Innovation, MEng (Hon) Criminology, BSc (Hons) Criminology with Quantitative Research Methods, BSc (Hons) Criminology with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons)

D Data Science, BSc Data Science with a Year in Industry, BSc Dental Hygiene and Therapy, BSc (Hons) Dentistry - BDS entry, BDS

F Film and English, BA (Hons) Film and French, BA (Hons) Film and German, BA (Hons) Film and Italian, BA (Hons) Film and Portuguese, BA (Hons) Film and Spanish, BA (Hons) Film and Television, BA (Hons) Finance, BSc

G Gateway to Dentistry, BDS Gateway to Medicine, MB ChB Gateway to Veterinary Science, BVSc Geography, BSc (Hons) Geography with Quantitative Research Methods, MSci, BSc Geography with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons) Geography with Study Abroad in a Modern Language, BSc (Hons) Geology, BSc (Hons) Geophysics, MSci, BSc (Hons)

H History, BA (Hons) History and French, BA (Hons) History and German, BA (Hons) History and Italian, BA (Hons) History and Portuguese, BA (Hons) History and Russian, BA (Hons) History and Spanish, BA (Hons) History of Art, BA (Hons) History of Art and French, BA (Hons) History of Art and German, BA (Hons) History of Art and Italian, BA (Hons) History of Art and Portuguese, BA (Hons) History of Art and Russian, BA (Hons) History of Art and Spanish, BA (Hons) History with Study Abroad, BA

I International Business Management, BSc (Hons) International Business Management and French, BA International Business Management and German, BA International Business Management and Spanish, BA International Business Management with Study Abroad, BSc International Business Management with Study Abroad in a Modern Language, BSc International Social and Public Policy, BSc (Hons) International Social and Public Policy with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons)

L Law, LLB (Hons) Law and French, LLB (Hons) Law and German, LLB (Hons) Law and Spanish, LLB (Hons) Liberal Arts, BA (Hons) Liberal Arts With Study Abroad, MLibArts

M Marketing, BSc Marketing with Study Abroad, BSc Marketing with Study Abroad in a Modern Language, BSc (Hons) Mathematics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Computer Science, MEng (Hon) Mathematics and Philosophy, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Physics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Statistics, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Statistics for Finance, BSc (Hons) Mathematics with Study Abroad in a Modern Language, BSc (Hons) Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, BEng (Hon) Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, MEng (Hon) Mechanical Engineering, BEng (Hon) Mechanical Engineering, MEng (Hon) Medical Microbiology, MSci, BSc (Hons) Medicine - MBChB Standard entry, MB Modern Languages, BA (Hons) Music, BA (Hons) Music and French, BA (Hons) Music and German, BA (Hons) Music and Italian, BA (Hons) Music and Portuguese, BA (Hons) Music and Russian, BA (Hons) Music and Spanish, BA (Hons)

N Neuroscience, MSci, BSc (Hons)

R Religion and Theology, BA (Hons)

S Social Policy, BSc (Hons) Social Policy and Politics, BSc (Hons) Social Policy and Sociology, BSc (Hons) Social Policy with Criminology, BSc (Hons) Social Policy with Innovation, MSci Social Policy with Quantitative Research Methods, BSc (Hons), MSci Social Policy with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons) Sociology, BSc (Hons) Sociology and Philosophy, BSc (Hons) Sociology with Quantitative Research Methods, MSci, BSc (Hons) Sociology with Quantitative Research Methods with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons) Sociology with Study Abroad, BSc (Hons)

T Theatre and English, BA (Hons) Theatre and Film, BA (Hons) Theatre and French, BA (Hons) Theatre and German, BA (Hons) Theatre and Italian, BA (Hons) Theatre and Performance Studies, BA (Hons) Theatre and Portuguese, BA (Hons) Theatre and Spanish, BA (Hons) Theoretical Physics, MSci

V Veterinary Nursing and Companion Animal Behaviour, BSc (Hons) Veterinary Science, BVSc Veterinary Science: Accelerated Graduate Entry, BVSc Virology & Immunology, BSc (Hons) Virology and Immunology, MSci

Z Zoology, BSc (Hons), MSci

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