English Name: | University of Aberdeen |
Region: | Northern Europe |
Country/Region: | UK |
Found Year: | 1495 |
Address: | King's College, Old Aberdeen |
Website: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk |
The University of Aberdeen, in Scotland, has an excellent reputation for teaching quality and research, boasting a place in the Top 25 UK Universities (QS World University Rankings 2018). Over the years, five Nobel Prizes have been awarded for work carried out or begun at Aberdeen.
Students are attracted by our tradition which is rooted in our 500 year history – however, we are focused firmly on the future and are at the cutting-edge of research in many fields. 76% of our research has been assessed through the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF14) and has been deemed to be ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’.
Flexibility and individuality are the University's real strengths. With over 390 first degree programmes on offer, students can mix, match and switch subjects as they discover new interests on route to their tailor-made degree. Our first degrees cover a range of subjects including business, engineering, medicine and, sports science related degrees where we rank 1st in the UK (Sports Science – The Guardian 2018).
At Aberdeen you will find intriguing ancient buildings alongside modern, newly refurbished, first-class laboratories, excellent computing facilities and the latest library technology. For instance, Our Sir Duncan Rice Library, opened in 2012, boasts seven floors of resources and study areas.
The student culture here is lively, with a strong sense of community and belonging. The University promotes a multi-national, multi-faith community and truly welcomes all. Social and sporting facilities are outstanding with Olympic standard sports facilities available to all students. Explore the land around you easily as our University is situated within walking distance to the city’s beautiful beach. Aberdeen itself is surrounded by breath-taking Scottish countryside perfect for hillwalking, mountaineering and canoeing. For those who want to taste city life in Scotland, Aberdeen’s busy cosmopolitan centre is a short walk away from the campus and provides a range of art, culture and exciting international culinary experiences waiting to be discovered.
Total Enrollment:12389
International Students:3159(26%)
Undergraduate Enrollment:10359
International Students:1954(19%)
Graduate Enrollment:2030
International Students:1205(59%)
Undergraduate Programs
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 (Mchem) (Science)
Chemistry (Science)
Civil (And Structural) Engineering (Engineering)
Computing (Arts)
Computing Science (Science)
Conservation Biology (Science)
Dentistry (Medicine)
Divinity (Arts)
Divinity (Divinity)
Ecology (Science)
Education (Education)
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Engineering)
Engineering (Engineering)
English (Arts)
Environmental Science (Science)
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)
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 & Management (Arts)
Information Systems (Science)
Language & Linguistics (Arts)
Languages and Literature of Scotland (Arts)
Law (Law)
Legal Studies (Arts)
Literature in A World Context (Arts)
Management Studies (Arts)
Marine and Coastal Resource Management (Science)
Marine Biology (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 Taught Courses
Accounting and Finance
Adult Literacies Development
Advanced Educational Studies
Advanced Information Systems
Advanced Professional Studies
Analytical Chemistry For Environmental Life Sciences
Applied Geospatial Information Science
Applied Marine and Fisheries Ecology: Concepts and Practices For Ecosystem-Based Management
Archaeology of the North
Art and Business
Art in Scotland
Artificial Intelligence
Autism and Learning
Biblical Theology
Bio-Business and Medical Sciences
Business Administration
Business Administration (January Entry)
Business Research
Cell and Molecular Systems Biology
Celtic Studies
Chartered Teacher Program
Chemical Sciences
Church History
Climate Change Law & Sustainable Development
Clinical Pharmacology
Cloud Computing
Coaching (Pgcert)
Community Learning and Development
Comparative Literature
Conservation Science
Creative Writing
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice & Human Rights
Cultural History
Cultural Sociology
Design Anthropology
Drug Development
Drug Development and Drug Safety
Drug Development with Bio Business (Mres)
Drug Development with Biobusiness
Drug Discovery (Mres)
E-Commerce Technology
Ecology and Environmental Sustainability
Economics
Effective Teaching in Numeracy
English Linguistics For Advanced Teachers of English
English Literary Studies
Enhanced Professional Practice
Environmental Microbiology
Environmental Science
Environmental Science (Mres)
Ethnology & Folklore
European Law
European Politics and Society
Finance & Investment Management
Finance (Mres)
Forestry
Gaelic Medium Education
General Llm
Global Health
Globalization
Graduate Business School Programmes
Health Economics
Health Services & Public Health Research
History and Philosophy of Science
Human Geography(Esrc Accredited)
Human Nutrition & Metabolism
Human Resource Management
Human Rights
Human Rights and Criminal Justice
Inclusive Practice
Informatics: Software Project Management
Information Technology
Integrated Petroleum Geoscience
International & European Law
International Business, Energy and Petroleum
International Commercial Law
International Health and Management
International Law
International Law and Globalisation
International Real Estate Markets
International Relations
Irish & Scottish Studies
Jewish Studies
Land Economy (Rural Surveying, Rics Accredited)
Latin American Studies
Leadership in Professional Contexts
Leadership in Professional Contexts: Incorporating the Standard For Headship (Sqh)
Learning and Teaching For Employability
Learning and Teaching For Enterprise and Employability
Management Economics & International Relations
Management, Enterprise & Innovation
Marketing
Materialising the Past
Mathematics
MBA International Healthcare Management
MBA Real Estate
Medical Biotechnology (With Bio-Business)
Medical Biotechnology with Biobusiness (Mres)
Medical Imaging
Medical Molecular Genetics
Medical Molecular Microbiology
Medical Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
Medical Physics
Medical Physics Computing
Medical Research Skills
Medieval Studies
Methods and Practices of Philosophical Research
Modern Historical Studies
Modern Thought
Molecular and Cellular Immunology
Molecular Biology (Mres)
Molecular Nutrition
Music
Nursing - Midwifery - Healthcare - Transitions in Care - Palliative Care
Oil & Gas Chemistry
Oil & Gas Structural Engineering
Oil and Gas Engineering
Oil and Gas Enterprise Management
Oil and Gas Law
Pastoral Care, Guidance and Pupil Support
Pastoral Studies
People and the Environment
Person Centred Counselling
Philosophy
Physician Assistant Studies
Plurilingual Education
Political Research
Practical Theology and Christian Ethics
Primary Education
Private International Law
Professional Learning and Development (Primary)
Professional Legal Practice
Project Management (Campus Based Or Distance Learning)
Psychology
Public Health Nutrition
Real Estate
Real Estate Finance
Religion & Politics
Religion and Society
Renaissance & Early Modern Studies
Renewable Energy
Rural Planning and Environmental Management
Safety and Reliability Engineering
Scandinavian Studies
Secondary Education
Sex, Gender, Violence: Contemporary Critical Approaches
Social and Educational Research (Mres)
Social Anthropology, Ethnology & Cultural History
Social Research
Sociolinguistics
Sociology
Sociology of Peace Processes
Soil Science
Soil Science (Mres)
Strategic Studies
Studies in Mindfulness
Subsea Engineering
Sustainable Rural Development
Systematic Theology
Teaching Qualification in Further Education
The Novel
Theology & Religious Studies
Transitional Justice and Reconciliation
Urban Planning and Real Estate
Visual Culture
Postgraduate Research Programs
Accountancy
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Physics & Bioengineering
Biomedical Sciences
Cancer Medicine
Celtic
Chemistry
Child Health
Citizenship, Civil Society and Rule of Law, Centre For
Civil Law Centre
Computing Science
Cultural History
Developmental Biology
Divinity
Doctor of Engineering Programme (Engd)
Early Modern Studies, Centre For
Ecology
Economics
Education
Energy Law, Centre For
Engineering
English, Film & Visual Culture, & Linguistics (Language & Literature)
Entrepreneurship, Centre For
Environmental & Occupational Medicine
Environmental Science
Epidemiology
European Labour Market Research, Centre For
Finance
French
Gender Studies, Centre For
General Practice & Primary Care
Geography & Environment
Geology & Petroleum Geology
German
Graduate Business School Programmes
Health and Industrial Psychology
Health Economics Research Unit
Health Services Research Unit
Himalayan Research, Centre For
Hispanic Studies
History
History and Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine, Centre For the
History of Art
Imaging
Immunology
Institute of Applied Health Sciences
Institute of Medical Sciences
Law
Linguistic Research, Centre For
Management Studies
Marine Biology
Mathematical Sciences
Mental Health
Microbiology
Modern Thought, Centre For
Molecular & Cell Biology
Music
Neuropsychology
New Europe Centre
Novel, Centre For the
Nursing
Nutrition and Health
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Ophthalmology
Pathology
Patient Safety
Pharmacology
Philosophy
Physics
Physiology
Plant Science
Politics & International Relations
Property Law, Centre For
Psychology
Public Health
Public Policy, Centre For the Study of
Radiology
Real Estate
Real Estate Research, Centre For
Religious Studies
Research Institute of Irish & Scottish Studies
Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health (Rinh)
Russian and East European History, Centre For
Scandinavian Studies, Centre For
Sociology
Spatial Planning & Rural Surveying
Spirituality, Health and Disability, Centre For
Surgery & Orthopaedics
The Walter Scott Research Centre
Translational Medicine
Vascular Health
Zoology
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