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College of Physical Sciences 11 Key to Symbols 3 UCAS Course Codes 200 - 202 > Computing (MA) 92 > MA, degree list 84 College Transfer 78 Language Centre 24 University at a Glance 6, 7 > Computing Science (BSc) 161 > Management Studies 111 Computing Services 21 Learning Resources 20 University Timeline 12, 13 > Conservation Biology 168 > Marine Biology 173 Contents 3 Library Services 20 Visiting the University 204 > Counselling Skills 80 > Mathematics (BSc) 163 Continuous Professional Lifelong Learning, Centre for 80 Welfare 16, 17 > Dentistry 146 > Mathematics (MA) 112 Development (CPD) 28 Maps 61, 66, 67 What’s Going On 62, 63 > Divinity and Theology 122 > MBChB, the degree 146 Counselling Service 17 Mature Students 78 Who’s Who 203 > Divinity (MA) 93 > Mechanical Engineering 134 Courses and Credits 70 Medical Practice 17 Widening Access Initiative 78 > Ecology 169 > Medical Sciences, degree list 176 Curriculum Reform 74 Money Adviser 18, 19 Work Experience 29, 77 > Economics 94 > Medicine 146 Deferred Entry 70 Museums and Collections 21 Your #Faberdeen 40, 41 > Education, degree list 126 > MEng, the degree 134 Disabilities, Students with 17 Nursery 16 > Education (Primary) 126 > Microbiology 185 Discipline Breadth Courses 74 Officer Training Corps 17 > Electrical Engineering 134 > Molecular Biology 186 > Electronic Engineering 134 > Molecular Microbiology 185 1495 Engineering, degree list 134 Music Studies (MA) 113 > > > English 95 > Music 130 > English and Scottish Literature 95 > Natural Philosophy (Physics) 114 > Environmental Science 170 > Neuroscience with Psychology 187 > European Legal Studies 140 > Oil, see Geology 197 > European Studies 96 > Petroleum Engineering 134 > Film and Visual Culture 97 > Petroleum Geology 197
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13360 ABDN General Section.indd 2 11/02/2013 09:28 Principal’s Welcome 5 Arts & Social Sciences 84 The University at a Glance 6
Divinity & Theology 122 History & Excellence 8 Investing in Your Future 12 Education 126 Support for your Studies 14 Music 130 Support for your Studies 16 Financial Support 18 Engineering 134 Learning Resources 20 An International University 22 Law 140 Study Abroad 26 Careers 28 Medicine & Dentistry 146 Student Life 30 Sciences 154 Students’ Association 32 University Sport 34 Term Dates Key to Icons Accommodation 36 For details on Campus Life 38 Website Address term dates visit www.abdn.ac.uk/ Your #faberdeen 40 Study Abroad Opportunities students/term-dates The University and Financial Information the Environment 42
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13360 ABDN General Section.indd 4 11/02/2013 09:28 As Principal I would like to welcome you to the University of Aberdeen’s Prospectus for Undergraduate Courses and Programmes in 2014/2015.
Since 1495 the University of Aberdeen has been respected the world over for the high quality of its teaching and research but never more so than today. We are proud that our first objective is to ensure a student experience that is second to none.
All the available indicators of teaching, student satisfaction and research place Aberdeen in the highest echelon of UK universities and one where both teaching and research are valued equally. The results of the 2012 National Student Survey confirmed our reputation as one of the Top 10 universities in the UK for the student experience. We are equally highly regarded for our excellence in research. In the most recent UK wide Research Assessment Exercise around 90% of the research conducted at Aberdeen was of international quality. At Aberdeen you will be joining a vibrant and stimulating scholarly community where teaching is informed by staff who are engaged in world leading research. The University is equally committed to providing you with the very best in support services and facilities. We have made an unprecedented multimillion pound investment to provide our students with some of the very best facilities ‘As well as giving available anywhere in the UK. These include an Olympic standard sports village, one of the largest wireless campuses in Europe, a state-of-the-art medical students a wonderful teaching facility on Europe’s largest health campus and, our fantastic new educational experience, £57m library which was opened by HM The Queen in September 2012. the records show that As well as giving students a wonderful educational experience, the records after leaving Aberdeen show that after leaving Aberdeen our graduates are highly sought after by our graduates are employers and can earn some of the best starting salaries. In the past few years we were one of the first universities in Britain to redesign our curriculum in highly sought after partnership with students and employers to ensure that Aberdeen graduates by employers.’ are equipped to face the challenges of the 21st century. Choosing a university is a very important decision. When I made the decision to join Aberdeen as Principal I did so because I was inspired by the story of a university that for over five centuries had made an impact on the world and which had enabled people to fulfil their academic potential. There is an atmosphere here where a shared sense of pride in the University’s past achievements sits at one with an ambition to make the next chapter in its history an even more successful one. That makes Aberdeen an exciting and very special university to be part of. It’s why I chose Aberdeen. I hope you will too
Professor Sir Ian Diamond Principal and Vice-Chancellor
13360 ABDN General Section.indd 5 11/02/2013 09:28 Founded in 1495 16,000 students 120 nationalities Ranked in world top 1% Study abroad exchanges worldwide Libraries with over 1,050,000 volumes Over 150 sports clubs and societies
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Brand new curriculum to produce graduates equipped for the 21st century top 1% Top 10 in the UK for Student Experience Libraries with over In excess of £270 million investment 90% of research activity of international quality www.abdn.ac.uk/about/facts
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Ranked in world top 1%
90% research activity is of international quality
£57m new Sir Duncan Rice The Difference The Library
History & Excellence
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Leading in the 15th Century History & The University of Aberdeen is Scotland’s third oldest university, founded in 1495 as Columbus was opening up the New Excellence World and the Renaissance was spreading throughout Europe. William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen and Chancellor of Scotland, established King’s College to train doctors, teachers and clergy for the communities of northern Scotland, and lawyers and administrators to serve the Scottish Crown. This fledgling university boasted, from 1497, the first chair of medicine in the English-speaking world. Picturesque and historic Old Aberdeen - home of Elphinstone’s original foundation - is now the main University site. The 15th century remains very much alive in King’s College Chapel, which is still in regular use, offering an oasis of peace, beauty and a sense of history in the daily life of a university now focused on the needs of the new millennium. www.abdn.ac.uk/about
Leading in the 21st Century
The University of Aberdeen, with over 500 years of achievement behind it, has survived because it has responded to changing times. The University is renowned for its historical continuity, richness and diversity, while maintaining a modern and dynamic approach to serving the needs of the 21st century. As you would expect from a university dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, you will be taught by the people who are at the forefront of research in their particular fields. The University has made bold new changes to modernise its curriculum, inspired by major international universities like Harvard, Yale, Melbourne and Hong Kong. Our curriculum will help our graduates to leave the University even more academically excellent, intellectually flexible and as active citizens. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), 90% of Aberdeen’s research activity was assessed to be of international quality and 55% world-leading or internationally excellent. The University of Aberdeen is investing over £270 million into the facilities and support for our students, including the opening of our £28 million Olympic standard sports facility, The Suttie Centre, a new £20 million state-of-the-art facility for teaching and learning in healthcare, and our flagship £57million Sir Duncan Rice Library. www.abdn.ac.uk/about
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College of Arts and Social Sciences
The College comprises six Schools: Business; Divinity, History and Philosophy; Education; Language & Literature; Law; and Social Science, and encompasses over half of the University’s student population. There is a wide range of undergraduate opportunities, with MA, BMus, BD, BTh and LLB programmes on offer, and the College is continually reviewing its portfolio of Masters programmes, many of them interdisciplinary. The College aims to promote excellent research in all of its disciplines and to provide a framework in which interdisciplinary research can flourish. The College believes in research-led teaching and as such, it has a number of thriving research groups, including the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies, the Elphinstone Institute, the Centre for Scandinavian Studies, and the Northern Institute of Philosophy. These research groups provide the College’s academic staff with an opportunity to pass on cutting-edge research to students at all levels. www.abdn.ac.uk/cass Its researchers investigate the causes and Science at the University is supported by well- consequences of health problems as well founded laboratories with high-tech equipment College of Life Sciences as the content and organisation of healthcare and computing facilities. Research centres and Medicine in both primary and secondary care settings. and facilities include Oceanlab, the Marine Biodiscovery Centre, the Centre for Transport Innovative research is being pursued The Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS) Research and the Digital Economy Research Hub throughout the College of Life Sciences brings together scientists and clinicians in a which was awarded £12.4 million of funding and Medicine. On the King’s College state-of-the-art research laboratory facility. to explore the contribution digital technologies campus, the School of Biological Sciences Much of the research is clinically orientated, can make to enhancing key services, generating undertakes research from the depths of the aimed at improved understanding of disease business opportunities, boosting quality of oceans to the tropics and poles. This work and development of better diagnostic life and promoting the economic, social and is supported by excellent analytical and methods and treatments. The IMS provides environmental sustainability of rural areas molecular genetics laboratories within the an environment in which modern molecular across the UK. Zoology and Cruickshank buildings and and cellular technologies can be applied our field stations. An example of the latter directly to a broad range of disease processes. The College has expertise in areas such as is Oceanlab in Newburgh, where biologists Particular scientific strengths lie in cell rural planning and surveying, environmental and engineers investigate the ecology and and developmental biology, immunology, management, petroleum geology, mathematics, behaviour of marine animals at depths microbiology, neuroscience, pharmacology, bioenergy and engineering. Exciting new down to 6,000m. cardiology and musculoskeletal medicine. additions to the College’s range of programmes include Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, In the School of Psychology, our academics www.abdn.ac.uk/clsm Applied Mathematics, Business Information conduct research ranging from the Systems and five year masters programmes in relationship between brain regions and College of Physical Sciences Chemistry, Physics and Computing Science. behaviour, through to the application of The College offers a wide range of teaching psychology to industrial problems. www.abdn.ac.uk/cops and research experience across a spectrum On the Foresterhill site, where the School of degree programmes. The disciplines of Medicine and Dentistry and the School within the College are Archaeology, of Medical Sciences are located, research Chemistry, Computing Science, Engineering, excellence is centred on two research Geography and Environment, Geology and institutes. Petroleum Geology, Mathematical Sciences and Physics. The Institute of Applied Health Sciences focuses on national and international Research informs all aspects of teaching, population-based research. providing a stimulating environment with good links to industry and other universities.
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The University is The University opens The University opens The first of five Nobel The University launches founded by William with 36 staff and all Faculties to women Prizes is awarded for its ambitious fundraising Elphinstone, Bishop of students, having eight and in 1894 the first 20 work begun or carried campaign with the aim Aberdeen and Chancellor years earlier boasted the matriculated female out at the University. of raising £150 million of Scotland, with the first chair of medicine students begin their Inventions include the to mark the start of ambition “...to found in the English-speaking studies. Four women life-saving drug insulin the University’s sixth a university, which world. The University graduate in arts in 1898; and the development century of existence. would be open to all and embraces all the known by the following year, of Magnetic Resonance In 2004 this continues dedicated to the pursuit branches of learning - women make up Imaging (MRI). with a £9 million of truth in the service of Arts, Theology, and a quarter of the Faculty. investment programme others”. The University Canon and Civil Law. to appoint exceptional of Aberdeen becomes the academics to the UK’s fifth university. University, thereby strengthening the intellectual capital of the institution.
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The Institute of The University celebrates The University’s first- The University’s brand The new Aquatics Centre Medical Sciences at the 500 years of teaching and class sports and leisure new £57m Sir Duncan Rice will open. The centre Foresterhill campus is learning and The Old Town facilities are further Library opens to students will provide a first class completed. The custom- House on King’s College boosted by the opening and the wider community. training and competition built Institute provides campus is transformed to of the newly developed The library is established venue for elite athletes state-of-the-art facilities become a visitor gateway Aberdeen Sports Village, as a major intellectual and and offer a community for medical researchers to the University and Old a £28 million Olympic cultural learning centre facility that will encourage and their students. Aberdeen. standard sports centre for students in the 21st participation in water- highlighting the century. based activities at all ages Six years on, the Suttie In 2006, an £8 million University’s commitment and abilities. Centre, the new training renovation project sees to sustaining sporting centre at the heart of the the enhancement The world-class facility excellence. academic and hospital of student facilities will include a 50-metre, campus, opens for on campus. 10 lane Olympic-standard the modern teaching swimming pool, an ‘The Hub’ boasts a of anatomy linked to international-standard superb range of services, other medically-related diving pool with moveable including dining, retail sciences. floor and a health suite, and drop-in centres for and will be located the student community. adjacent to Aberdeen Sports Village.
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Support for your Studies
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Extensive scholarship and bursary scheme available
Exceptional museums, archives and special collections
One of the largest wireless
campuses in Europe The Difference The Supportive Student Learning Service
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Our student support services continually rank with the best in the UK and are in place to help you with any aspect of your academic, personal or social life.
Coming to University is one of the biggest moves you’ll ever make. You’ll no doubt find student life new and exciting, but you may also find it a bit bewildering at first too, especially if you are living away from home for the first time. That’s why we aim to make sure right from the start that you have access to all the support you might require, from a team of people who are easy to contact and who can give you friendly, expert information and advice.
Advice for Your Studies On arrival at the University, you will be allocated an Adviser of Studies (or, for Medical students, a Regent; for Education students, a Personal & Professional Adviser) who will meet you in Freshers’ Week to help you to choose your subjects. He or she can also advise on changing your subjects if you’re not enjoying them. Your Adviser will monitor your academic progress and will often be your first port of call if you encounter any difficulties, either academic or personal.
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Looking After Your Health The Student Support Advisers are based in Our Obligations & Yours the Student Advice & Support Office and Full NHS medical services are available to The University has a Student Charter, which can offer confidential and non-judgemental students. The Old Aberdeen Medical Practice, sets out the responsibilities of the University advice on matters ranging from personal
a comprehensive NHS health practice, has and of students, and gives details of various for your Studies Support problems and academic issues, to University many years of experience in providing advice University policies and procedures. As a procedures and financial matters such as and treatment to students. The Practice is condition of enrolment in the University, student funding. independent of the University but located all students are required to abide by the close to King’s College campus in a purpose The University can provide financial University’s Code of Practice on Student built Health centre. The Old Machar Practice assistance to matriculated UK students, Discipline, as amended from time to time. is also close to the King’s College campus. primarily from the government’s Copies are available on request from: Discretionary Fund, aimed at students Childcare University Registry, University Office who meet unexpected and/or exceptional King’s College, Aberdeen AB24 3FX financial difficulties. A Childcare Fund The campus-based Rocking Horse Nursery contributes towards the costs of formal More information on Student Support is provides childcare for pre-school age children childcare arrangements. A fund is also available on our website: of students and staff. The nursery has three available to provide emergency assistance www.abdn.ac.uk/student-support “departments” which cater for 0-2, 2-3 and to international students. 3-5 year-olds respectively. Officer Training Corps For more information visit: The Student Advice & Support Office www.abdn.ac.uk/rockinghorse administers applications to both funds. The Universities’ Officer Training Corps Contact the Student Advice provides leadership development Student Support Services & Support Office: through military and adventure training, Tel: +44 (0)1224 273935 supplemented by sport and an active and The Student Advice and Support office provide Email: [email protected] popular social programme. Enlistment is open advice and information on three broad areas: to male and female undergraduates. Training disabilities, international student matters and Counselling occurs on Tuesday nights and at weekends. “general” advice and support. A two-week Annual Camp is held in the The Counselling Service is a free, confidential summer, and an optional adventure training The University welcomes applications from and professional service for students and deployment takes place during spring. At least disabled students and considers applications staff who have personal, social, emotional or three expeditions overseas are mounted each from all students on the same academic educational concerns. It is located in the heart year, and you can also go on attachments to grounds. of the King’s College campus. Army units around the world. If there are particular disability-related Contact the University The Adjutant issues which have had an impact on your Counselling Service: Aberdeen UOTC, Roy Strathdee Building studies, you have the opportunity to bring Tel: +44 (0)1224 272139 152 Don Street, Old Aberdeen, AB24 1XQ these to our attention on your UCAS form. Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1224 483861 Academic courses leading to professional Email: [email protected] qualifications (e.g. for Teaching, Medicine, Chaplaincies www.army.mod.uk Law) may require additional considerations but the University will always be proactive in The University Chaplaincy Centre at 25 making adjustments to remove or reduce any High Street is a hub of community for barriers as far as it is possible to do so. The people of all faiths and none. The team University Disability Advisers offer support comprises of Honorary Chaplains and Faith and guidance and are a first point of contact Representatives who seek to encourage the for disabled students. You are welcome to spiritual life on campus. There is always a contact the Disability Advisers via e-mail warm welcome for all in the Chaplaincy or telephone to discuss your application. Centre and the Chaplaincy team are You may also choose to visit the University, committed to offering personal and pastoral to meet academic and support staff and to care to anyone who needs it. Hence, they are assess for yourself the facilities and support available to offer a listening ear, a hospital structures which are available. visit and much more. The Chaplains also Contact the Disability Advisers: encourage community across the University Tel: +44 (0)1224 273935 campus, including Halls of Residence on Email: [email protected] Tuesday evenings, and oversee University services within Kings College Chapel. Please Our International Student Advisers provide visit the website for further information and specialist guidance on visa/immigration and events. other matters. Contact the Chaplaincy Centre: Contact the International Tel: +44 (0)1224 272137 Student Advisers: Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 (0)1224 273935 www.abdn.ac.uk/chaplaincy Email: [email protected]
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Students from Scotland Students from England, You can apply for a government loan to cover Northern Ireland and Wales the full cost of your fees and the money will If you are a Scottish student domiciled and be paid directly to the University. The loan is studying full-time in Scotland, support for If you come to study in Scotland from not repayable until after graduation and you your living costs while at university comes elsewhere in the UK, you will be liable to pay are earning a set salary. For students from from a means-tested system of repayable tuition fees; but you will be able to borrow England and Wales, this will be £21,000 per loans and non-repayable grants. this and repay it after graduation, just as year. For students from Northern Ireland, you would if studying in England, Wales or Provided that you have not had tuition fees repayments start once you are earning Northern Ireland. paid for a previous course, and you are not £15,795. repeating part of your programme, you do not, The University of Aberdeen’s tuition fee for Depending on where you live, you will also however, have to contribute towards the costs students from England, Wales or Northern be able to apply for additional financial help, of your course. For Scottish-domiciled students, Ireland in 2014 is £9,000 per year for all of our including government grants, scholarships the first step to finding out more about, and full-time undergraduate degrees. However, and bursaries and maintenance or living cost applying for, financial support is to contact the no student will pay more than £27,000 for a loans, to help cover your living costs while at Student Awards Agency for Scotland. full four-year Honours degree programme University. (with the exception of enhanced degrees and Students Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS) Medicine and Dentistry). This means that For more information visit the site that www.saas.gov.uk students studying with us will pay no more for applies to you below: their degree programme at Aberdeen than they England: would for a three-year degree at universities of www.studentfinanceengland.co.uk similar standing across the rest of the UK. Northern Ireland: Please check our website for up-to- www.studentfinanceni.co.uk date tuition fee information: www.abdn.ac.uk/infohub/finance/ Wales: tuition-fees www.studentfinancewales.co.uk
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Non-UK Students from the Accommodation Bursaries University Scholarships European Union All students who are paying fees from the A number of additional scholarships are rest of the UK are also entitled to £2,000 in If you are a student who comes from, made available each year to students at part payment of their accommodation fees
and are a national of, a country in the the University. Financial Support for their first year of study at Aberdeen. European Union, and are taking a complete This will be credited to your University For more detailed information on these, visit undergraduate degree course at the account. If you are not staying in University www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/ University of Aberdeen, then provided you accommodation, then a payment of scholarships are not repeating part of your course, you £2,000 will be paid to you to pay your are treated in the same way as a Scottish accommodation provider. Other Support student and should be eligible for payment of tuition fees from UK public funds while you For more information, please visit Our Student Support Office provides a are studying. To find out more contact the www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/ruk.php Money Advice Service and can advise on Student Awards Agency for Scotland (SAAS). personal budgeting. The Aberdeen University Entrance Scholarships Students’ Association’s (AUSA) Student Part-time Students Each year, the University of Aberdeen awards Advice Centre can also help you find part- Entrance Scholarships for undergraduate study. time work and vacation work if you need Students registered part-time do not qualify for A number of these are generously supported it, which won’t impact on your studies. the automatic payment of fees and means- by alumni, individuals and companies through Aberdeen’s buoyant local economy means tested assistance with living costs available to the University of Aberdeen Development Trust. there’s no shortage of holiday and part- full-time students. Part-time students on degree- Most scholarships are worth at least £1,000 time work on offer and many students find qualifying courses may, however, be eligible for per year for each year of study, so if successful, Aberdeen a less expensive city to live in than fee waiver if on a low income, unemployed, or in you will have an additional £3,000 to £5,000 - Edinburgh or Glasgow. receipt of certain state benefits. depending on the length of your degree course - Scottish-domiciled students who qualify for to support you. The award of a scholarship does ‘independent’ status and are undertaking not affect the amount you can borrow under 50% or more of a full-time load (at least 40 the loan arrangements or other entitlements ‘Knowing I was credit points) may apply for a means-tested from public funds. non-repayable grant of currently up to Entrance Scholarships are available for all able to enjoy £500 per year which is paid directly to your areas of study. There are two categories: institution to help towards the cost of your Access Scholarships are for applicants who myself without tuition fees. Contact the SAAS, or the relevant have the potential for successful degree study, Student Finance partnership in England, but who might be deterred by financial or worrying about Wales or Northern Ireland for further details. personal circumstances from taking up a place the financial Scholarships and Bursaries at Aberdeen; Merit Scholarships are awarded on the basis of achieved and/or predicted Scholarships for students from England, performance in public examinations, or other constriction Wales and Northern Ireland evidence of academic distinction. Students from England, Wales and Northern I would have All UK-domiciled applicants who are Ireland may be eligible for specific RUK eligible for Home Fees, and are applying for Scholarships, allowing them to receive up faced, made a fulltime undergraduate degree course at to £6,000 per annum additional funding. the University of Aberdeen, can apply. The University of Aberdeen is committed to the difference attracting the very best students, regardless Applicants do not have to be UK nationals, and of financial circumstances, which is why will be given equal consideration whatever between a good we offer a large number of scholarships to their sex, race, religion or subject interest. undergraduate students from the rest of the year, and the truly Scholarships are only available to those UK. These are designed to provide assistance who are offered and firmly accept a place to help students support themselves during enjoyable year I at Aberdeen; however, those who have their time at university and also aim to submitted a UCAS form but have not yet reward academic excellence. have experienced’ received an offer from the University are Our Scholarships are available based on two welcome to apply. Craig Parkin criteria. “Access” scholarships are there to Current History Student Scholarship information is usually updated support those who may otherwise struggle each October. The application deadline to meet the cost of studies, while “Merit” is April, and successful applicants are scholarships are designed for those who have informed in June. shown considerable academic potential in their A Level results. Students meeting the criteria Information about University of of both scholarships are entitled to receive Aberdeen Entrance Scholarships and both payments, potentially £6,000 per annum. Application Forms, together with These scholarships are available in addition to guidance on how to complete them, are applicable Government loans and grants and available on the University website at are automatically awarded to those who meet www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/entrance- the criteria, so there is no need to apply. scholarships or visit our Funding Database at www.abdn.ac.uk/funding
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Learning Resources
Sir Duncan Rice Library > a Microform Room, Multimedia Room, Documentation Centre cover law with official Music Resources Room, the Teaching UK and EU publications. The Medical Library The Sir Duncan Rice Library is one of the Resources Collection, Assistive Technology on the Foresterhill Campus is for students of largest and best equipped in the UK, offering Booths and other facilities Medicine and Medical Sciences. excellent learning resources to support your studies. Designed by Danish architects > PCs on every floor We have over one million volumes in our Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the £57 million collections, from ancient papyri to electronic There are also more informal areas including building is an iconic architectural landmark of journals, most of which are easily accessible The Hardback Café on the Ground Floor North East Scotland. through our online catalogue. You’ll find (which is open to all), and the ‘Break-out’ an extensive range of electronic resources, This new University Library is a 21st century Room on Floor 7, where students can enjoy advice via Podcast on making best use of our space for learning and research. It houses the panoramic views of the city while reading, collections, and, in addition to the clusters of largest of the University’s modern collections working on a laptop, or engaging in quiet PCs in all libraries, you can borrow wireless on Floors 1-7 - including Arts, Humanities, conversation. laptops for use within the Taylor Library or Sciences and Social Sciences. There are over 1,200 study spaces: from use your own wi-fi laptop via the University’s The building is open to the wider public, as well traditional silent study rooms to interactive wireless cloud. as students and staff. A wide range of facilities areas for collaborative projects, supported by The Library holds books and journals that are available including: information technology. The entire building appear on your reading lists. These are available has comprehensive wireless network > a Gallery on the Ground Floor for exhibitions for reference or overnight loan through our coverage, and there are also sockets to plug and displays (which all are welcome to visit) Heavy Demand service. You can also borrow in your own laptop throughout. A further from other libraries through our inter-library > an Events Area for school visits, and lectures 600 seats are available at the medical and loans service. and presentations law libraries. Also on the Old Aberdeen campus, the Taylor Library and European www.abdn.ac.uk/library
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Museums & Special Libraries Computing Services Service Desk and Archives We support a variety of web and computer Contact the Service Desk for advice on all As an ancient university, we are proud of based resources, complementing your studies computing matters, including electronic
our museums, archive collections and rare and allowing you to manage and review resources. There is a drop-in Service Desk in Resources Learning books, built up over 500 years and which are coursework at your pace and in your own the computing centre and in the Medical exceptional in their richness. Special Libraries time. Our students enjoy free, fast, wireless School library. and Archives holds an internationally- internet access in all Halls of Residence and Email us via [email protected] significant collection of over 200,000 rare most administrative and academic buildings and visit our web pages at books, printed mostly before 1840, and 4,000 across the campus. www.abdn.ac.uk/dit/servicedesk unique archive and manuscript collections. These are complemented by the University’s museum collections, which include Anatomy, Archaeology, Anthropology, Art, Geology, Herbarium, History, Pathology, Scientific Instruments and Zoology. The University’s museum collections are amongst the largest in the country and of national importance. All these collections are used to support taught courses in ways not possible in most other universities, such as being involved in curating an exhibition. They are also available for individual study and enjoyment, and can provide volunteer opportunities to enhance your CV. The collections are displayed in various venues on campus, including the Zoology Museum and King’s Museum. www.abdn.ac.uk/historic Did you know that we have one of the biggest Resources for Language Learning wireless clouds in Europe? This means Our Language Centre is open to all University wherever you are in Halls, university cafes, of Aberdeen students. It offers a broad range of audio, video, computer and satellite on King’s Lawn or in a lecture theatre, you television facilities, an extensive materials library covering up to 50 different languages, can access the internet courses for students whose native language is not English, and all the language learning advice and support you need, whether you Here are some other useful facts: are studying for a degree in languages, > Secure and backed-up home file space – 2GB to store your files preparing for an exchange visit, hoping to improve your CV, or are simply fascinated by > Student Portal – a secure web-based portal through which you can other cultures and languages. view and check your personal details, course enrolments, timetable, accommodation fees, library loans and exam results www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre > Over 1,500 high spec computers – distributed over classrooms, Student Learning Service libraries and clusters on campus and in Halls of Residence Studying at university can be challenging. > Whether you like studying in the day or in the middle of the night, What is academic writing? How do you we have computer labs accessible 24-hours a day prepare for exams? The Student Learning > Wide range of software and high quality wireless printing Service offers workshops on these and many other topics during term-time and > Classroom internet access – faster than domestic broadband academic skills advice throughout the year. > Disability provision – a range of specialist software on all classroom Specialist academic skills advice is available PCs, and a number of individual occupancy Assistive Technology for students with dyslexia or other learning Booths differences. The Student Learning Service also offers online resources, such as Improving > Full technology support – providing help and training to ensure that Your Writing. all students access the same curriculum and learning environment www.abdn.ac.uk/sls > A dedicated Student IT Officer – listening to your views and concerns, and keeping you informed about developments in IT services on campus www.abdn.ac.uk/dit/student
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Diverse student and staff population
120 nationalities
20% of students from outside Europe
Excellent English Language
Support The Difference The Foundation Programme pathways available
An International University
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The African Caribbean Society at the Freshers’ Fayre welcoming new members and students International Students Arab House Society Cultural Open Day
Aberdeen has a If you are an international student, and you > £12,000 for undergraduate Arts-based wish to take a full undergraduate degree subjects (including Law and Divinity) course you must apply for entry through > £15,000 for undergraduate Science-based long tradition UCAS. The International Office are here to courses (including Psychology) of welcoming advise and help you before, during and after applying to study at Aberdeen. > £26,500 for all five years of a Medical degree international Email: [email protected] Tuition fees are subject to annual review and www.abdn.ac.uk/international must be paid on registration at the University students from all at the start of the academic year. Students can Student Life either pay in full, or make an initial payment followed by a number of installments. over the world. Aberdeen has been ranked the best place to live in Scotland. Just like the University, the www.abdn.ac.uk/infohub/finance/tuition- We have a large city is very cosmopolitan and settling into fees Aberdeen as an international student couldn’t international be easier. The International Student Society In line with UKBA advice we advise on organises events throughout the year to give budgeting for £800 a month on top of tuition community with you the opportunity to experience Scottish life fee costs to cover living expenses throughout students and and traditions, including day and weekend the duration of your study in Aberdeen. trips around Scotland. There are several www.abdn.ac.uk/international/finance staff drawn from individual country societies too, offering you the chance to share your own culture and English Language over 120 different learn about others. www.ausa.org.uk There is a set minimum entry requirement countries, making for your level of English to ensure you have Tuition Fees sufficient language skills to cope with your studies. Our Language Centre offers Aberdeen their Fees payable by students not entitled to English courses and workshops throughout support from UK public funds vary according the year to support your studies. If you have home away from to the degree being taken. For 2013-2014, the not quite met the direct entry requirements home. annual fees for international students are: or feel you would like to come early to further
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Sen Wong works in the International Office as a student ambassador alongside his studies in Finance.
What support is there for International students? There is the International Office, where I work, who can help you during the application process and once you have arrived in Aberdeen. There is lots of support and if you need it, there are International Student Advisers who have been trained to provide specialist advice on visa and immigration matters. www.abdn.ac.uk/international develop your ability to use English in an www.abdn.ac.uk/students/international academic environment, there is the possibility Is it possible to work part-time? Yes, I do! Most international students have to study on one of our summer school the option, but it will depend on your visa. I have a Tier 4 student visa which programmes. The length of the programme allows me to work up to 20 hours per week during term-time.You can always will depend on your level of English. ask the International Student Advisers if you are unsure. It’s great to earn a little For details visit www.abdn.ac.uk/ extra money but it cannot be relied upon to fund your studies. international/english-requirements [email protected] www.abdn.ac.uk/languagecentre What about accommodation? It’s great because you are guaranteed a single room in a University Hall of Residence for at least the first year of study as long Foundation Programmes as you apply by the deadline. I chose private accommodation as I’m here with my wife and daughter and there is no family accommodation on campus. My advice The University has created a number of is to arrange private accommodation before you arrive in Aberdeen. specially designed International Foundation www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation Programmes which can help students enter the University. Pathways are available in Was it hard to get a visa? Not hard, but you do have to do the work on your Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Computing own so plan in advance. You need to find out what your visa requirements are Science, Engineering, Mathematics and and apply before you travel to the UK. It’s really important to check all immigration Psychology. requirements before travelling as you don’t want to be refused entry to the UK! www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying For more information visit www.abdn.ac.uk/international/foundation- Where can I get more information? The University website or contact programmes the International Officer for your country. www.abdn.ac.uk/international/in-my-countryMeet some of our international Want to find out about students. accommodation? If you’d like to check out your options go to page 36 or visit www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation
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“Complex, challenging, mind-opening, pure enrichment.” Study Abroad
Lisa Frach University of British Columbia, Study Abroad Canada This is where you can go!
Our international connections offer “I consider the year that I spent abroad to opportunities be the best in my life. I have no regrets about for many of our that and if I could, I would go there for one students to study more year.” Ireneusz Polcik abroad for part of University of Oklahoma, USA their degree.
Study Abroad The year abroad is an integral part of the student’s Aberdeen degree, not an additional Many Aberdeen students complete part of year. Credits gained during the exchange year their degree in another country. Some degree are recognised by the University of Aberdeen programmes have a built-in period of study or and incorporated into the student’s academic work abroad. Modern Languages and European record. During the year abroad students pay Studies degrees require that you spend time in tuition fees as normal to the University of the country or countries whose languages you Aberdeen, and remain eligible for the same are studying. The degrees of Law with another loans, awards, and bursaries as any other European legal system also require you to spend Aberdeen student. This makes the scheme a period of time studying abroad. Many other quite affordable. degree programmes offer similar opportunities. We have two major schemes to help students Further information is available from: of most disciplines who wish to spend part www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/ of their time studying or working abroad; the international-exchange International Exchange Programme and the ERASMUS Exchange Programme. /aberdeeninternational International Exchange Scheme
We currently operate exchange programmes The ERASMUS Exchange with 13 colleges/universities in the USA, Programme of our partner universities teach in English. 4 in Canada, 5 in Hong Kong, 1 in Japan, The ERASMUS exchange programme* allows a Others require visiting students to have a good 1 in mainland China and 1 in Singapore student to study or work in another European/ command of their language. (Engineering or Property students only). These EEA country as part of their degree programme. programmes offer opportunities to study in Study or work placements are normally This means that the time spent abroad is not widely different academic and geographical for one semester or a full academic year. an additional period of study and the academic environments. Our exchange partners Most students apply in their first year to credits gained abroad will count towards the include some of the most distinguished state study abroad in their second year. Students student’s Aberdeen degree. universities and private colleges in their undertaking a period of residence abroad as a respective countries. Students normally We have exchange links with a large number requirement of a degree in Modern Languages, participate in the exchange programme in their of universities across Europe. Opportunities European Studies or Law with another second year, which means that they apply to available depend on the degree programme European legal system will study abroad in the programme during the first semester of and students can study abroad with most their third year. their first year. All students are eligible to apply subjects. It is possible to participate even if you except those in Medicine, Law and Education. do not speak another language as a number
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“I can’t describe it. The overall feeling Study Abroad for the experience is way beyond words. Though there were “Quite possibly the ups and downs, it was, best year of my life. to put in one word- I learned an enormous AWE-INSPIRING.” amount and made friends that I will Steve Onyeneke treasure for the rest of University of Illinois, USA my life. I now hope to work in Japan!”
Emily Dolan Akita International University, Japan
“I could not have dreamed of something better. The city, my friends, travelling, the food, the uni life, my “One of the courses... It was one “I have had a fantastic best, if not of the best years of time abroad, I am my life.” very sad to be leaving the best, years Barbara Merino as I have met some Lingnan University, of my life.” Hong Kong amazing people and Fiona Braun visited some amazing National University places.” of Singapore
Emily Painter University of New Mexico, USA
Jo Stein Studying: Geography Where: Sydney
If you are studying for a degree in Modern throughout the application process and Non-graduating or Visiting Languages, you may also apply to work as during your period of study abroad. International Students a Language Assistant or undertake a work Further information is available by We welcome visiting students from the placement. If you study or work abroad with contacting the ERASMUS Unit. United States of America, Canada, Hong Kong, the ERASMUS programme you will be able to E-mail: [email protected] Japan, Singapore, the European Union and apply for an ERASMUS Mobility Grant to help www.abdn.ac.uk/erasmus indeed, all over the world. A wide range of with extra costs while abroad. You will not courses are available, with the exception of pay tuition fees to your host university. *The University of Aberdeen gratefully Clinical Medicine. acknowledges the European Union’s support Every participating subject area has a of the ERASMUS programme. Further information, including application Coordinator who provides academic advice forms, is available online at to students interested in taking part in the www.abdn.ac.uk/international/exchanges ERASMUS programme. The ERASMUS Unit provides practical guidance and support
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A Careers Service for life
93% of graduates in work/ further study after six months
Graduates enjoy some of the highest UK starting salaries
Career Mentoring and
Internship The Difference The STAR Award
Exploring Your Options
Whether you already have firm plans for your future or not, we can help you to make informed career decisions and give you the practical support you need to secure a graduate job or a place on a postgraduate course. Our team of professional Careers Service staff offer you access to personal careers advice and guidance right from day one, so you can explore all the opportunities open to you during your time at Aberdeen – and beyond. But don’t just take our word for it. During your time at Aberdeen, you will have the opportunity to discuss your career plans directly with employers and Aberdeen graduates, our alumni, who have gone on to successful and interesting careers. The Careers Service organises regular events, including careers fairs, employer-led skills sessions and alumni talks for you to research a wide range of careers. You can also Careers apply for a place on our successful Career Mentoring Programme, which can give you the opportunity to network with professionals from many different sectors, all of whom have benefited from their degree at the University of Aberdeen.
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Your Employability societies, volunteer in the local community, The Careers Service has a dedicated Work for example, as part of the BP Student Tutoring Placement Team who source opportunities At the University of Aberdeen, employability is Scheme, or even develop ideas for your own exclusively for University of Aberdeen students, at the heart of what we do. The Careers Service business. These activities are not just fun but so you can get ahead of the competition. We
works closely with academic colleagues to Careers also develop many valuable skills for you and have also developed our own work placement develop bespoke programmes for your chosen will contribute to your achievement of the programme within the University, the Aberdeen area of study – and for every year of your studies. Aberdeen Graduate Attributes. Internship, which was recently nominated for Many degrees offer integrated and assessed “Work Placement of the Year” by the National careers-related courses, including preparation Our STAR (Students Taking Active Roles) Council for Work Experience. for industrial placements. Award recognises just how important your achievements outside your studies are and, Throughout your studies your achievements A World of Opportunities along with other activities, it will appear on will be documented in your Higher Education your Higher Education Achievement Report At the University of Aberdeen, we want to give Achievement Report (HEAR) which will be (HEAR) to allow you to demonstrate your you every opportunity to broaden your horizons presented to you at graduation. The HEAR is achievements to employers. and develop the skills and attributes you will dedicated to additional information - rounding need to build a successful career. Whether out the picture of the student beyond traditional Work Experience you want to discuss your career ideas, find academic achievement helping you to stand out opportunities to enhance your CV, need practical from the crowd to employers. According to a recent survey, more than a third help with making applications or would like to of jobs for new graduates are taken by people take part in an exchange to another university Developing Your Skills who have already had work experience with – the Careers Service is here to support you that employer. At the University of Aberdeen, In this competitive market, a degree is not throughout your studies. we have worked hard to build close links with enough. Employers expect a range of skills from employers – ranging from small local companies To find out more about the services we graduates and there are many opportunities to multi-nationals – who recruit our graduates offer, visit our website or come and see us for you to develop these during your time at and offer that all-important work experience to in the Hub during Open Days and visits. the University of Aberdeen. You can become our students. www.abdn.ac.uk/careers involved in one of the many sports clubs or
Graduate Profile Gordon Cameron Degree: Computing Science Graduated: 1990
Gordon Cameron made his childhood dreams a reality when he became a technical supervisor in production for Pixar Animation Studios in California – one of the most successful hit-movie making studios in the world. Brave – the Scotland based tale of a warrior princess – is the most recent animation worked on by Gordon who’s the only Scot working for Pixar. Gordon attributes his successful career to a number of people giving him a chance but also the tremendous technical and practical experience he received at Aberdeen.
“There was so much to enjoy coming from a small town – a lot of open-minded people from around the world gathered together on an inspiring campus. I used to love walking from Hillhead (Halls of Residence) down to King’s before classes; playing basketball, with the second team; cycling everywhere; the friends I made in halls and shared flats; the opportunity and spaces to learn, and the fact that although a relatively large university, it was always possible to escape and find somewhere alone. It was an enlightening time for me.”
To hear more from our graduates, visit www.abdn.ac.uk/alumni
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Ranked in top 10 in the UK for Student Experience
50+ Sports clubs in Olympic standard facilities
120+ clubs and societies
Guaranteed accommodation
The Difference The for new students
Student Life
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The Students’ Association A.K.A: 127 AUSA, the SA SOCIETIES Home of: …covering departmental, political, Sports Union, Societies Union, and cultural interests as well Student Advice Centre, Joblink, as everything in between. Volunteering, Climate Challenge There really is something Project, Bookends, Sabbaticals for everyone. Offices, Alfies Café Birthplace of: BNOCs (Big names on campus), future country leaders & lifelong Doing it friends for charity:
From Freshers’ week to the graduation ball you’ll Climb Kilimanjaro, get as far wonder where the time went if you get involved in from Aberdeen as you can in one of the many things the Students’ Association 24 hours, take part in the has to offer. From partying to knitting circles, the UK’s largest student torch-lit students’ association aims to have something for procession all for a good cause. every student. #getinvolved STUDENT ACTIVISM ANGUS THE BULL & ELECTIONS MEDIA Training ground for future The students’ mascot is country leaders like Alastair Angus the Bull. He pops Fancy a career as a radio DJ or journalist? Darling. If you want to make a up at events in various Then this is the place to start. You could change at the University, locally, forms. be hosting your own Radio Show, or or nationally then get involved seeing your name in print for the student in one of the many campaigning or political organisations. Or newspaper the Gaudie which has been why not stand for one of the in circulation since 1934, and one of the many student committees? oldest in the UK.
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Explore Advice & Support to help you find accommodation, search and apply for jobs, give advice and provide academic representation should you need it – they have it all covered.
New to Scotland? New to the UK? From Scotland, but never explored? Then you need to join a club or society and see the country. The International Society is a great one which organises trips to Loch Ness, whisky distilleries and cities throughout Europe.
More than FAST FACTS Watch Emma, a party! our President Did you know that our > 20,000+ YOUTUBE VIEWS for the Gangnam style flashmob Students’ Association isn’t all for Societies, about partying? Whether local and see what’s or global, older or younger, > 127 SOCIETIES to try. Including Whisky, Dance and Knitting in store for you! teetotal or an expert mixologist there is something for you. And if you can’t find it, they > 58 SPORTS CLUBS, traditional and modern can help you start it! > £100,000 fundraised for charity > 20% VOTE in student elections > NEW ZEALAND – is the furthest a student has got from the University for free within 24 hours for charity IN THE SPOTLIGHT > SUPERTEAMS – is the largest student sporting extravaganza From putting on plays of its kind in which over 500 students battle it out in teams at the Edinburgh Festival of 7 for top prizes. to Britain’s biggest student comedy musical, to > TORCHER PARADE – Largest student-led torch-lit procession strutting your stuff in Europe down the catwalk in a fashion show. > 100% Student Led
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University Sport
With outstanding Aberdeen Sports Village The next phase of the facility, Aberdeen Aquatics Centre, is currently in development Whether a rising sports star of the future, a Olympic standard and is expected to open in January 2014. This fitness fanatic or just an occasional exerciser, world-class centre will include a 50-metre, the first class sports facilities available at sports facilities and 10-lane Olympic-standard swimming pool, our Sports Village just off campus, backed up an international-standard diving pool with a vibrant Sports with an array of excellent services, provide moveable floor, a land conditioning suite, and the ideal venue for a range of activities. Union hosting more a health suite, and will be located adjacent to Aberdeen Sports Village. than 50 different Facilities in the Sports Village include: Services provided include: sports clubs, A full programme of traditional and innovative > Full size, 3rd Generation FIFA-approved group exercise classes that cater for a wide range there are so many indoor football pitch of tastes and levels of ability are available to all > IAAF-approved indoor athletics area students from novice to advanced, including opportunities to get with 135 metre running straight, throwing classes such as sports conditioning, TRX, boxfit, and jumping areas, and free-weights zone body conditioning, gliding, step and studio involved in sport > Large multi-purpose sports hall cycling, as well as a range of specialised courses for the first time, or > 4 squash courts (2 glass-backed) such as pilates, yoga and Kettlebells training. > Large state-of-the-art fitness suite and An extensive range of services are also performance gymnasium take your sporting provided by ASV’s Fitness Consultants and > 2 studios the University’s Sport & Exercise Team. These > IAAF-approved outdoor athletics area passion further include personal advice on all aspects of comprising 400 metre outdoor track, fitness and training, health-related fitness, at Aberdeen. jumping and throwing areas, and stadium nutrition and weight management, fitness > Full-sized grass football pitch assessments, body fat analysis and one-to-one > Floodlit water based hockey pitch fitness programming, pilates and strength and > Performance and well-being Centre, conditioning training. with physiotherapy clinic > Crèche, café and spectator seating Students automatically obtain use of the facility and services at a reduced rate and a flexible membership scheme exists. www.aberdeensportsvillage.com
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Other Sports Facilities The showcase event of the year is Superteams, will be competing at, or close to national level, There are numerous other sports facilities a multi-discipline competition which attracts in their chosen sport. We are also proud to offer available across the University. The King’s over 500 participants and is designed for the John Robertson Scholarship, the George Pavilion playing fields boasts two rugby pitches, those wishing to enjoy a light-hearted, fun- Yule Sports Scholarship and the Saltire Energy a lacrosse pitch, an artificial cricket wicket, filled day of sport with a healthy element of Sports Science Scholarships. These provide as well as outdoor tennis courts and floodlit competitiveness! For those who want to test financial support to outstanding athletes football training areas. The Balgownie Playing their strength to the limit there’s the University’s during their studies at the university. Fields, situated two miles from campus, plays Iron Man challenge, or on the other hand maybe For more information please visit host to a number of football, rugby and shinty you just want to go along to the famous Sports www.abdn.ac.uk/funding teams, and the Hillhead Centre, next to the Union nights out!
Hillhead Halls of Residence boasts a full-size The friendly rivalry with The Robert Gordon grass football pitch, a full-size, sand-dressed University (RGU), culminates in the annual synthetic pitch and grandstand. We also have a university Aberdeen Asset Boat Race and boathouse on the banks of the river Dee which Granite City Challenge in March, in which all serves the thriving rowing club, as well as a University of Aberdeen teams compete against climbing bothy in Royal Deeside. their RGU counterparts. And after Easter our Sports Union big one-day tournaments in Rugby 7s, Football Whether you’re a beginner or already an elite 6s and Hockey take place, followed at the end athlete, the opportunities available for you to of the year by the annual Blues Ball which How do I find out more? get involved in sport at Aberdeen are fantastic! hosts around 600 guests to celebrate the year’s For more information please visit our websites: The University’s Sports Union boasts the sporting achievements. All in all, If you want to second largest number of clubs of any Scottish play sport, there’s definitely something for you. University Sport & Exercise Team www.abdn.ac.uk/sportandexercise University and is proud to offer competitive Sports Scholarship and Bursary Scheme sport aimed at all levels. Most clubs compete On an annual basis we provide support for high Aberdeen Sports Village regionally, in British University & College Sport performance athletes through our Bursary and www.aberdeensportsvillage.com (BUCS) and Scottish Student Sport (SSS) leagues Scholarship Schemes. These are generously against teams from any of 150 other Universities Sports Union supported by alumni, individuals and across the UK. www.ausa.org.uk/sport companies through the University of Aberdeen Alongside supporting our sports clubs, the Development Trust. This allows us to provide /AberdeenSportsVillage Sports Union runs a series of intra-mural leagues strength and conditioning, physiotherapy across the University, as well as fun one-off support and a seminar programme as well as @asvabdn events and competitions throughout the year. financial support for up to 20 sport bursars who
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Some of you might be a little If you’re a new student, we guarantee Halls of Residence apprehensive about leaving what to find you a place in our portfolio of We offer a wide range of accommodation you know. That is where our Student accommodation, provided your application with wireless network throughout and both Accommodation Office comes in. We reaches us by the deadline. From late May campuses have adapted accommodation. are here to help you find a suitable onwards, applicants who have firmly Crombie-Johnston Hall is at the heart of the place to live and our experienced staff accepted an unconditional or conditional campus; this accommodates approximately know how important it is to help you offer of admission, will be able to apply online 400 first-year students in single study with the formalities involved. Living in for accommodation up to the application bedrooms, with meals provided in the Hub. accommodation with other students can deadline. If you are a late applicant, you Hillhead Halls is the student village on the give you a great start at university. You should telephone the Accommodation bank of the River Don, with both en-suite will make new friends during the first Office to find out what is still available. and standard self-catering rooms to meet few weeks and these friends will stay We will try to find a place for you, though we all budgets. Student facilities include a shop, with you throughout your university cannot guarantee that you will be allocated launderettes, social space, bar, tennis courts life and beyond. University accommodation. The University has and a football pitch. A frequent bus service very limited accommodation for couples and runs to both the main campus and the no family accommodation, but the Students’ city centre. Association advertises private accommodation and further information can be obtained by emailing [email protected]
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Starting university and New Accommodation becoming involved in The University’s accommodation strategy FAQ’s continues to raise the quality of student When do I apply for
academic life can be an accommodation to a standard which will accommodation? Accommodation seriously compete with accommodation at From late May onwards, exciting experience. It any other British institution. The first phase applicants who have firmly is a real opportunity to of the project comprised of a new four-storey accepted either a conditional development with 520 en-suite bedrooms and or an unconditional offer meet new people, make a refurbishment of 480 existing bedrooms of admission will receive with shared bathrooms. Now that this phase information on how to friends and for some of is complete, the University plans to refurbish apply for halls of residence. the remaining accommodation throughout you to have your first the Campus. When do I get my keys? Community Liaison Team Most students move in on the taste of independence. Saturday before the start of the If you need information or advice when academic year. you’re living in Halls of Residence, help is at hand from our Community Liaison Officer, What are my options if my supported by a team of Student Residents’ accommodation requirements Assistants (SRAs). Their job is to ensure your are less than a full academic well-being and to help you get the most out year? of communal life. They can help you with Limited short-term lets are queries or concerns and also organise social available, for example, 1 term, events to help you settle in and get to 1 semester, 2 terms. know people. Are part-time students Costs & Other Information entitled to accommodation? Full-time students are given Up-to-date information on the various priority but it is often possible accommodation offered by the University to accommodate part-time (including the all important costs), is students too. available on our website at www.abdn.ac.uk/accommodation How do I pay my rent? Rent is normally paid at the start of each term. Alternatively, arrangements may be made by individual agreement with the Finance Section, to pay on a monthly basis.
What if I am unhappy with my accommodation? If your query is about the room itself, services or utilities offered, contact the Hall Management. If your query is about the possibility of a room move, go to the Accommodation Office, complete a transfer request form and your request will be reviewed. Please note, an administration charge of £25 is payable upon acceptance of the transfer.
Is there a deadline for accommodation applications? Yes, usually in August, although we recommend that you book as early as possible. Unfortunately, accommodation applications received after the deadline cannot be guaranteed.
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COME IN, WE’RE OPEN Thousands of prospective students from I ❤ across the globe descended on campus Campus in August 2012 for our annual Open Day ABDN and had a taste of the opportunities and facilities on offer at Aberdeen.
Exhibitions, presentations and demonstrations Life took place throughout the day, alongside live music, a BBQ and campus tours. Our mascot, Angus the Bull, was even handing 2012 was jam packed with action, out free hugs. Don’t miss out on your invitation to attend events and well known visitors. our next open day Here are just some of the highlights www.abdn.ac.uk/openday ENERGISED MINDS: BSF2012 King’s Campus and venues across Aberdeen city and Shire were transformed in September as the British Science Festival returned to Aberdeen for the first time in almost 50 years.
We were so proud to host Europe’s biggest science festival, welcoming tens of thousands of visitors to enjoy more than 250 events. Highlights included big name speakers including physicist Professor Brian Cox and literary legend Bill Bryson and a giant T-Rex roaming campus. We always have a packed events calendar. Check out what’s on offer on campus and beyond on our Events calendar on p. 62
See more pictures of the Festival on our facebook page
BIG READ FOR NEW FRESHERS The story of the hunt for one seeks to track down the reviled Common reading programmes of the world’s most wanted Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony. are popular in the United States fugitives was the topic for but Aberdeen is one of the first Students were encouraged to read the University’s first common in the UK to combine this with a the book before term started, and reading programme – the wider programme of events. We the text was then used for a series Big Read. look forward to the next one! of discussions, debates and lectures All new arts and social sciences in Freshers’ Week. Matthew Green www.abdn.ac.uk/thebigread students were sent a free copy also visited the campus to meet of Matthew Green’s book The students and discuss his incredible Wizard of the Nile in which he journey to meet Kony.
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ABERDEEN GANGNAM SPORTS VILLAGE
One of the UK’s ABERDEEN premier sport and fitness facilities provides a fantastic range of world-class STYLE facilities and services that are available to It was a welcome no Fresher will forget! everyone. 250 students gathered at Elphinstone Lawn for a flash mob dance inspired by Currently under the summer 2012 internet sensation. construction, our state of the art Aquatics South Korean pop star Psy’s Gangnam Style Centre due to open in music hit has attracted more than 220 million early 2014, will provide hits on Youtube and topped the UK charts. unrivalled aquatics Not to be outdone, the Aberdeen University opportunities for the Students’ Association organised their own University community. spoof of the dance craze for students old and The centre, which will new to show off their Gangnam moves at be physically linked September 2012’s Freshers’ Week. It was to the existing Sports amazing! Village facilities, will contain an Olympic Search: Aberdeen Gangnam Style standard 10-lane 50m pool along with a 25m pool with full diving facilities and floating floor. A dividing boom in the 50m pool will ROYAL OPENING effectively provide three We were privileged to welcome HM separate spaces offering The Queen and HRH The Duke of huge flexibility in the Edinburgh onto campus in September programme that will 2012 for the formal opening of the be offered. Sir Duncan Rice Library. Once complete, Aberdeen Sports Hundreds of guests, including students Village really will past and present, turned out to welcome offer everything for Her Majesty. It was a fantastic day of your sporting and celebration and a fitting tribute to our fitness needs. beautiful library – named in honour of former Principal Sir Duncan Rice.
See more pictures of the Royal visit on our facebook page ANGUS THE BULL Angus knew he was in for and entertaining students, staff a treat in spring 2012 when and local folk alike on his ride new Rector, Dr Maitland to the Machar bar, where he Mackie, was hoisted aboard duly complied with tradition in for the traditional inaugural providing a yard of ale to quench parade along Old Aberdeen’s the thirst of his sturdy student high street. supporters. Well known for his top quality ice-cream and crisp business, See more pictures of this Dr Mackie proved a lively new extraordinary spectacle on Rector, kidnapping the bagpipes our facebook page.
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5 Your #faberdeen Students past and present share their favourite photos of campus, the city and Shire.
1 Misty morning beach by Julia
2 King’s Lawn by Danilo
3 King’s Chapel by Svenia
4 Balmedie Beach by Oriane
5 New Kings by Hannah
6 King’s in the snow by Anna
7 Grampian Eye by Julia
8 Botanical Gardens by Julia
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Consider walking, cycling or taking the bus to campus.
The University and the Environment > One third of all journeys are less than a mile in Aberdeen
> Try taking the train home when term finishes. Students can save a third on most rail fares
> Switch off unused appliances > Report any faults such as leaking taps to the Estates Section > Only boil enough water in your kettle for what you want to use > Switch off lights when there is sufficient daylight > Do not obstruct radiators > Instead of turning the heating up put on a jumper > Only print what is necessary > Duplex print and photocopy – this can be done on campus and will save you money!
> Use single sided scrap paper for note taking > Use the ‘Shred-It’ Recycling Points to recycle the waste paper you produce
> Consider giving unwanted clothing to charity through the textile banks and giving other items to charity by participating in end of hall clearances
The University and the Environment
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The environment office at the University Aberdeen University of Aberdeen works tirelessly to ensure Students’ Association that the nearly 20,000 people who make up the university community have as Whether it is through the environment and little negative impact on the planet ethics committee or the shared planet society as possible. there are lots of ways to get involved and help create change. Through the ABLE campaign, the environment To find out more visit www.ausa.org.uk office has helped students and staff make informed choices about sustainable travel and The Environment Office recycling and waste, as well as implementing the university’s Carbon Management Plan To find out more about the and attaining recognition as a Fairtrade University and the Environment visit institution. www.abdn.ac.uk/environment
Becycle Veg Bag Becycle is the university’s very own bicycle co- Students can help keep healthy and look operative based on King’s Campus. For a small after the planet by buying fruit and veg from deposit users can borrow a bicycle long-term Vegbag, the university’s own co-operative. from Becycle and this deposit will be returned Members receive a weekly vegbag with lots of provided that the bicycle is also returned in nice organic locally grown goodies to keep a full working order. Becycle have their own healthy body and mind. workshop on campus and also help staff and Whether it is through the environment and students with the upkeep of these bikes and ethics committee or the shared planet society the restoration of donated ones. there are lots of ways to get involved and help create change. To find out more visit www.ausa.org.uk
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The Difference for… Our Students
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Abigail Degree: Neuroscience with Psychology
What do you enjoy most about your degree? I really enjoy the practical aspect, as it allows us to apply the knowledge taught in lectures in a more clinical context. What has been the best part of University so far for you? It definitely has to be the friends I’ve made up here, having moved from England. University brings such a wide variety of people together that you end up having friends from all over the world which makes for interesting conversation. What is the city like? The city is vibrant and the majority of people here, both students and locals, are friendly and welcoming. It is very much an up and coming city with development of shops and clubs and bars going on all the time. Do you find Aberdeen expensive to live in? Although Aberdeen is considered an expensive city with the oil industry etc, as a student I don’t find it any more expensive than anywhere else within the UK and many of the shops and restaurants put on special offers for students which you should always take advantage of. What three words would you use to describe the University of Aberdeen? Friendly, interesting, challenging.
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Our Students Degree: Mechanical Engineering
Why did you choose the University of Aberdeen? I wanted to go somewhere different, new and exciting. Also, the University of Aberdeen is ranked highly for my degree course. What are the sports facilities like? Amazing! This is my favourite thing about Aberdeen. The Sports Village is my second home. Being an athlete, it is so good to train in world-class facilities. I especially love the indoor track because it allows me to train throughout the winter. The gym is great too. It’s the best sporting facility I have ever trained in. Have you had any memorable experiences whilst at University? The day I won my first medal at Scottish Universities Outdoor Championships. I felt so proud representing my university and couldn’t have done it without the support of the University of Aberdeen. How easy is it to get home? I live in Birmingham and it’s pretty easy to get home. I am able to catch a direct flight to Birmingham from Aberdeen airport so that’s really convenient and means I’m never really that far away from my loved ones. How are you finding living in Scotland? Great. The people here are friendly and welcoming. It’s also very beautiful. I love the countryside and the beaches. Aberdeen is also a great location to travel and see the Highlands. What three words would you use to describe the University of Aberdeen? Welcoming, inspiring, unique.
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Mohamed Degree: Petroleum Engineering
Why did you choose the University of Aberdeen? Since I do Petroleum Engineering, Aberdeen was a great place to study as it is a very well established University, with strong industrial links with oil companies. What has been the best part of University so far for you? The best part is enjoying and making the most of everything that the University has to offer; especially meeting such a diverse range of new people, some of whom I know I will be friends for life and making use of the sports facilities, as well as furthering my knowledge through my degree. What three words would you use to describe Aberdeen? Welcoming, friendly, lovable.
Alex Degree: Bachelor of Theology
Why did you choose the University of Aberdeen? I liked the idea of studying at an ancient University, especially one with such a good reputation in my course. It also looks pretty good! How easy is it to get home? Luckily I can fly home so although it is far away from my home in Suffolk it is actually more convenient than many English Universities. What is the weather like in Aberdeen? Though it’s so far north, Aberdeen is a bit of a micro-climate and is always a few degrees warmer than I expect. How easy was it to make friends? I was a little bit worried, but I’ve met so many people in just a few months. Everyone I’ve met on my course, accommodation, and through societies and clubs have been so friendly. Are you a member of any clubs or societies? I play polo on Wednesdays and shoot most weekends which is great fun. What’s great about the city is that although Aberdeen is quite a lively city, fantastic countryside is only five minutes away. The best of both worlds! What three words would you use to describe Aberdeen? Friendly, fun, silver.
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Marc Degree: Politics and International Relations Our Students Why did you choose the University of Aberdeen? I chose the University of Aberdeen due to its rich history and campus. I had always wanted to study at an historic institution and I particularly liked the degree programme and options offered at Aberdeen. My school in Northern Ireland had strong links with universities right across Scotland and I was able to take part in our annual Universities tour, which was the deciding factor in choosing Aberdeen. What do you enjoy most about your course? It’s great to get taught by experts who are at the forefront of the discipline. At one point my lecturer went to do an interview with Al Jazeera straight after class! What is there to do when you’re not studying? Aberdeen has a very active students union with hundreds of different Sports Clubs and Societies. There is always something new to do and learn. Getting involved in so many extracurricular activities has taught me lots of additional skills. What three words would you use to describe the University of Aberdeen? Historic, diverse, exciting.
Andrew Degree: Sports Science
What are the sports facilities like? The sports facilities are one of the reasons why I chose to attend the University of Aberdeen. The Aberdeen Sports Village has first-class training facilities as well as fantastic playing courts and pitches. How easy was it to make friends? The University has a wide range of teams and societies that welcome new recruits with open arms. Everyone is really friendly and it’s easy to meet new people. Are you a member of any club or societies? I am currently playing for the University basketball 1st team. We regularly partake in training and social events away from the court which allows us to get to know each other even better. Have you had any memorable experiences whilst at University? My basketball initiation was certainly an experience that I won’t forget. However what happened during the initiation I will keep to myself for the time being! What three words would you use to describe the University of Aberdeen? Historic, welcoming, eventful.
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Emily Degree: German and International Relations
Why did you choose to study German and International Relations? I chose to study German because I feel it is important to be able to speak multiple languages. I found the programme of International Relations really exciting and interesting! Do you have any top tips for coming to University? Try loads of new things! There are so many different (and unusual) opportunities at University that you have never encountered so try as many as you can! Have you worked part-time whilst studying? I have volunteered extensively at the Aberdeen University Students’ Association. It is great fun to be involved and make a difference in your university experience. What is living in student accommodation like? Living in student halls is a great experience and a perfect way to make friends. I’m still close friends with the people I lived with and met in halls. What three words would you use to describe the University of Aberdeen? Multicultural, friendly, modern.
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Laura Main Degree: History of Art
Starring in the BBC’s most successful new drama of the 21st century, Call the Midwife, is an accolade any actor would be proud to have on their CV. And Laura Main is no exception. Laura secured lead roles in each of The Student Show productions in the years she spent at the University and also in the shows by the University’s amateur musical theatre group, “Treading the Boards”. “The demand for the student shows was phenomenal – they would attract sell-out audiences for a week long stint at His Majesty’s Theatre, and undoubtedly my appearances in these shows allowed me to build on my acting skills,” Laura says. Following her graduation, her star has continued to rise with her career spanning lead roles in professional stage productions and television series including “Murder City”, “The Forsyte Saga”, “Holby City” and “Doctors”.
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Simon Enderby Degree: Marine Zoology
One day he might be filming great white sharks, the next on the lookout for giant saltwater crocodiles, there is no typical day for marine biologist and underwater cameraman Simon Enderby who says his Aberdeen experiences paved the way for his exciting career. It’s a career jam-packed with incredible experiences, as Simon, who graduated from the University in 1996 with a degree in marine zoology explains, although picking just one or two highlights is not easy! “I moved from a small rural English farming village and was a little intimidated by heading up to a Scottish city, but I can truly say I never felt more welcome and relaxed than I did in my four years. I loved Aberdeen and I loved being part of the University. “The teaching and development I received academically and socially really paved the way for my truly free and independent adult life and gave me the confidence to strike out on my own with a can-do attitude.” The next chapter for Simon is launching Scubazoo’s own production company and media group which will film and produce the company’s own TV series and documentaries, although he still has other ambitions.
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Scotland’s third largest city
Vibrant and cosmopolitan community
Thriving economy
Rugged coastline and
beautiful countryside The Difference The
Aberdeen: The City
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13360 ABDN General Section.indd 59 11/02/2013 09:32 60 Don’t Forget! For more ideas Welcome to Scotland’s on what to do in third largest city – a place Aberdeen, check
Aberdeen: The City with a lively combination out our Lonely of historic charm, thriving Planet guide! economy and cosmopolitan Click below community. Aberdeen, home to 250,000 people, is the perfect centre for work, leisure and play.
www.abdn.ac.uk/documents/lonely-planet.pdf
Nightlife Culture Shopping Westburn Rd At night Aberdeen really lights up with a The University is committed to supporting a Aberdeen has everything a city in the UK nightlife second to none. The huge variety wide range of cultural activities. Highlights should have and more. You’ll find all the of pubs and clubs ranges from trendy include the Director’s Cut series that major supermarket and retail chains here nightclubs, to cosy, old world pubs full attracts leading film-makers to Aberdeen with four large city-centre shopping malls, of atmosphere. to discuss their work and Café Scientifique including the piazza-style Academy and new King’s Gate which explores big questions in science. Union Square. From high street stores and A vibrant music scene includes regular major University Music offers a programme of designer boutiques to quirky independent tours by the biggest names around and concerts throughout the academic year, outlets and thrift shops, shopaholics will an eclectic mix of venues and dance floors while the University’s Music Prize is now an be delighted by the quantity and quality of promote the home-grown talent of local established international composition event. places on offer. acts and Djs. Aberdeen caters for all tastes in arts, culture, Top Tips Top Tips leisure and entertainment. Aberdeen has lots to offer, with the well-known His Majesty’s Theatres are located throughout the Union Square 2 for the latest in retail Theatre, Music Hall and Aberdeen Exhibition city, with the well-known His Majesty’s and eateries and Conference Centre (AECC) regularly Theatre, 3 Music Hall, 14 . For concerts Bon Accord Shopping Centre 5 a large attracting national and international artists and larger events there is Aberdeen array of retail and high street names and companies. Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) Head to the Academy 6 for more Aberdeen Maritime Museum 4 bohemian style boutique fashion Top Tips exhibits all you ever wanted to know 7 about the petroleum industry Union St is Aberdeen’s main For pubs and clubs, head to areas on and shopping street around Belmont Street 1 The nearest cinema to the university is in Union Square, 2 but there’s also an arthouse cinema on Belmont Street 1
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7 Market St 14 13 Union St 2 Carden Pl College St Don’t Miss During the summer months, or even for a brisk winter walk, head down to the Aberdeen Beach 8 just a few Fast Facts minutes walk from the university Union Terrace Gardens 9 for a picnic or a quiet > Three of Scotland’s five main > For 267 years the city of revision space ski centres are only two hours Aberdeen had two universities 13 from campus. Aviemore, the when there were only two Head to the historic fishing village of Fittie Cairngorm Mountain, Glenshee universities in the whole of Take in a football match at Aberdeen FC (Pittodrie and the Lecht provide perfect England. 10 pistes for board-riders and Stadium) > A trace of Aberdeen’s rich alpine skiers. St Machar’s Cathedral 11 best known for its impressive history can be heard in heraldic ceiling, dating from 1520. > University events have Doric, a form of Scots whose drawn many authors, thinkers historic phrases and lyrical 12 The Grampian Eye standing 100 feet high with and commentators to the pronunciations pepper some fantastic panoramic views of Aberdeen City city; Seamus Heaney, Louis local’s everyday speech. Here de Bernières, Sir David are a couple of handy phrases Attenborough, Professor Brian to start you off: Cox and Bill Bryson are just Fit like? – How are you? some of the names who’ve Nae Bad – Pretty good appeared. > “Bon Accord”. Knowing what > Fifteen miles south of campus Aberdeen’s motto means really the historic fishing port of helps you feel at home. In case Stonehaven has an attractive anybody asks it means: ‘happy cliff fringed harbour and the to meet, sorry to part, happy to gloriously crumbling Dunnottar meet again’. Castle. It’s so picturesque Franco Zeffirelli filmed Hamlet with Mel Gibson here.
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What’s going on Mar Apr May June
Aberdeen Jazz Festival Student Show The University of RockNess Bringing together all styles of jazz The Student Show has been Aberdeen May Festival Winner of NME’s ‘Best Small including blues, hip-hop, soul, running for 90 years, putting 10-12 May Festival’ Award for two years funk and Rat Pack swing, the on an outstanding musical The University will be hosting a running, RockNess hosts a foray Aberdeen Jazz Festival has comedy show at His Majesty’s brand new Festival in 2013 to of music artists in Loch Ness. something to suit everyone’s Theatre every year. Written celebrate and showcase the Headliners in 2012 included musical tastes. and performed by students, very best of what it has to offer. Biffy Clyro, Mumford & Sons www.aberdeenjazzfestival.com the show raises thousands of It will be like no other Festival, and Ed Sheeran. pounds for the Aberdeen offering events in music, www.rockness.co.uk Aberdeen Asset Boat Students’ Charities Campaigns. science, Gaelic, literature, and Race and Granite City The Royal www.ausa.org.uk more. It will celebrate the 100th Challenge Anniversary of the Rowett Highland Show There is a friendly rivalry with Torcher Parade Institute for Nutrition and Health A very Scottish affair with The Robert Gordon University Torcher Parade is the largest with food-related events. pipe bands, tossing the caber, (RGU) culminating in the annual torch-lit parade in Europe www.abdn.ac.uk/mayfestival highland dancing and traditional University Aberdeen Asset involving around 2,000 students, music. A must for anyone Boat Race and Granite City 45 lorries and 50,000 spectators. The Big Beach Ball wanting to experience some Challenge. Two of the biggest authentic Scottish culture. www.ausa.org.uk A fantastic one-day music inter-varsity events of the year, festival at the historic Aberdeen www.royalhighlandshow.org they’re not to be missed! Beach Ballroom. International www.ausa.org.uk artists, world renowned DJs, the cream of Scottish bands, vintage clothing market and much more. www.thebigbeachball.co.uk What’s going on
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Aug Sept Nov Dec What’s going on
International Freshers’ Week Sound Festival Hogmanay/ Youth Festival Freshers’ Week is the first week 1-11 November New Year’s Eve One of the world’s biggest of term for new students. There Sound, North East Scotland’s Aberdeen hosts a number of celebrations of youth arts is a whole schedule of events festival of new music is partnered New Year’s Eve celebrations. celebrated its 40th anniversary to keep you entertained, from by the University. It is driven by To mark the beginning of 2012 in 2012. Aberdeen International the society and sports fayres, to the passion to make new music the city put on a spectacular Youth Festival offers the very best pub quizzes and nights out. The accessible to audiences of all fireworks display launched from in international performing arts. general rule is to just have fun ages and backgrounds, and the roof of His Majesty’s Theatre. www.aiyf.org and meet lots of new people! brings together a large range There was also a series of www.ausa.org.uk of musical genres, appealing Happy New Year messages in a Undergraduate to a wide variety of tastes and number of languages projected Open Day encourages people to discover on the historic building during More than an open day… an new sounds and widen their the countdown, acknowledging experience! Visit us to find out musical horizons. the multi-cultural population of about applying, funding, careers, www.sound-scotland.co.uk Aberdeen City and Shire. university life and the city. www.abdn.ac.uk/openday New Year Stonehaven Fireballs 31 December Stonehaven welcomes the new year in each year by swinging “The Fireballs” – a unique and colourful festival. www.stonehavenfireballs.co.uk
Throughout the year: The Director’s Cut: Presenting a series of discussions staged at the University of Aberdeen’s King’s College campus with well- known and innovative international filmmakers and broadcasters. Previous broadcasters have included the likes of Sir David Attenborough. www.abdn.ac.uk/directorscut The Concert Season: The Music What else? Department’s annual programme of events As you can see, Aberdeen has lots to offer. includes a winter and spring series and presents a series of concerts and recitals The His Majesty’s Theatre, Music Hall ranging from early music to first performances. and Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference www.abdn.ac.uk/events Fancy a Laugh? Centre (AECC) regularly attract national
Café Scientifique: The Café Scientifique Breakneck Comedy is the most and international artists and companies. series is an informal programme of events Recent big acts include Florence and the featuring discussion and debate on the dynamic and fastest growing Comedy Machine, Snow Patrol and Emeli Sandé. latest topics in scientific research. Club in Aberdeen and the North East www.abdn.ac.uk/science/public/ of Scotland. Showcasing the best up and Other sites worth checking out are: cafescience coming comedians from all over Scotland, Elphinstone Institute Tuesday Evening Breakneck Comedy presents a brilliant www.thekiosque.com Lectures: Publicised as part of the King’s weekly line up of great Stand Up Comedy www.peacockvisualarts.com Museum Tuesday evening lecture series, throughout the city and Shire. www.local.stv.tv/aberdeen these events are organised by the Elphinstone www.aberdeencity.gov.uk Institute and examine and celebrate the www.breakneckcomedy.co.uk www.boxofficeaberdeen.com traditions of the North and the North-East of Scotland. www.abdn.ac.uk/events
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> Excellent transport links
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> Inexpensive travel options Getting Difference The Here
Located within Aberdeen city at the By Bus heart of a diverse and thriving regional economy, Aberdeen’s pivotal role in the First-class roads south to Edinburgh, international oil and gas industry means Glasgow, and onwards, carry fast coach that it enjoys excellent communications services linking Aberdeen with the UK’s and travel links. major cities. Competitive return fares, using Travelcard schemes, make bus travel popular By Air with students. The earlier you book your travel, the cheaper the prices, for example: Aberdeen’s international airport is served > Birmingham: £40.00 > Manchester: £40.00 by a number of major carriers, providing an extensive network of routes throughout the > Cardiff: £70.70 > Edinburgh: £2.00 UK, direct to Europe and worldwide through > Glasgow: £2.00 > Inverness: £2.00 major hubs. British destinations include four London airports (London City, Heathrow, > London: £26.00 Gatwick and Luton - just over an hour’s flight NUS Extra travelcards cost £12.00. Taxis time at fares from around £50 return), Belfast, from the bus station to the University cost Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Durham around £7.00. Tees Valley, Exeter, Humberside, Leeds, Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Sample fares taken from: East Midlands, Southampton, as well as www.megabus.com, the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Other www.stagecoachbus.com destinations include Amsterdam, Antalya, www.nationalexpress.com Barcelona, Bergen, Copenhagen, Dalaman, are correct as at February 2013. Esbjerg, Faroe Islands, Frankfurt, Malaga, Paris, Stavanger and Tenerife. There is a frequent bus link to the city centre, and taxis from the airport to the University cost around £15. www.aberdeenairport.com
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By Train By Car By Local Bus Rail services connect Aberdeen both north Entering the city from the south or west, The number 20, from Littlejohn Street, next to and south. There are regular direct trains follow signs for the A90 (Fraserburgh and Marischal College, links the city centre with to London, and services from Edinburgh Peterhead). This leads round the ring road the main Old Aberdeen site, and the Hillhead and Glasgow link with other mainline (Anderson Drive). Exiting from a roundabout Halls student village. The number 19, from routes. Inverness, the scenic West Coast (signed Old Aberdeen) onto Cairncry Road, Broad Street, opposite Marischal College, and Highlands are reached northwards. continue to follow the A90 signs through two passes to the west of the University along Sample return fares using a 16-25 Rail Card, further roundabouts onto St. Machar Drive. Bedford Road. From Union Street, the city’s excluding Friday travel are: After a third roundabout, the road bisects Old main thoroughfare, the numbers 1, 2, and Aberdeen and local signs will direct you to 40, travelling east, all run along King Street > Birmingham: £94.00 > Manchester: £75.00 University sites. From the north, Old Aberdeen and pass the University. Alight just after the > Cardiff: £120.00 > Edinburgh: £30.00 is signposted on the A96 (from Dyce and King’s playing fields on your left. Aberdeen Inverness) and on the A90 (from Peterhead). buses require exact fare, so have 10p and 5p > Glasgow: £34.70 > Inverness: £28.00 coins ready, or buy a bus Farecard from University Postcode: AB24 3FX > London: £86.25 local shops. GPS: Please note that the above prices are based Nearest stops to University: Lat:57:09:54N (57.16501) on booking an off-peak return. If you book Old Aberdeen (bus no. 20) Lon: 2:05:57W (-2.09912) in advance you can often buy cheaper single Bedford Road (bus no. 19) tickets. Grid Ref: NJ 941 082 King Street (bus no. 1, 2 and 40) 16-25 Rail Cards cost £28.00. Taxis from the railway station to the University cost around Need more information £7.00. Sample travel fares quoted are correct as at February 2013. Detailed information on travelling to Aberdeen, including maps, can be found by visiting: www.abdn.ac.uk/maps/travel
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A King’s College F Cruickshank Botanical Gardens L Meston Building One of the most beautiful and historic A beautiful and peaceful 11 acre Garden to Houses the departments of Chemistry, buildings at the University dating back to support studies in Biological Sciences. Physics, Geology and Computing Science. 1495. King’s College houses Divinity and Getting Here G St Mary’s Building M Aberdeen Sports Village the King’s College Conference Centre, and is connected to the University Chapel. St Mary’s houses Geography, Geology £28 million Olympic sports centre created for and Planning. sporting excellence. B University Office Student Recruitment & Admissions H The Old Town House N Butchart Building Home to the Student Recruitment and The focal point of Old Aberdeen and the New Student Centre opened in 2010, and home Admissions Service. visitor gateway to both the University to Aberdeen University Students’ Association and our charming medieval campus. (AUSA). C Regent Building I Fraser Noble Building O Taylor Building Houses the Language Centre and the Centre for Lifelong Learning. Home to Engineering and Maths. Home to Law, English and Modern D Sir Duncan Rice Library Languages. J Zoology Building P Edward Wright Building £57 million flagship library. An icon of the Supports students’ studies within the North East, opened by HM the Queen in 2012. discipline and houses the Zoology Museum Houses Social Science, Business and the and The Natural History Centre. IT Help Desk. E The Hub K MacRobert Building Q William Guild Building Student centre and home to the Infohub, Student Support, Careers Service, dining Home to the School of Education and Music. The home of Psychology. and retail outlets. R Old Brewery Contains Philosophy and Film Studies. King’s College Campus
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Foresterhill Campus A The Polwarth Building The Polwarth Building houses the School of Medical Sciences.
A9011 B Institute of Medical Sciences Getting Here The Institute of Medical Sciences is home Ashgrove Rd West to Principal Investigators leading cutting Cornhill Rd edge molecular and cell biology research in a variety of fields. C The Medical School Library Subjects covered in the Medical School Library include hospital, laboratory, pre- B A clinical and community-based medicine and E medical sciences. C D Medico-Chirurgical Hall The Medico-Chirurgical Hall is often used for D G conferences, and has an important collection of old books, instruments and portraits. F E Institute of Applied Health Science Home to IAHS members who contribute to local, national and international research and development activities in both primary and secondary care sectors.
F The Suttie Centre £20 million new state-of-the-art centre for Aberdeen within Europe Teaching and Learning in Healthcare. G The Dental School The new University of Aberdeen Dental School is based in a purpose-built new facility which was opened in January 2010 by First Minister Alex Salmond. Shetland Islands The building is home to Students on Bergen Stornoway Kirkwall Wick the BDS Dentistry programme.
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Flexible student-centred approach
Professionally accredited degrees
Enhanced study options
Flexible entry and exit points The Difference The
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The wide variety of courses, combined admission is possible if you have very good Scottish Credit and with our flexible student-centred qualifications. Some language programmes Qualifications Framework approach, offers you many advantages, take five years as they include a year of study All degrees offered by the University of especially if you have not quite made up or work abroad; there are some programmes Aberdeen are compliant with the Scottish your mind! which include a year’s industrial placement Credit and Qualifications Framework which means they also last for five years. The We admit you to a degree (e.g. MA or BSc) (SCQF). The SCQF provides a single unifying MBChB degree again takes five years. We also rather than to a specific subject, School or framework to describe qualifications offered now offer a four year Graduate entry Bachelor Department, so you can usually study any at all stages from school to higher education in of Dental Surgery (BDS) programme, which is subjects which interest you and even change terms of their levels and credit value. open to Home/EU students. direction as your interests and ambitions develop. Courses and Credits Entry Requirements This means that for most degrees you do Almost all of our degree programmes consist The Entry Requirements are the minimum not need to worry too much about getting it of courses (modules) at four levels (1-4, standards and subjects required for entry absolutely right on your UCAS application. equivalent to SCQF levels 7-11). Level 4 is the into our degree programmes and achieving A Scottish Honours degree normally takes four Honours level, although some programmes, these does not guarantee entry. You will find years to complete, giving you the option to particularly in the MA, have a “Junior” them alongside each degree in the prospectus. delay your final choice until the end of your Honours year at level 3. You will normally take If you are applying for a very competitive second or even sometimes third year. eight courses in your first year. This might programme, such as Education, Law or sound complicated - but we make it easy for The MA and BSc degrees are especially flexible, Medicine, special attention will be paid to your you. You can access summary information and the LLB and BTh programmes also offer Personal Statement and Referee’s Report, in on the range of courses offered in the online some flexibility. Other degrees like the MEng, addition to your grades. Catalogue of Courses which can be found at: the MBChB or our range of Education degrees www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses - which train you for a specific profession - Taking a Break Before offer less flexibility, as the content of these Your Studies Enhanced Study courses must satisfy the relevant professional You might be considering a ‘gap’ year to reflect organisation. An important element of the curriculum on your aspirations and priorities. Make sure offered at Aberdeen is the opportunity to gain There are a number of undergraduate Masters that you do something organised which will a broad education rather than specialising degrees in disciplines including: Engineering, contribute to your personal development. You from the start. Employers and others have Chemistry, Physics, Biological Science and will need to explain this fully on your UCAS told us of the value of students having the Medical Science. These normally take five form, but it will not have a negative effect on opportunity to study subjects beyond their years to complete, although second year your application. chosen subject.
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Here is an example of an Arts degree student who has applied Scottish Baccalaureate to do History at Aberdeen. As you can see they have a lot of The University of Aberdeen recognises the flexibility, and the opportunity to actually change their degree value of the Scottish Baccalaureate and intention during their studies. believes the qualification is a good preparation Choosing Your Degree for entry to university. The qualification will be considered alongside Advanced Highers, for direct entry into year two across a range of degree programmes. Where appropriate, the First Year: Second Year: Third Scottish Baccalaureate will be used in offer & Fourth Year: making. However, for Medicine the admissions process is highly selective. As such, the standard History History History entry requirements as detailed on page 148 (Single Honours) will remain. For the present time, Scottish English English Baccalaureates will not form part of the or standard entry requirements for Medicine Sociology Management at Aberdeen. English Enhanced Enhanced Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) (Single Honours) Study Course Study Course Scotland has reformed it’s curriculum for or young people aged 3-18. Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), introduced in schools and History & colleges in 2010, aims to make learning more relevant to the modern world and English give young people the skills, knowledge (Joint Honours) and understanding they need to succeed in learning, life and work, ultimately helping young people to take their place in modern society and community. CfE is transforming education by providing a coherent, flexible and enriched curriculum The University offers a range of Enhanced to leave the University before completing your for all young people. To support this new Study options from new and exciting degree, you will receive an Undergraduate approach the Scottish Qualifications Sixth Century Courses, which give you the Certificate or Diploma in Higher Education if Authority (SQA) is developing new National opportunity to explore topical issues from you obtain 120 level 1 credit points (for the Qualifications - Nationals, Highers and a range of disciplinary perspectives, to Certificate) and 240 credit points (including Advanced Highers will replace the existing Sustained Study Programmes which allow you 90 at level 2, for the Diploma). Exiting with Access, Standard Grade, Intermediate, Higher to focus in more closely on a specific area of such an award does not prevent you from and Advanced Higher qualifications. The new study (such as a language) in addition to your returning to study at a later date to continue Nationals will be introduced from August main subject. Alternatively, you may choose your studies and complete a higher award 2013 with Highers from August 2014 and to pick up your Enhanced Study options (subject to meeting the necessary criteria Advanced Highers from August 2015. through studying another mainstream course for re-admission). drawn from one of the wide range of courses The University of Aberdeen is aware of the offered. Honours new curriculum and the new qualifications and will continue to review entry requirement For more information see page 74 or visit: If you are taking a four-year degree, criteria as SQA introduce the new National www.abdn.ac.uk/thedifference admission to the Honours part of the degree Qualifications. Information on proposed is conditional on performance in the first Flexible Entry and Exit University policy can be found at two years (or in some cases the first three), www.abdn.ac.uk/prospectus/ugrad/general/ but most students who want to progress to A Scottish Honours degree normally takes four your-studies/cfe Honours do so. It is possible to concentrate on years, but if you have very good qualifications a single subject in your Honours programme, More information on Curriculum you can be admitted to the second year of but two-subject combinations (Joint Honours), for Excellence can be found at study in many of our degree programmes, with equal weight given to each, are www.educationscotland.gov.uk enabling you to complete an Honours degree popular and there is an increasing number in three years. In some cases it is even possible More information on the new of Combined Honours courses involving a to enter the third year of a degree programme. National Qualifications can be found at major subject and a minor one. In the MA and www.sqa.org.uk/cfeforuniversities and The University acknowledges the importance BSc programmes, it is also possible to take a www.sqa.org.uk/cfeforyoungpeople of recognising successful study, and recognises General Honours degree which involves the that students can find themselves in the study of more than two subjects within a position that they need to take a break from broad disciplinary area. their studies for whatever reason. If you decide
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Here’s a quick and easy guide to help you with your application The exceptions are for part-time courses, and non-graduating or visiting students, who apply direct to the University (see 1 www.abdn.ac.uk/sras for further details). Medical applicants (A100) and graduate Dental applicants (A201) must take the UK Choose your Course Check the Check the CAT Admissions Test. More information can Entry Requirements Application Process be found at www.ukcat.ac.uk > You apply online to UCAS. Schools and 2 colleges can provide advice and guidance. UCAS will accept applications for 2014 Check out the course section Entrance requirements vary Make sure you know exactly what from September 2013. If you wish to in this prospectus or visit depending on the course. Check is required to apply for the course contact UCAS from outside the UK, you www.abdn.ac.uk/prospectus out the course section for details can write to them at the address provided, or you can visit their website. > Your completed application should be submitted (preferably via Apply) to UCAS with the applicant’s fee of approximately £22. If you wish to apply for only one course at one institution, a reduced price of approximately £11 applies.
UCAS Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL52 3ZA Tel: +44 (0)871 468 0468 UCAS Code A20, The University of Aberdeen Short Code: ABRDN www.ucas.com Closing Dates
15 October 2013 for all Dental, Veterinary Science/Medicine applicants and anyone including the universities of Oxford or 7 Cambridge among their choices. 6 15 January 2014 for all other applicants. Late applications may be considered at the Early 2014 Make your Choice discretion of the University. Priority is given to applications received by the normal closing date of either 15 October 2013 or 15 January 2014. Where vacancies exist at Aberdeen, We’ll be in touch to tell you if Make Aberdeen your first choice UCAS continues to forward applications you have been made an offer by 31 March! until 30 June; candidates whose applications (conditional or unconditional) or are received at UCAS after 30 June will be been unsuccessful automatically entered into Clearing. For more information please visit www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply
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The Aberdeen Difference Curriculum Reform at Aberdeen
Our aim is to continuously develop the When you study at Aberdeen, your degree learning and support services that we will still have all the quality and depth of provide to ensure that our students the traditional Scottish degree, but will also are well supported and have the offer you: opportunities to gain the skills to succeed in the global market place. This includes > more choice – so you can study around your the completion of our Olympic standard core subject to gain breadth and context; sports centre, the development of a add a language, a science or business study flagship library for the 21st century, and as an extra subject during the first two the implementation of a new curriculum years of your degree; or choose from a range for students. of new multidisciplinary courses based on real world problems Following an extensive review process, > wider opportunities – so you can broaden which saw engagement with top employers, your experience and skills through a professional bodies, academics, the choice of activities such as overseas study, Government, and current and prospective work placements and voluntary work, all students, parents and teachers, the University overseen by the University has taken significant steps to modernise the structure, content, delivery and flexibility of > better support – including more our degree programmes inspired by major scholarships, a new integrated student international universities such as Harvard, centre that brings together different Yale, Melbourne and Hong Kong. support services, and new flexible learning spaces on campus to complement lecture This comprehensive review and resulting theatres and labs proposals will help Aberdeen graduates to leave the University academically excellent > more flexibility – so you can fit your studies and intellectually flexible, and being critical around other life demands and take study thinkers, effective communicators and active breaks if you need them. We’ll award formal citizens. qualifications for the study you’ve already completed, so you can easily pick up where you left off when you decide to return
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Enhanced Study networking sites and new communication provision, the economic burden of illness, AIDS means; the culture and consequences of and the diseases associated with affluence. One thing about the 21st century is certain: having a second life; and identity and you’ll need to be more versatile and more
impression management. Rights in the Digital Humans and Other Animals Reform Curriculum adaptable than ever before to meet the Society – freedom of expression and privacy; challenges of life and work. At Aberdeen Relations with animals are an enormously civil rights in a digital society; ownership in we believe this demands an appreciation of significant part of our daily lives and they a digital world; cyber-crime, cyber-terrorism disciplines other than your own, and a deeper have played a pivotal role throughout and cyber-bullying; security for the digital understanding of the context of your own core human history. This course will explore society; and information credibility and discipline. We call the courses that provide for the relations between humans and other authority. Impact of the Digital Society – how this, and for other broadening experiences, the animals in many different ways, examining digital technology has changed the way Enhanced Study options. themes such as domestication, animal we do business and the way the markets rights and welfare, hunting, pets, animal All new students studying for a first degree work; the potential of and issues in using symbolism and conservation. Through a at Aberdeen, with the exception of Medicine digital technology for health, education, diversity of disciplinary, historical and cultural and Dentistry, will include Enhanced Study entertainment, transport, science and perspectives, students will be introduced to options as part of their degree. Students taking governance; digital behaviour intervention the complexity of relations between humans a joint degree, or a major–minor programme, (how technology may encourage people to and animals, will gain a deeper understanding will not be required to take the Enhanced live more healthily and sustainably); and the of the differences and similarities between Study as the joint nature of their degree environmental impacts of a digital society. humans and animals, and will develop a more provides the necessary breadth. Fearsome Engines informed appreciation of contemporary and The Aberdeen We’ve taken care to restructure the degree historical issues in human–animal relations. programmes so that this will not increase your A side effect of the success of modern overall workload. Enhanced Study makes up technology is our growing insulation from Mankind in the Universe 25% of a student’s curriculum in years 1 and 2 engineering realities. The study of early Have we yet made all of the great discoveries (30 credits each year), and 12.5% across years 3 technology will expose the student to a Difference in science? What is next? What are the and 4 (30 credits across both years). comprehensible, non-mathematical world limits to knowledge, and the physical, without the benefits of modern sources of There are three types of Enhanced Study: intellectual and technological constraints on energy. Such a study not only reinforces the understanding the Universe? This course takes > Sixth Century Courses fundamentals of science and engineering, in a ‘quick tour’ of the Universe, a summary of but also provides an opportunity to evaluate > Sustained Study Programmes what we think we know in several key fields: a variety of evidence and reach considered physics and astronomy; biology, evolution, > Discipline Breadth Courses and logical conclusions. It is an area of study, genetics and disease; and the climate system. however, that poses considerable problems The course looks at these key topics in relation Sixth Century Courses both for historians and for engineers. to objectivity, uncertainty versus realism, and Historians are frequently confronted with People have been studying at Aberdeen the philosophy, morality and ethics of science, sources – written, visual, or both – that render for over five centuries. Now, these exciting in addition to their impact on society. It also it hard to determine the exact nature of the new cross-disciplinary courses place you at examines how our world view is shaped by engineering techniques used in the past, while the cutting-edge of modern learning. They values and religion, and how myth, language modern engineers must develop a historical invite you to consider different approaches to and science interact and affect our perception perspective to understand how engineers knowledge and enquiry as you look at issues of the Universe. used the materials and knowledge which was affecting the world in which we live today. available to them. In recent years, a number of They’re designed to help you develop a deeper The Mind Machine productive projects have been undertaken to critical understanding of your chosen area of combine the skills of historians and engineers One remarkable property of human beings study by setting the subject in a wider context. to solve mysteries of past engineering. is our minds. But what is a mind? How does These are the Sixth Century Courses that are it work? What is consciousness? Are thought currently offered at Levels 1 and 2, though Health and Wealth of Nations and language one and the same? Are we these might be subject to change: unique among animals because of our mind? Why do some societies become wealthier These questions fascinate philosophers, The Digital Society than others? Does this wealth result in psychologists, linguists and neuroscientists healthier populations or not? This course This course provides students with a alike. In the Mind Machine, we will explore will consider the processes that determine multi-disciplinary understanding of the these questions and many more related these outcomes. It will start by considering impact of the digital society on individuals, to the human mind and brain. Students the nature of economic growth and organisations and society as a whole, and will learn, reflect and discuss cutting-edge development. The course will consider the the main issues and challenges of the digital questions at the intersection of science, origins of industrialisation, the role of trade society. It will prepare students to be active humanities and social science including: Why and comparative advantage, of specialisation citizens in a digital society and contribute am I conscious? Can we use the power of the in production, and the role of innovation and to related debates. Examples of topics to be mind to heal the body? How do psychotropic entrepreneurship. It will examine the history covered include: Digital Divide – the growing drugs affect the mind and the brain? How of the industrial revolution in Europe and digital divide, including the rural–urban can neurodegeneration and brain injury elsewhere and consider the current state of divide, the age divide, accessibility risks for influence creativity? How is creativity shaped the explanations of this. It will look at the people with disabilities and problems for by emotional state? This course will look demographic and epidemiological transitions developing countries. Interpersonal Relations at aspects of mind and brain function that as economies develop and the link between in the Digital Society – the changing nature of will enable students to answer the sorts of wealth and health, systems of healthcare interpersonal relationships in light of social questions that lay people might ask.
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The Natural World life. The ability to understand and rationalise In relation to these topics, the course will opposing points of view and to be able to explore competing definitions of the ‘problem’ This is an interdisciplinary course that communicate a reasoned argument is critical of sustainability; the impact of personal, will encourage students to engage with in today’s world. Students will gain a basic technological and economic actions and
Curriculum Reform Curriculum the natural world, both intellectually and knowledge of the science and technology decisions on the environment; the intended experientially. It provides a forum for in certain exemplar areas together with a and unintended consequences of political exploring different perceptions of the natural basic introduction to risk perception, risk strategies designed to improve sustainability; world, as well as the context and opportunity assessment and the quantification of risk. the emergence of international environmental for reflection on one’s personal place within Examples of the themes to be discussed law; and the roles and responsibilities of world it. Lectures will introduce key ideas associated include nuclear energy, financial investments citizens. Both global and local case studies with perceptions of the environment and how and GM foods. The overall aim is not to change will be utilised, which will illustrate the different groups of people describe and value students’ minds over the rights and wrongs interconnectedness of the issues involved. In nature. Each student will have a choice of field of individual viewpoints but to broaden their project work, students have the opportunity trips to attend that are intended to provide awareness of risk and its portrayal in the to focus on Aberdeen, addressing issues such experience of different natural environments, popular press and everyday society, enabling as local land use, tourism, the role of the the species within them and human them to take and be able to communicate a fishing industry in the city’s development, and interactions with them. The field trips will also more balanced view. the area’s current economic reliance on the enable students to meet professionals who energy industry and how this relates to global work in environmental education, protection Science and the Media demand. and interpretation. The course is designed to consider the Sustainable International Oceans and Society way in which different stakeholders in Development science present and interpret data. This has This interdisciplinary course will explore, in particular relevance now because we live in This course aims to provide students with an a mixture of field trips, lectures, and work an ‘information-rich, understanding-poor’ overview of the complexity of sustainable in interdisciplinary groups, how the Oceans, society, where the importance of being able international development and the linkages present and past, have shaped society and to distinguish between ‘scientific fact’ and between social development, economic how more recently humans have begun ‘scientific fiction’ is becoming more and growth and environmental protection. This to influence the way the oceanic system more relevant. Media presentations can be will be approached through an examination functions. More than 40% of the world’s misleading and need to be subject to scrutiny of the achievement of the Millennium population live within 100 km of the coast, by people who understand the way in which Development Goals (MDGs) with a specific and the oceans provide a wealth of goods scientific facts are established. Scientists focus on the least developed countries in and services such as food, bulk transportation need to be honest with the public about what Sub-Saharan Africa. The course will begin or energy, serve as repositories for waste they are doing and what the implications with an historical perspective and look at products and provide recreational benefits are for society generally. In order to achieve how ‘development’ has been portrayed in that support important tourism industries. this we will teach fundamentals of scientific academic texts as well as in novels, films But the Oceans are also perceived as a threat. method and enquiry and the way in which and music. Running throughout the course The 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, and estimates credible scientific evidence is constructed. will be a focus on human rights, equity of sea level rise triggered by climate change, We will explore the diversity of approach to and social inclusion, good governance and make uncomfortable news not just for low establishing scientific consensus in the wide resource allocation and how they are central lying countries such as The Netherlands diversity of disciplines that are covered by the to the sustained achievement of the MDGs. or Bangladesh. Over time, the Seas have term science. We will also explore the way in Case studies will be used to demonstrate shaped our societies. Coastal seas often which science can be expressed and explained good practice and different cultural, social, are very productive, providing attractive, depending on the audience. economic and political barriers to progress will food-rich environments for settlers, and be identified. The course will conclude with coastal routes allowed travel where travel Sustainability a focus on the need for information systems, on land was difficult or dangerous, fostering community participation, empowerment and interconnectivity and exchange. Seafaring In the 21st century, issues of sustainability, political commitment for the realisation of produced new knowledge of hitherto environmentalism and renewable energy the MDGs. By the end of the course students unknown lands, forcing the seafarers and their are becoming increasingly important. will be expected to have developed skills people to rethink their concepts of the world, The vast numbers of actors involved in participatory and social networking and altered conceptions of the world made include governments, policy-makers, legal approaches and be able to engage in issues possible bold, far-reaching seafaring missions, systems, scientists, pressure groups and of sustainable international development as enabling exploration, colonialism and trade. the general public. Moreover, it is clear that informed citizens. During the past century our relationship with political responses involve multiple levels the Oceans has reached a new level. From of governmental and non-governmental What Gives Us Rights melting ice caps to ocean acidification or a decision making, from the local to the global weakening Gulf Stream, we are now changing level. The broad themes addressed in this ‘Rights’ is one of the most powerful yet the structure and functioning of the marine course include: the rise of sustainability ambiguous concepts in today’s world. So system and the ecosystems it supports on a as an issue; different perspectives on the many local, national and global issues are global scale. environment; the relationship between framed in terms of rights: not just our right to humans and the environment; sustainability vote and our human rights but our rights to Risk in Society science; local and global citizenship; the health and food, clean air and water. Students politics and governance of sustainability; and will be confronted by approaches to the The principal aim of this course is to instill regulatory aspects of sustainability. Within study of rights from across the arts, social and an understanding of risk when analysing these broad themes, substantive topics include physical sciences, and will learn to consider controversial issues encountered in everyday climate change, food systems and energy. and compare the different approaches,
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reaching their own conclusions. The course contribution that many students make to the Enterprise & Entrepreneurship will also consider how scientific approaches wider University community by recognising The Careers Service works with the Scottish are used in the implementation of rights, the transferable skills and competencies Institute for Enterprise (SIE) to promote the for example in identifying and measuring that you develop and enhance through
enterprise agenda at the University through Reform Curriculum phenomena such as disabilities, maternal your involvement in co-curricular activities. events such as the Business Ideas Competition mortality and cognitive stereotyping that Participants include students involved in and ‘Lunch with an Entrepreneur’. These may pose challenges to effective rights. How sports, societies and volunteering, as well as events are designed to encourage students important, for example, is evidence-based class representatives. across all disciplines in the University to medicine to satisfying rights to health? Or Employers are looking for evidence of become more enterprising and for some what can we learn from a social scientific attributes and transferable skills that students to make the transition into study of social capital in determining graduates can bring to their organisation, entrepreneurship by creating their own constraints to access to health? and the STAR Award is one way you can businesses. For more information, please visit Sustained Study Programmes demonstrate that you have these skills and www.abdn.ac.uk/sie competencies. Sustained Study is designed to provide you Study Abroad For more information, please visit with continual exposure throughout the www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/co-curriculum/ The University actively encourages students first two years of your degree course to an staraward to undertake a period of study abroad as part area of study that is separate from your core of their degree programme, and a wide range discipline. For example, you may benefit Work Experience Placements of opportunities exist within our ERASMUS from having a language, or perhaps some programme, which boasts a large number of knowledge of business or science, alongside The Work Placement Team, located within the links with universities across Europe, and our your main degree subject. Sustained Study is University’s Careers Service, sources a wide International Study Abroad Programme where currently offered in Arabic, Biblical Language, range of placement opportunities for students. partners exist with universities in North Business, The Classical Tradition, Computing, Work placements provide a great way to use America and Hong Kong. Conservation and Environment, Fit for Life, the skills and knowledge gained during your French, Gaelic, German, Latin, Mandarin studies, and to apply these in a real work For more information, see page 26 or visit Chinese, Scandinavian Language and Spanish. setting. Placements take place in a range of www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/exchanges companies, and previous placements have To find out more about The Difference at Discipline Breadth Courses ranged from working as an intern for a political Aberdeen, visit our website at party, to oilfield chemistry, law, finance and Another Enhanced Study option is Discipline www.abdn.ac.uk/thedifference geological surveys. Students on placement Breadth Courses. This option allows you to are supported by the Team throughout, from Call: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 or extend the scope of your study by taking just putting together their CV, to preparing for Email: [email protected] about any course in the University outwith interview and having a mid-placement visit for your degree discipline, as long as it is not a a chat on the progress being made. required or optional course for your chosen degree. You have the whole catalogue of Placements are a really important way undergraduate study subjects to choose from! of demonstrating to a future graduate For more information on the range of employer that you have gained the skills and courses available, please visit experience to set you apart from the crowd www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/courses when applying for graduate jobs – indeed, many of our students have impressed their The Co-curriculum placement employers so much that they have been offered a graduate job at the end of their Curriculum Reform at Aberdeen is about more placement. than just academic developments. It’s about For more information, please visit providing our students with the opportunities www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/jobs/placement to participate in extracurricular activities that will help to make them more well-rounded BP Student Tutoring Scheme individuals, more attractive to employers and with a greater skill-set. Any activities The BP Student Tutoring Scheme is a undertaken will be recorded with a view to voluntary initiative that places students in recognising all aspects of the Co-curriculum. local primary and secondary schools. Students The Co-curriculum complements your degree work alongside pupils in an allocated class for programme and includes the following 10 weeks, gaining vital classroom experience There has never opportunities: work placements, voluntary and also acting as ambassadors for higher activities, enterprise, study overseas and the and further education. The scheme has been been a more STAR Award initiative. running for over 10 years and last year over 90 students participated, tutoring in over 50 exciting time The STAR Award schools across Aberdeen city and shire. The initiative provides an excellent opportunity to embark on The STAR (Students Taking Active Roles) for you to get involved in the local community Award is organised by the University’s Careers and also enhance your employability skills. studies with Service and Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA). The initiative rewards the For more information, please visit: the University www.abdn.ac.uk/careers/co-curriculum/ bpscheme of Aberdeen.
13360 ABDN General Section.indd 77 11/02/2013 09:33 78 Widening Access Widening Access As part of our commitment to widening Summer School for life; Departmental Visits – can be arranged access to higher education, the University Access Programme directly with individual departments; and, of Aberdeen offers, through its Access Skills for Success in HE - a three-day course This 10 week on-campus programme runs Programmes, a bridge to degree level study. in September to provide FE students with from mid-June to mid-August for entry to These programmes offer a range of courses the necessary skills and knowledge to University. The programme is aimed at those covering both Arts & Social Sciences and move smoothly into university study. The whose qualifications do not reflect their true Science subjects. University has a number of articulation potential, who have suffered setbacks in arrangements agreed with local Further previous education or who are seeking a route The Access Programmes Education colleges which enable access into degree study. It provides an opportunity to degree study and also offer entry into > Are you considering beginning or to sample new subjects, experience university advanced study. Students, on completion of returning to study? life and gain self-confidence. UK students a range of HNC and HND courses, can enter who need to do so can apply for bursaries to > Would you like to study part-time in the appropriate degree courses at level two or provide assistance with study costs. For UK day or evening? level three. Refer to the pages on probable and EU students, payment of tuition fees entry requirements for Arts & Social Sciences, > Do you need to top up your qualifications? may not be required, and for UK students and Sciences for more information. free accommodation in Halls of Residence Our Access Programmes give direct entry to the may be available. Students who successfully majority of degrees offered by the University of Open Lecture Programme complete the Summer School at the required Aberdeen. The programmes can also be used, level are guaranteed entry into the University This programme allows members of the by agreement, for admission to HNC and HND of Aberdeen*, and may also be able to use general public to attend lectures in a wide courses and degrees at other universities and the qualification for entry into other UK range of degree classes without taking the colleges. Alternatively, individual courses can be universities. For more information about the assessments. You can use the programme to studied for interest only. Summer School please visit our website at develop existing interests in particular subjects, Access and Foundation www.abdn.ac.uk/lifelonglearning/ssa or or to explore the range and level of study at Studies Programme call or email us at the contact details shown. university, with a view to deciding whether to commit yourself to degree study. *Please note that the Summer School for Classes are offered at the University Access does not provide an alternative entry Contact Details during the day or in the evening, making route into Medicine. Centre for Lifelong Learning it possible to work full-time or fit in family University of Aberdeen commitments while studying. For those Admission to These Old Aberdeen who live outside commuting distance of Programmes Regent Building Aberdeen, we also offer audio and video Aberdeen conference courses in the evenings, through No formal educational qualifications AB24 3FX a network of study centres throughout the are required for entry to either of these North-East of Scotland, the Highlands and programmes; most important is the desire Tel: +44 (0)1224 273528 the Northern and Western Isles. It may also and the ability to study. Some courses, Fax: +44 (0)1224 272478 be possible to study from home by audio- especially in the sciences, may require some Email: [email protected] conferencing and web-streaming. prior knowledge of the subject. www.abdn.ac.uk/lifelonglearning Guidance is provided for those considering For further details and guidance Aim 4 Uni returning to study and it is our aim to enable about the Access Programme: you to make informed choices about your Tel: +44 (0)1224 272448 (9am - 5pm, Mon-Fri) Aim 4 Uni is a widening access to higher options. Students who successfully complete Fax: +44 (0)1224 272748 education scheme developed by the the Access Programme are guaranteed entry Email: [email protected] University of Aberdeen. It represents a new into undergraduate study at the University of For further details and guidance approach to the support of pupils and students Aberdeen, but students may be able to use it to in schools and colleges. Through one point of about the Summer School: support applications to other UK universities. Tel: +44 (0)1224 273724 (9am - 5pm, Mon-Fri) contact, Aim 4 Uni offers schools and colleges a wide range of activities and events which You can find further information about the Email: [email protected] are designed to inform and encourage pupils programme by visiting our website at www.abdn.ac.uk/lifelonglearning/courses/ Transfer from College to to make appropriate post-school and college access-degree-studies University study choices. These might include degree studies at the University of Aberdeen as one We are also happy to arrange a guidance Moving from College to University is a option. appointment either face-to-face or by big decision, and you need to find out as Aim 4 Uni provides further flexibility in the telephone and we can be contacted on: much as you can before deciding. We hold University of Aberdeen admissions policy Tel: +44 (0)1224 272448 various events which are intended to give where social and economic factors will be Email: [email protected] more information: the University Open considered, along with school examination Day; Information Days – when FE students results, when offers are made. can get an “initial glimpse” of university
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Target Group While many of these activities will be Reach Scotland Aim 4 Uni is concerned with all schools and available for all schools and colleges, some Reach Scotland will provide information, colleges in the University of Aberdeen’s events will only be offered to schools where advice and guidance on applying to high general catchment area of Aberdeen and particular focused support is required.
demand professional courses. It is managed Widening Access Aberdeenshire. However, particular focus and delivered by five partner universities, for support provision is on schools with On-Campus Activities University of Aberdeen, University of traditionally low rates of progression to > Campus Tours and Visits to Departments Dundee, University of Edinburgh, University higher education. The support activities of Glasgow and University of St Andrews. provided are mainly for pupils in S4, S5 and > Open Days (University and Departmental) S6 to encourage and assist those pupils with At Aberdeen, the project works closely to > Applicant Days potential to succeed in higher education support those aiming to study Medicine studies. The students from the target group of > Primary Seven French Week and Law by offering a range of on campus schools who apply for University of Aberdeen activities, work placements, school based > S2 Saturday Science Masterclass courses, but whose marks do not reflect their workshops and mentoring opportunities. true potential, will be given the opportunity to > ASPIRENorth ‘Try it Out Days’ For more information about the Reach gain entry through successful completion of > S4 Easter Revision School Scotland project, please get in contact the Summer School for Access. using the details below. > S6 Science Curriculum Events What is Available for Your Contact Details School or College? > Student Life Experience Day Jocelyn Laface For any additional information about the Reach Scotland Project Officer A range of activities and events are available Aim 4 Uni programme, please get in contact Tel: +44 (0)1224 273117 at various times throughout the year for using the details below. Email: [email protected] secondary schools and colleges. Arranged through different University Departments, Contact Details they include both in school/college and on- Joe Whimster campus activities and events. Aim 4 Uni Officer Tel: +44 (0)1224 273118 Activities in Schools / Colleges Email: [email protected] www.abdn.ac.uk/aim4uni Presentations, information and workshops for pupils, staff or parents - individual or groups of schools - on a range of study and University related topics, for example: > Choosing a University > The UCAS Process > Writing Personal Statements > Mock Interviews > Money Matters > Graduate Careers > Study Skills > Student Life, Study and Survival > Presentations and Events for School and College Staff ‘Aim 4 Uni offers a wide range of activities and events to inform and encourage pupils to make post-school and college study choices.’
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Many adults wishing to study at degree and interpretation of the material remains Counselling Skills level sometimes find difficulty in fitting of the past, both prehistoric and historic. The This programme has been designed for the full-time study around work, family archaeology courses offered by the University wide variety of people who wish to know more and other commitments. The Centre use distance learning technology to enable about counselling skills and a ‘counselling for Lifelong Learning offers an ever students throughout the North of Scotland to approach’, either for use in their work or for expanding portfolio of evening and deepen their knowledge of the archaeology of their own personal development. weekend part-time and distance courses Scotland, understand changes in archaeological at undergraduate level to ensure people interpretation and techniques, and carry out The Counselling Skills Programme (COSCA who wish to study part-time have access their own investigations. Practical work and validated) offers the opportunity to study to a wide range of degree level courses. visits to sites are an integral part of many of the four modules which develop practical skills courses and a number of summer schools are and award 60 university credits at degree As with full-time undergraduates, part-time also available as part of the programme. level one and the COSCA (Counselling and students are supported in their studies by a Psychotherapy in Scotland) Certificate in personal academic adviser and a programme Arts and Social Sciences Counselling Skills. This is the first stage of team. As well as being assessed by the same training to become a professional counsellor standards as full-time students, part-time The Flexible Arts and Social Sciences but is of interest to anyone who wishes to students have access to all the University’s Programme converts current on-campus develop advanced communication skills. facilities - academic, sporting and social. undergraduate courses into online courses Students can take several subjects at a time, supplemented by small group evening The Certificate in Counselling Skills Theory, or concentrate on one. Whatever programme tutorials. Harnessing the latest lecture offered at second and third level, offers an or course is chosen, all credits can be counted capture technology, full-time University opportunity for more in depth theoretical and towards a degree. lectures are recorded and made available reflective study. to part-time students via a secure website. Admission and Finance Students attend traditional tutorials in the Science evenings either face-to-face in Aberdeen or Adult learners may enter most of the Centre for The Flexible Science Programme converts current from home via audio or video conferencing Lifelong Learning’s programmes on a part-time on-campus undergraduate science courses into and, increasingly, by live web streaming. basis with no prior qualifications. Visit the online courses. Subjects available are: Centre for Lifelong Learning website for more All courses carry transferrable undergraduate > Archaeology details: www.abdn.ac.uk/lifelonglearning credits and students can study individual > Chemistry courses or can accumulate credits in a number Fees are set at affordable levels and assistance > Computing Science of courses to qualify for the awards of Higher with funding may be available if you are a > Ecology and Environmental Science Education Certificate, Higher Education Diploma Scottish domiciled, part-time student classified > Geography or a Master of Arts Degree. as a home student for fee purposes: > Geology The programme offers courses in a range > Physics > Fee Waiver: Students in receipt of certain of subject disciplines such as: Archaeology, benefits may be eligible for a 100% remission Students are not limited to the online material, Art History, Business Studies, Education, of fees under a Government funded Fee Waiver but are welcome, whenever they are able, to English Literature, Film Studies, International scheme. Please contact us for details. join on-campus students in lectures, tutorials or Relations, Linguistics, Political Science, Scottish practicals, making this an ideal study solution > Individual Learning Accounts (ILA): History, Religion and Sociology. for those working in the offshore industry. Students registered on all courses within Students can take individual courses or can the Centre for Lifelong Learning are eligible Christian, Religious and accumulate credits by building up passes to apply for an ILA. These can be used Philosophical Studies in a number of courses to qualify for the to offset part-time fees, subject to the Theology itself is one of the oldest intellectual awards of Certificate and Diploma. Inclusion conditions of the scheme. Details can be disciplines. It is concerned with the study of of appropriate subjects in the curriculum can found at www.ilascotland.org.uk Christian faith, life and doctrine. Religious allow direct admission to year 2 or 3 of a full- > Part-time Fee Grants: Students registered Studies offers the opportunity to study other time or part-time BSc curriculum. on all courses within the Centre for Lifelong cultural perspectives both within Europe Learning are eligible to apply for a grant. and beyond. Both encourage the study and Scottish Studies These can be used to offset part-time fees, understanding of religion as an important Do you ever wonder why we speak the way subject to the conditions of the scheme. aspect of human culture and history. The study we do? Or why there are so many different Details can be found at: of philosophy lies at the heart of much of our religions in Scotland? Or why the Scottish www.saas.gov.uk/student_support/ culture. Almost without exception, whenever landscape looks the way it does? Is there special_circumstances/part_time_dl.htm we put forward a firmly held personal something distinctive about Scottish writing? viewpoint, we are revisiting arguments which Please contact us for details of fees for Have you ever wondered about the history of have been debated over the last two millennia. international students and non Scottish your family or your home area? You can explore domiciled UK/EU students. Students can take courses for interest or these and many other intriguing questions in build credit towards the award of a BTh courses offered in this programme. Archaeology/Scottish degree, both at unclassified and Honours Archaeology levels. Students wishing to study Philosophy primarily can use credits towards a Archaeology is concerned with understanding Certificate in Philosophy. human behaviour through the study, analysis
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The School of Education offers a number Students have the option of exiting with a Individuals can register for single courses, of BA/part-time courses/programmes at Certificate, Diploma, Ordinary or Honours ‘clusters’ of courses or the degree. Examples of undergraduate level. In the main, these Degree in Curative Education, all of which are ‘clusters’ of courses for particular professions have as a target audience; those involved recognised as professional qualifications for are: the Certificate in Adult and Community in professional fields of work associated work in social care settings. Learning; the Teaching Qualification (Further with – social pedagogy; further education; For further information, contact: Education). adult education; community education; Programme Secretary - BASP Programme social care; young people and families; Certificate in Adult and Tel: +44 (0)1224 274636 family therapy; out of school care; nursery Community Learning Email: [email protected] provision; childcare and protection. This certificate is designed for the continuing Students will, in some cases, be self- BA in Childhood Practice (BACP) funding, and in others will be sponsored by professional development of those working in the adult learning and community their employer. The BACP is designed to meet the continuing learning contexts. professional development (CPD) needs of BA (Honours) in Social adults working with children from 0-16 It comprises four courses at SCQF level 9, each Pedagogy (BASP) within all sectors of provision. of 15 credits selected from: Adults’ Learning; Designing and Implementing Learning for The BA in Social Pedagogy is offered in The BACP is structured into four levels, each Adults; Communities Learning; Community partnership with the Camphill School level being equivalent to one year of a full- Work and Community Development; in Aberdeen (CSA) and participating time undergraduate degree. Each level (SCQF Understanding Literacies; Developing communities and organisations. The levels 7-10) will normally take two years Literacies; Working with Children and Young programme attracts an international to complete. There is a range of options for People; Therapeutic Approaches to Working student group. Most students are volunteer entering and exiting the programme at a with Families. Courses are designed to assist co-workers in Camphill Communities, level appropriate to an individual’s level of participants to balance theory and practice. while a small number are employed by the education and experience. Distance learning
communities or other organisations. is the main mode of delivery. Teaching Qualification Social Pedagogy is a multi-disciplinary Courses are structured across four core (Further Education) TQ(FE) professional activity, integrating elements areas of study relevant to all childcare and The TQ(FE) is designed for full/part-time of care, education, therapeutic and creative education settings. The themes covered lecturers employed in Scotland’s Colleges. activities in the work with children and adults by the programme are: The Child in the The programme comprises four 15 credits with complex needs and usually taking place in Sociocultural Context; Child Development courses at SCQF level 9 or level 11. the context of community living. and Learning; The Developing Professional; Personal Research and Enquiry. It is available through supported open The Camphill context of therapeutic settings learning and includes learning activities and community living provides a rich and For further information, contact: presented in an online environment, varied learning environment for students Programme Secretary - BACP Programme discussions, self-evaluation, reflective undertaking the programme. The design of Tel: +44 (0)1224 274502 practice, self-directed study and assessment, the programme enables students to be active Email: [email protected] as well as group workshops and assessment in the work in their community/workplace www.abdn.ac.uk/bacp tutorials that take place either on the whilst undertaking their studies. BA in Professional campuses of Colleges that have negotiated The programme is structured into four key Development (BAPD) agreements or online in a virtual classroom. thematic areas. The themes covered are: Candidates must satisfy the entry The BAPD is an innovative degree programme, > Principles, Theories and Approaches requirements laid out in the Scottish which focuses on offering CPD opportunities > The Developing Practitioner Executive’s ‘Professional Standards for for those involved in a wide range of > Supporting Individuals with Complex Needs Lecturers in Scotland’s Colleges’. Access professions. The programme has flexible entry > Creative Action arrangements exist for alternative and exit points. Currently only year three of the qualifications. Recognition and exemption Each theme is explored in increasing depth at degree programme is offered. To be considered may be gained from parts of the programme. each of the four stages. for entry at this level, applicants must normally Lecturers awarded the TQ(FE) are eligible have a qualification at HND level or equivalent. The programme aims to provide practitioners for registration with the General Teaching Access through Recognition of Prior Learning is with learning opportunities, resources and Council for Scotland. also available. Open learning is the main mode structured practical experience supported of delivery. Courses target those associated Programme Secretary - BAPD Programmes by reflection on practice in the workplace with further education, young people and Tel: +44 (0)1224 274734 that will enhance professional awareness families, adult learning, literacies, child Email: [email protected] and personal effectiveness and provide a protection, community learning, social care and recognised qualification. family therapy. The programme is structured over five years and four months.
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13360 ABDN General Section.indd 82 11/02/2013 09:33 83 When you study at Aberdeen, your degree will have all of the quality and depth of the Guide to Our Degrees traditional Scottish degree, but will also offer you more choice, wider opportunities, better support and more flexibility.
Guide to Our Degrees
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MA (Designated) Arts & Social Science subjects are based MA (Honours) at the picturesque King’s College campus, originally established in 1495. There are a wide range of programmes on offer, providing students with a huge amount of choice and flexibility to tailor-make their own degree.
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Accountancy 88 Information Systems Anthropology 89 & Management 106 Archaeology 90 Language & Linguistics 107 Behavioural Studies 91 Languages and Computing 92 Literature of Scotland 108 Divinity 93 Legal Studies 109 Economics 94 Literature in a English 95 World Context 110 European Studies 96 Management Studies 111 Film and Visual Culture 97 Mathematics 112 Finance 98 Music Studies 113 French 99 Natural Philosophy Gaelic Studies 100 (Physics) 114 Geography 101 Philosophy 115 German 102 Politics & Hispanic Studies 103 International Relations 116 - Latin American Psychology 117 - Spanish Real Estate 118 History 104 Religious Studies 119 History of Art 105 Scottish Studies 120 Sociology 121 www.abdn.ac.uk/cass
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The MA in Arts & Social Sciences Changing Your Subject In most cases, you do not need a prior Most first year classes are open to you even The tradition in Scotland is to admit students qualification in the subject to enter a first year if you have not studied the subjects before, to a degree programme rather than to a course, even if the subject in question is one and you can usually go on to Honours in particular subject or course. You do have to that is on the school curriculum. There are
Degrees in Arts & Social Sciences Degrees in Arts any subject that particularly interests you, put specific subjects and course codes on your some exceptions, but they are rare. even if it is not the subject you applied for UCAS application, but essentially we admit When you apply, do not worry too much about via UCAS. You can graduate with an Honours you to the MA degree programme rather getting your subject choice absolutely right degree in a modern language having started than specifically to an MA in Anthropology or on your application. If you find your interests as a beginner in your first year and all Single History or Philosophy, for example. As a result, changing, you will usually be able to change Honours MA degrees are available with it is possible in most cases to change your your degree intention accordingly. options in a European language. All degrees Honours preference after you have begun have core courses, but your freedom to your course. Advanced Entry combine subjects is generally limited only Employment Prospects The traditional four-year MA Honours by the timetable. The MA can be taken as an degree with its ‘two-plus-two’ structure ‘Arts’ degrees are often thought of as Honours (four year), or a Designated (three (two pre-Honours years followed by a educationally attractive but not strongly job- year) degree. two-year Honours programme), allows you related. In fact, some degrees within the Arts to experiment with new subjects in your A Historic Campus & Social Science area are strongly vocational: pre-Honours years, and perhaps change your Students taking Arts & Social Science subjects most graduates in Accountancy, Computing, Honours intention, while still completing your are based at the picturesque King’s College Mathematics and Economics, for instance, degree in the normal time. However, if you are campus, the site where the University was will have no difficulty in finding a job, and clear about what you want to study, and have originally established in 1495. Its historic will be employed because of the knowledge (or are likely to get) good qualifications in the character is reflected in the variety of places and skills they have learned at university. subject or subject area you have applied for, used in teaching: you may find yourself As with most science graduates, however, it is possible to complete an Honours degree looking out towards the North Sea from a the majority of graduates in Arts & Social in three years. In your first year, you would room in the seventeenth century Cromwell Science subjects go into careers in which take a combination of first and second year Tower, taking part in a seminar in the Old they do not use their subject knowledge courses, and then proceed to third year in Brewery, or listening to a lecture in ivy-clad directly. They nevertheless have access to your second year of study. Direct entry to the New King’s - ‘new’ because it was built as a wide range of career openings, because second year of study is possible in most subject recently as 1870. Of course, you will also have more than 40% of the vacancies notified to areas covered by the MA degree. To qualify for classes in up-to-date lecture theatres and university careers services, or advertised advanced entry, prospective Single Honours seminar rooms fully equipped with the latest in the broadsheet press, are for holders of students must hold an A-grade pass at A Level, technology. degrees in any subject. Employers are looking or an A-grade pass at Advanced Higher, in the What Kind of Degree? for the qualities that any good graduate will subject they wish to study for their degree. Honours degrees in Scotland normally take have - intelligence and energy; research, Prospective Joint Honours students may be four years to complete, though if you have retrieval and presentation skills; adaptability admitted directly to second year courses if appropriate qualifications you can enter at and the capacity to learn quickly; good they hold an A and B-grade pass at A Level, second or even at third year level. Honours time-management; IT competence, and the or one A-grade pass and one B-grade pass at students can specialise in their third and ability to take responsibility and to work Advanced Higher in the subjects concerned. fourth years in one particular subject (Single reliably without supervision. Your studies See table on page 87 for more information. Honours), in two (Joint Honours) or in the case - whatever the subject - are only part of the of Scottish Studies, three (General Honours). story: employers will be just as interested Curriculum Reform You can also take an Honours degree in which in how much you gained from the informal You may have the opportunity to take you add a ‘minor’ in a subject like Music to opportunities universities offer to extend your Enhanced Study options as part of your degree your ‘major’ subject. Honours degrees are experience, take risks, and show enterprise, and participate in co-curricular activities. classified, that is to say you will be awarded whether in the Debating Chamber, on a See page 74 for more information. a first-class, upper-second, lower-second, or university expedition, performing in a concert third-class degree. or working for Amnesty International. If you decide against an Honours degree, a Entry Requirements three-year degree is available. The Designated With the very wide range of Arts & Social MA is available in most subjects. It allows Science degrees offered, some in subjects some subject specialisation, but is not available at school level, but many not, it classified. In addition, there is a general degree is appropriate that these degrees should of MA which focuses on subject breadth have a very flexible entrance policy. Entry rather than discipline specialisation. requirements are rarely subject-specific: we are more interested in your overall ability than in the precise content of your pre- university studies.
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Type of Qualification General Requirements First Year Entry Second Year Entry Subject Requirements Minimum Entry Requirements for 2014 – MA/MA (Honours) Minimum Entry SQA - Scottish S at levels 1, 2 or 3 in Minimum of 4H at AABB Is possible in most For some degrees a specific Qualifications English obtained at a single sitting school based subjects. A subject is required, see of Hs or 3AH at BBB minimum of ABB overall subject section for details Those seeking to qualify in Adv H is required. Adv H over two sittings of at A in the subject selected Highers must normally for Single Honours, or AB get H at BBB at first sitting. in the subjects selected for Joint Honours Group Awards will be taken into consideration for entry purposes although additional H or AH passes may be required. S Grade Maths needed for entry to Accountancy, Economics, Finance GCE - General GCSE in English or English Minimum of 3 A Levels at A Level at A in the subject For some degrees a specific Certificate of Language BBB or 4AS at AABB selected for Single Honours subject is required, see Education GCSE Maths needed for plus BB, or AB in the subject section for details entry to Accountancy, subjects selected for Joint Economics, Finance Honours plus a further B ILC - Irish Leaving O in English or in English Minimum of 4H at AABB For some degrees a specific
Certificate/ Language obtained at a single sitting subject is required, see Ardteistimeireacht of Hs. The grading within subject section for details band B must be at B2 or above IB - International SL in English Minimum of 32 points Minimum of 36 points Baccalaureate including at least 5, 5, 5 (including 6, 6, 6 at Higher at HL in subject(s) selected) EB - European Pass First Foreign Language Minimum of 75% overall Baccalaureate - English National Diplomas Minimum of DDD Higher National Pass with B grade in Articulation agreements Certificates assessment unit, normally exist for some subjects in a related subject with local FE Colleges, see below Higher National Pass in Related Subject Articulation agreements Diplomas (restrictions apply) exist for some subjects with local FE Colleges, see below
Offers of Admission Scottish Baccalaureate Applicants should note that achieving the minimum entrance This qualification will be considered alongside Advanced Highers, requirement, from a single sitting of exams, will not guarantee an offer for direct entry into year two across a range of degree programmes. of admission. We have many more applicants than places, and most of Articulation Agreements them meet our minimum entrance requirements. Consequently, we Aberdeen College / Banff & Buchan College may need to ask for more than the minimum. An applicant’s academic HND students who have successfully completed their studies in profile will normally be the most significant factor in our decision Accounting, Administration & Information Technology and Social making. Additionally, certain features of the personal statement may Sciences may be able to gain advanced entry to certain University help to strengthen an applicant’s case. of Aberdeen degree programmes in related subjects. New 14-19 Diploma Qualification Partnership Agreements We have considered the acceptability of the new 14-19 Diploma for Sabhal Mòr Ostaig our undergraduate degree courses and our entry requirements have Direct entry to Year 2 of MA in Gaelic Studies on successful completion been modified to accommodate the new qualification. of HNC Gaelic/Gaelic and Communication (with Enhancement Exam) Please visit www.ucas.com for more information. or CertHE from An Cùrsa Comais.
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The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE to get professional qualification status. to get professional form part of a direct path to being grantedform part of a direct the examinations necessaryexemptions from Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB Maths S Grade/GCSE HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry other only with experiential or Available Level or Advancedqualifications at post A more See page 86 for Higher Standard. information. Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Accountancy with Joint Honours Programmes Economics, Finance, Divinity, Anthropology, German, Hispanic Geography, French, Studies, Legal Studies, Management Studies, Real Estate, Sociology Philosophy, with Programmes Major-Minor German Computing, French, in Related Honours Programmes Economics, Finance, Management Studies, Real Estate Accreditation Professional courses are The University of Aberdeen by the Institute of Chartered accredited Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) which can
) how accounting courses: Financial ) social and political roles , Management Accounting , Financial Accounting 3 2 3 International Financial Management; , Understanding Statistics and Business By the end of the year, students will be ableBy the end of the year, to appreciate (1 of accounting and how accounting helpsof accounting and how of professional andbusinesses to meet a set (2 legal requirements, and in small and mediuminformation is processed sized businesses. to financialStudents are also introduced appraisal and financialvaluation, investment Finance course and tomarkets in the first level and management.fundamentals of economics Students will also be able to choose other options from both within the Business School and in the rest of the University. Second Year There are four core level 2 Accounting 2 Finance. In addition, students take a Business Law course and may take various optional courses including Personal Finance and Market Regulations. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Students studying Single or Joint Honours Accountancy take Auditing, Management Accounting in third year, and Accounting Theory in fourth year. Other accounting, finance, and non-accounting options are available to supplement these core courses. Examples are: Corporate Finance; Derivatives & Treasury Management; Empirical Methods in Finance; Integrative Studies in Accountancy; Critical Perspectives on Accounting; International Financial Statement Analysis and Business Information Systems. Honours students will complete a dissertation in Accountancy (or in their other Joint Honours subject). A Research Methodology course, in the first semester of fourth year, will help prepare you for this capstone project. Teaching and Assessment We employ a range of teaching methods, emphasising transferable skills such as group work, presentation techniques and IT skills, in order to produce highly skilled graduates for the accountancy and related professions. Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and student presentations. Future Your The majority of our students become chartered accountants in professional practice, industry or the public sector. Others choose alternative careers in management, education or banking and finance.
You will develop intellectual skills through analysing and evaluating accounting information, and through critically evaluating the role of accounting information in a modern economy You will be introduced to central accounting and business topics by active researchers in these fields The University of Aberdeen is the firstThe University of Aberdeen subscribe toacademic institution to in the UK andThomson Reuters Eikon floor integratesIreland. This flagship trading markets directlyreal activity in financial platform is usedinto your courses. The companiesby major financial services experienceacross the world. You gain managementof sophisticated financial at the leading edgetechnology placing you are looking for with skills that employers Why Choose Aberdeen? > Accountancy of the understanding acquire a thorough students will Accountancy that will skills and gain business practice of accountancy, theory and of responsibility. in positions them for employment prepare > Degree Programme Structure and Content Accounting and accountants come in many different shapes. Some have trained with a professional firm of accountants after university and specialise in assessing the accounts of companies. Others work for one company producing their accounts and providing information for managers. Others work in public organisations. The vast majority of these accountants will have done a degree and then undertaken the exams of one of the accounting institutes. One of the advantages of doing an accounting degree may be exemption from some of the exams of the professional bodies, although this should not override all other considerations. The professional bodies also have an experience requirement that needs to be fulfilled. The University’s Business School is aware that we need to prepare you for the future. The four year course provides a background for the career possibilities ahead, with flexibility to build on your strengths and tailor your degree. We offer a four year Single or Joint Honours degree in Accountancy, and a three year Designated degree in Accountancy. First Year There are two Accounting courses in the first year. Accounting and Accountability will introduce the social, political, legal and professional context of accounting and accountability. Accounting and Entrepreneurship, which is offered in the second half-session, will introduce accounting information recording techniques and decision- making tools in the context of small and medium sized businesses. >
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Minimum Requirements Anthropology SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Anthropology Anthropology is the study of human societies and cultural differences, See table on page 87 for more information. at all places and in all times. Its approach is comparative, holistic and UCAS Code see page 200 gives a view of social life ‘from the inside’. Advanced Entry See page 86 for more information.
Why Choose Aberdeen? Meanwhile, Anthropology and Imperialism Can We Help? > At Aberdeen we have one of the fastest explores the synergy between anthropology Email us: [email protected] growing programmes in Anthropology and history as it has been situated in a colonial Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 in the UK world order. These two courses are taught in the second half session. Your Study Options > We offer innovative ideas and a fresh vision Single Honours Programme in Third and Fourth Year (Honours) of the subject, with an emphasis throughout Anthropology on work at the cutting-edge of the discipline, In third year, students take courses in and on problems of pressing concern for Anthropological Research, Anthropological Joint Honours Programmes with people throughout the world Theory and Ethnography. In addition students Accountancy, Archaeology, Behavioural take optional courses such as Society and Studies, Divinity, Economics, English, Film & > We offer the opportunity to work with staff Nature and Emotion, Self and Society. Visual Culture, Finance, French, Gaelic Studies, and postgraduate students who are actively Students are introduced to the major concepts Geography, German, Hispanic Studies, History, engaged in internationally recognised and theoretical debates of the discipline, gain History of Art, International Relations, Language research insight into the practice, politics and ethics and Linguistics, Legal Studies, Literature > The discipline’s unrivalled strengths in of doing and writing ethnography, and learn in a World Context, Management Studies, the fields of the anthropology of the North about qualitative methods of research and Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious and the study of art, creativity, visual analysis. Students also begin work on their Studies, Sociology representation and material culture are individual research projects. Related Honours Programmes in reflected in teaching In fourth year, students complete their Archaeology, Divinity, Sociology > Students benefit from our close links with individual research projects and choose courses Course Information
programmes such as Sociology and Politics, on a range of special topics. These include: www.abdn.ac.uk/anthropology and from the resources of the University’s Indigenous Media; Aboriginal Rights in a General Information Museums and Elphinstone Institute, Global Context; Language in Culture and www.abdn.ac.uk/sras with their extensive anthropological Society; Anthropology, Museums and Society; and ethnological collections Anthropology of Myth; Morality and Belief in universityofaberdeen Degree Programme Structure and Content Islam; Anthropology of the North; Knowledge, Creativity and Ownership; Materials, Anthropology is available as a Designated @aberdeenuni Technology and Power in the Andean Region; degree which can be obtained after three years Anthropology and Landscape; More than of study. It takes four years of undergraduate Human; Roads: Movement, Mobility and See page 26 for information study to obtain an Honours degree. Migration. First Year Teaching and Assessment See page 18 for information There are two introductory courses, Most courses are taught through lectures Introduction to Anthropology: Peoples and small-group seminars, and are assessed of the World in the first half-session, and THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE by a combination of essays and formal Introduction to Anthropology: Questions See page 74 for more information. examinations. of Diversity in the second. These courses introduce key theories and approaches, Your Future as well as issues of contemporary Anthropology challenges students to think anthropological debate. critically and equips them with practical skills Second Year in working with people in a variety of cultural contexts. Graduates work in research and Political Anthropology introduces students teaching, in television, radio and journalism, to the principal schools of anthropological with overseas development agencies and thought on political institutions, movements non-governmental organisations, as well as and state formation. Anthropological in many other fields and professions. Approaches to Religion discusses contrasting theoretical perspectives anthropologists have employed in the study of religion and provides students with the conceptual tools critically to interrogate the topic. These courses are taught in the first half session. Colonialism Re-imagined explores contemporary One of the fastest colonial expressions from an anthropological growing programmes in perspective. Anthropology in the UK.
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Excellent laboratory facilities and library holdings. Research active staff among the world
leaders in their field. universityofaberdeen General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/archaeology
The Difference The See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE History, History of Art History, Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB SQA Highers A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Archaeology in Designated Degree Archaeology with Joint Honours Programmes History, Geography, Anthropology, History of Art, Philosophy in Related Honours Programmes Geology, Geography, Anthropology,
them sought-after in a wide variety of fields including industry, commerce, and different types of continuous assessment. In the first year, continuous assessment takes the form of essays, but in upper years it also includes critical reviews, posters, laboratory assignments, field notebooks and oral presentations. Future Your The curriculum is designed to equip graduates with the practical and research skills required to work as professional archaeologists. The broad-based nature of the discipline enables graduates to compete strongly in the market place. The analytical and communications skills acquired make research and a range of professions. Archaeology is also available for those studentsArchaeology is also available science options (e.g.who would enjoy taking Archaeology inGeography, Geology) alongside see page 193 forfirst and second year. Please note, we are proud tomore information. Please learning degreeoffer a fully-flexible distance BSc) in addition to ourin Archaeology (MA and Archaeology. Forprogramme in MA Scottish more information on our distance learning/ flexible degree programmes please contact the Centre for Lifelong learning. Teaching & Assessment All students attend lectures, seminars, tutorials, and laboratory-based practicals, and make a number of excursions to ancient monuments and museums in Scotland. In the Honours years there is an emphasis on field and research skills, with a required fieldwork component. A dissertation provides students with the opportunity to tackle an original piece of research. Honours students will participate on departmental field projects in Scotland and elsewhere in the northern world, where they will receive practical training in survey, excavation and documentation methods. There are also opportunities for places on our field schools in Iceland and Alaska. Beyond the formal training projects, students are strongly encouraged to improve their practical skills by seeking additional field and placement work. Staff are happy to advise and help with such opportunities, which include projects based overseas. Assessment is by means of written exams
; ; Excellent laboratory facilities and library holdings. Research active staff among the world leaders in their fields Aberdeen is at the heart of a region that is among the richest in the UK in terms of sites of outstanding archaeological interest and is in close proximity to the World Heritage sites in Orkney Archaeology at Aberdeen has a northernArchaeology at Aberdeen covering thefocus unique in the UK, northernheritage of Scotland, Scandinavia, and the northernEurope, the North Atlantic Americalatitudes of Asia and North approach, drawingStrong inter-disciplinary on the strengths of related academic subjects across the University within both humanities and the physical sciences > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Archaeology discipline that and wide-ranging is a diverse Archaeology in and is unique physical sciences humanities and spans the to understand In seeking in its entirety. the human past exploring with their lived their lives and engaged how ancient people can provide ask the questions that environment, archaeologists present. to tackle global challenges in the us with the tools Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Being and Becoming Human; Transformations in Human Society; Perceptions of the Past; Archaeology in Action: The Study of the Past; Doing Archaeology; The Study of Material Culture. Plus six courses chosen from other disciplines. Second Year Interpreting the Past; Archaeologies of Social Life; Archaeology of the North: Colonisation and Culture Contact; Archaeology of the North: Lifeways and World-Views. Plus four courses chosen from other disciplines. Third Year (Junior Honours) Advanced Archaeological Practice; Archaeological Fieldwork Portfolio; Archaeological Research Project Part 1 The Archaeological Workplace. Plus three course options chosen from a range available: Scottish Archaeology; North American Archaeology; Archaeologies of Landscape; Hunter-Gatherers; Viking Archaeology; Geoarchaeology; Human Palaeoecology; Indigenous, Community and Public Archaeologies or courses from related disciplines. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) Archaeological Research Project Part 2 Current Issues in Archaeology. Plus four advanced course options chosen from a range available (see above; or courses from related disciplines). Please note that a BSc in
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Minimum Requirements Behavioural Studies SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Behavioural Studies Behavioural Studies Behavioural Studies at Aberdeen brings together internationally See table on page 87 for more information. recognised researchers in social cognition, neuroscience, lifespan UCAS Code see page 200 development, perception, language and cognition, and occupational/ Advanced Entry industrial psychology in a supportive and stimulating teaching See page 86 for more information. environment. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) > There are a range of specialised laboratories At level 3, there are lectures and tutorials Your Study Options including those for brain imaging analysis, on: Biological Psychology; Developmental Single Honours Programme in eye movement recording, movement Psychology; Human Memory; Perception; Behavioural Studies analysis, visual neuroscience and face Psychological Assessment and Social Joint Honours Programmes with recognition Psychology. Students also study an additional Anthropology, Philosophy, Sociology 30 credits of courses from other subjects. At > The School is the oldest in the UK, being level 4, students carry out a library based Major-Minor Programmes with founded over 100 years ago, and maintains thesis project. They also select six options, French, Gaelic, German a strong commitment to providing a currently from the following list: Human supportive and stimulating environment Related Honours Programme in Neuropsychology; Abnormal Psychology; for undergraduate studies Psychology Human Factors; Advanced Topics in Language; Degree Programme Structure and Content Course Information Cultural Evolution; Neuroscience of Music; Behavioural Studies can be studied as a four Forensic Psychology; Visual Awareness; www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology year Honours degree or a three year Designated Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience; and General Information degree. Progression to Honours is based on Brain and Body. www.abdn.ac.uk/sras passes in all level 1 and level 2 prerequisite Variations courses. universityofaberdeen Students doing the Joint Honours programme First Year take a fully prescribed curriculum of level 3 @aberdeenuni In the Concepts and Theory course there Psychology courses spread across third and are lectures and workshops on: Biological fourth year, and complete a smaller empirical project in their final year. The Major-Minor See page 26 for information Psychology; Developmental Psychology (human development from infancy to old degrees include language courses at levels 1, age); Psychology of Emotion; Evolutionary 2 and 4. At level 4, students select four of the See page 18 for information Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Perceptual option courses instead of six. It is also possible Psychology and Social Psychology. In the to study Behavioural Studies as a BSc degree. Methods and Applications course there are See page 160 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE lectures and practical classes that aim to Teaching and Assessment See page 74 for more information. give you a basic understanding of research Teaching is by means of lectures, laboratory methodology and descriptive statistics used practicals, workshops and tutorials, with in psychological research. individual thesis supervision at level 4. Second Year Assessment is by means of examination In the Concepts and Theory course there and continuous assessment. are lectures on: Developmental Psychology; Your Future Behavioural Neuroscience; Language and Behavioural Studies graduates have many Cognition; Organisational Psychology; employment opportunities (occasionally after Perception; Social Psychology; Clinical further postgraduate training) in psychology Psychology. The Methods and Applications related fields. Other areas benefiting from course builds on your research methodology an understanding of the human mind and skills acquired in first year to examine behaviour include careers in education, alternative and more complex methodologies business, marketing and advertising. Further and statistics used in psychological research. details of opportunities for graduates can be obtained from the BPS website: www.bps.org.uk/careers
The School of Psychology is the oldest in the UK, established over 100 years ago.
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universityofaberdeen General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/computing
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Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Computing with Joint Honours Programmes Music Mathematics*, Philosophy, and Mathematics*Joint Honours Computing Level or equivalent- SQA Higher or GCE A required. qualification in Mathematics is with Programmes Major-Minor Economics, Finance, Accountancy, Mathematics, Management Studies in Related Honours Programmes MEng Computing Science, BSc Computing Science, BSc Information Systems, MA Information Systems and Management Accreditation Professional The British Computer Society (BCS) recognises for professional our Single Honours degrees membership without additional examinations.
, the Health Service and inetiQ Q Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third and Fourth Year a year-long SoftwareThe third year includes Engineering Project. Working in teams, software system,students develop a major to the final delivery. Thefrom an initial analysis teamworkcourse emphasises interpersonal topics. Taughtskills as strongly as technical computing topicscourses cover essential with all Singlerelevant to the chosen degree, studyingHonours (Computing) students DistributedKnowledge-Based Systems, Operating Systems,Systems and Security, Adaptive Interactive Systems, Languages and Computability, Robotics, AI for Games and Enterprise Computing. The fourth year also involves a substantial project, but this time students work individually on a specific topic of interest to them; most projects are research-related and some involve working with local companies. Many of the taught courses are also related to research activity, including Semantic Web Engineering, Peer-to-Peer and Agent- Based Computing, Security, Computational Intelligence, Data Mining and Visualization, Mobile Computing and Natural Language Processing. Industrial Placement Industrial Placements are taken between third and fourth year, or after fourth year. Teaching and Assessment All courses are supported by web-based material, usually including full course notes. Lectures in the first two years commonly include live computer demonstrations. In third and fourth year, as well as completing a project, students enjoy a variety of lectures and practicals. Assessment is by a mixture of coursework and examination. Future Your The employment record of our graduates is excellent with the vast majority entering occupations of their choice within three months of graduation in sectors as diverse as banking, pharmaceuticals and computer game development. Recent employers include IBM, Amazon, BP, Conoco, Hewlett Packard, EDS, LogicaCMG, SAIC, Scottish Hydro Electric, Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, British Telecom, local councils.
and multi-national levels lead to industrial placements (in certain programmes) and ensure relevance of the curriculum Prizes for academic excellence are awarded in each year of study. These are sponsored by O’Reilly, the British Computer Society, LogicaCMG, EDS and Amazon. Projects are often successfully entered for national competition Study provides a breadth of coverage whichStudy provides a breadth theory as well as theencompasses both the practice of Computing opportunity toStudents are given the skills and abilitiesdevelop their transferable as independent learners Strong links with industry at local, national Special emphasis is given to DistributedSpecial emphasis is given KnowledgeInformation Systems and Technologies Why Choose Aberdeen? > Computing are influenced byAberdeen at degree programmes Computing IntelligenceArtificial research in recognised our internationally Technologies. Web and Advanced related issues. > Degree Programme Structure and Content There is an Honours degree and a Designated degree in Computing. First Year First year students focus on the foundations of Computing Science, including: how to design and implement programs; relevant mathematical concepts and some of the grand challenges of Computing. They also study two other subjects, depending on their degree choice. Second Year In second year, students are introduced to core topics in modern computing, with courses in Algorithmic Problem Solving, Data Management and Human Computer Interaction. Students develop significant programming skills in a number of languages, and also gain a deeper understanding of > > >
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Minimum Requirements Divinity SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Divinity Divinity concentrates on the study of Christian faith, life and See table on page 87 for more information. doctrine in a historical, cross-cultural and contemporary context. UCAS Code see page 200 Advanced Entry See page 86 for more information. Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Can We Help? > A tradition of theological study Church History (Luther, Calvin and the Email us: [email protected] and excellence going back to 1495 Shaping of Protestantism; Reformation Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 and Revolutions; The Theology of the Early > Courses for a vast range of interests: Church; Scottish Theology); Hebrew Bible III from the languages of early Christianity, Your Study Options & IV; Practical Theology (Spirituality, Health to the historical struggles of Reformation Single Honours Programme in and Healing; Christian Ethics; Transforming Scotland Divinity Mission; Theological & Pastoral Perspectives > An international community of scholars, on the Contemporary Family; Theological Joint Honours Programmes with studying all aspects of theology, ministry Explorations in Disability, Community, Accountancy, Anthropology, Economics, and religious studies and Humanness); Systematic Theology English, Film and Visual Culture, Finance, (Contemporary Issues in Christian Doctrine); French, Gaelic Studies, German, Hispanic > Excellent library facilities, beautiful New Testament (Set Texts; Advanced Greek; Studies, History, History of Art, International surroundings and a warm welcome! The Historical Background of the New Relations, Language & Linguistics, Legal Degree Programme Structure and Content Testament; New Testament Theology). Studies, Literature in a World Context, The Master of Arts (MA) in Divinity may Philosophy, Politics, Sociology In all years students also have access to a be taken as a Designated or as an Honours wide range of courses in Religious Studies, Major-Minor Programme with degree, and may also be studied part-time (in which may be incorporated into their degree. Music Studies this case applications are made directly to the Applicants to the MA in Divinity may also be University, not through UCAS). Related Honours Programmes in interested in the Bachelor of Divinity, Bachelor Anthropology, Sociology These are the courses currently running. of Theology and MA in Religious Studies Course Information However, please note that they may be subject degrees. to change: www.abdn.ac.uk/divinity The Bachelor of Divinity (BD) is a degree with General Information First Year a specific focus on a future in the Church of www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Church History (The Rise of Christianity); Scotland. Old Testament (Introducing the Hebrew The Bachelor of Theology (BTh) is specifically universityofaberdeen Bible); Practical Theology (Religion at Ground directed at people who are interested in a Zero); Systematic Theology (Basic Christian future as a teacher. @aberdeenuni Doctrine); New Testament (Jesus and the Gospels). See page 122 for more information. See page 26 for information Sustained Studies courses of particular interest Teaching and Assessment to Divinity students are: Biblical Hebrew I and The School has a flexible approach to teaching II; New Testament Greek I & II; Latin 1 and 2. and assessment, utilising a combination See page 18 for information
Second Year of small and large group teaching assessed through examinations, essays and personal Old Testament Theology; The Pilgrim City THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE dissertation. The acquisition of communication, (Medieval Church); Christian Doctrine and See page 74 for more information. IT and team working skills is emphasised. Practice; What is Truth? John’s Gospel and Letters (English or Greek texts); Paul of Tarsus Your Future (English or Greek Texts); History and Religion Our graduates have gone on to enjoy careers in of Ancient Israel; The Mission and Message a wide range of fields including the ministry, of Paul the Apostle to the Gentiles; Power media, journalism, teaching, administration, and Piety; The Pilgrim City; Major Christian government and publishing. Thinkers; What Does it Mean to be Human: Learning from the Margins. Sustained Studies: Hebrew Language III and IV; Reading New Testament Greek 1 and 2; Intermediate Latin 1 and 2.
A tradition of theological study and excellence dating back to 1495.
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The first institution to introduce the Thomas Reuter simulated trading floor, through which
students gain a unique hands-on experience of the financial markets. universityofaberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/business General Information
The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE
Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB Maths S Grade/GCSE HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Economics with Joint Honours Programmes English, Divinity, Anthropology, Accountancy, Geography, Gaelic Studies, Finance, French, History German, Hispanic Studies, History, of Art, International Relations, Legal Studies, Context, Management in a World Literature Politics, Studies, Mathematics*, Philosophy, Real Estate, Sociology Psychology, *Joint Honours Economics and Mathematics - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent required. qualification in Mathematics is with Programme Major-Minor Computing in Related Honours Programmes Studies, Finance, Management Accountancy, Real Estate
studies analyses the behaviour of 2 the economy as a whole in order to explain the level and growth of national income, unemployment and inflation in both a domestic and international setting. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) The Honours years in Economics offer a high quality, technical programme that is suitable as a preparation for postgraduate study. The programme also follows the long established Scottish tradition of investigating economic problems within a variety of political, social and historical contexts. Honours students will complete a dissertation in Economics (or in their other Joint Honours subject). Teaching and Assessment Course delivery is via a mixture of lectures, seminars and small group tutorials. Increasing use is made of web-based learning. Assessment is by coursework and examinations. Future Your Economics graduates have a large range of employment opportunities open to them. Recent graduates have found employment as petroleum economists with the Alberta State Government (Canada) and ConocoPhillips; as economists with the World Bank and the Institute for International Economics (both in Washington DC), the European Central Bank in Frankfurt and Crown Agents (international development) in London; as accountants with Deloitte & Touche, Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young and KPMG; as finance professionals with Mobil North Sea (Ltd), Morgan Stanley, Newton Investment, Scottish Life, Scottish Provident and Royal Bank of Scotland. Macroeconomics Degree Programme Structure and Content Degree Programme Structure years) and DesignatedThere are Honours (four Economics.(three years) degrees in First and Second Year comprise anThe first two years of study framework ofintroduction to the essential economic theory. of BusinessMicroeconomics (The Economics 2 and Society) and Microeconomics unit in thethe behaviour of the individual worker oreconomy, such as the consumer, firm. It tackles the fundamental economic problem that resources are scarce, which forces choices regarding which goods to produce and consume. Macroeconomics (The Global Economy) and
Study a subject that is both interesting and which offers considerable scope for career advancement (new Economics graduates can gain relatively high earnings) There is an active Economics Society which organises annual trips to various economic institutions including the European Union (Brussels), the European Central Bank (Frankfurt), International Labour Office (ILO) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Paris) Develop intellectual skills by analysing and evaluating a range of contemporary economic problems Gain analytical skills that are important in a wide variety of careers in business, government, education, private research research environment in areas such as labour and energy economics Benefit from an excellent teaching environment, which is committed to the needs of industry - developing general transferable skills and an integration of research into teaching and consulting Study in a strong, internationally recognised The University of Aberdeen is the firstThe University of Aberdeen subscribe toacademic institution to in the UK andThomson Reuters Eikon floor integratesIreland. This flagship trading real activity in financial markets directly into your courses. The platform is used by major financial services companies across the world. You gain experience of sophisticated financial management technology placing you at the leading edge with skills that employers are looking for Why Choose Aberdeen? Economics is to gainThe best reason to study of the world arounda greater understanding also offers excellentyou. An Economics degree or serves as aemployment opportunities which to pursuefirst rate foundation from postgraduate study. > Economics you that will help a range of skills Aberdeen provides at Economics political processes, financial decisions, business and understand relations. and international social reforms > > > > > >
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Minimum Requirements English SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL English English at Aberdeen is a dynamic subject embracing both literature See table on page 87 for more information. and language. Our flexible, modular degree programmes allow you UCAS Code see page 200 to develop your own interests and enthusiasms while acquiring Advanced Entry advanced critical and communicative skills that will prepare you See page 86 for more information. for a wide range of careers. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Teaching and Assessment > Attractive courses covering all periods of For each course, you will typically be Your Study Options English literature plus Scottish, Irish and studying one literary text per week. You will Single Honours Programmes in American literature, and creative writing be encouraged to read relevant critical and English, English and Scottish Literature with our prize-winning and published contextual material on the texts you are Joint Honours Programmes with creative writing team studying, and also be introduced to some Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, Film and important theoretical approaches to literature. > Friendly and committed teaching staff Visual Culture, Finance, French, Gaelic Studies, From first through to third year you will at the forefront of research in their field German, Hispanic Studies, History, History follow a programme of lectures supported of Art, International Relations, Language & > Excellent library resources built up over with a weekly small group tutorial or seminar. Linguistics, Legal Studies, Literature in a World 500 years and now in the Sir Duncan Rice You will produce essays and other forms of Context, Management Studies, Philosophy, Library, combined with state-of-the-art coursework that will count towards your Politics, Religious Studies, Sociology IT facilities assessment, and in most courses you will also have an end-of-course examination. In Major-Minor Programme with > A range of teaching methods, from lectures tutorials and seminars you will participate in Music Studies and seminars to small-group tutorials and group projects and have the opportunity to individual supervision Related Honours Programmes in give individual presentations on some courses; Film and Visual Culture, Gaelic Studies, Degree Programme Structure and Content these will also be assessed along with your History, Language & Linguistics, Languages First and Second Year performance in class. and Literature of Scotland, Literature in a The first year will introduce you to the critical Overall you follow a structured programme World Context, Scottish Studies study of literature in two consecutive courses. in first and second year, with a wide range In Reading Writing, you will study both poetry Course Information of choice available to you when you reach and prose through a consideration of the www.abdn.ac.uk/english Honours level, enabling you to choose the author, the reader and the literary text. You General Information areas you wish to study. will follow this with Controversial Classics, www.abdn.ac.uk/sras a course focused upon the study of modern Your Future literary classics that have provoked strong Graduates in English have received a thorough universityofaberdeen cultural reactions. The second year will build grounding in the sorts of writing, research, on these foundations, offering courses such computational and presentation skills that are @aberdeenuni as Encounters with Shakespeare and The vital to many careers. Students graduating with . a degree in English can feel part of a thriving Tragedy of Knowledge See page 26 for information
Third and Fourth Year (Honours) field that can lead them into careers as diverse as publishing, teaching, research, journalism, At Honours level there are over 60 courses on banking, speech therapy and television and See page 18 for information offer, ranging from medieval and Renaissance radio broadcasting. literature to Romanticism, Victorianism and Modernism, contemporary Scottish and Irish THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE writing, American literature and aspects of See page 74 for more information. European literature in translation. Third year courses are broad-based, covering periods or themes, and are taught through lectures and seminars. Fourth year courses promote deeper understanding and more focussed discussion, and are taught in seminar groups of up to 15 students. The Honours programme includes a supervised dissertation on a topic of your choice.
student satisfaction. 97%Source: National Student Survey 2012.
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Germany, Austria, Spain and Switzerland. universityofaberdeen @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/european_studies General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras
The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme StudiesEuropean in Related Honours Programmes Gaelic Studies, German,French, Hispanic Studies Teaching Teaching and Assessment small groups (seminarsTeaching is generally in for language classes.and tutorials), especially of continuousAssessment is by a mixture written examination. assessment and oral and Future Your to think beyondThe aim is to enable students feel confident in annational boundaries, to international context and thus extend their career opportunities. European Studies is an avenue to a wide variety of careers. The analytical, oral and written skills you develop during your studies are highly sought after by prospective employers.
For year abroad studies, strong links have been built with universities in Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Spain and Switzerland programme experts in the field It is taught by leading Library is aThe University of Aberdeen Centre with aEuropean Documentation official documentsreference collection of the Europeanand other materials from Union Institutions and Agencies The Aberdeen degree is a well establishedThe Aberdeen degree is > Why Choose Aberdeen? > European Studies European of a combination students to take Studies allows European International and areas in Politics ‘Europe’ related and languages While the and more. Economics Sociology, Law, History, Relations, the third year Aberdeen, fourth years are spent in first, second and is spent abroad. German and Spanish. Second Year languagetwo or one with continue students All courses. Additionally, students can choose from a wide range of courses available. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) The third year is spent abroad: one semester in the country of one of the selected languages, another semester in that of the other language. Students who take only one language or who have decided that they wish to take only one language in fourth year, spend a full year in the country of that language. While abroad, students will normally attend approved university courses, and may also be able to spend a semester in a European institution. In their final year, students may opt for one or both of their two languages; they take one compulsory course (the dissertation, a long essay on a subject chosen during the year abroad) and choose from a wide range of further options. Degree Programme Structure and Content Courses are available from first to fourth year. European Studies is an Honours degree. First Year In the first year, students follow courses in Comparative European Politics, European History and Integration and in one or two languages chosen from French, Gaelic, > >
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Minimum Requirements Film and Visual Culture SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Film and Visual Culture Film and Visual Culture Film and Visual Culture at Aberdeen offers students a rigorous See table on page 87 for more information. training in the history and theory of the moving image, as well UCAS Code see page 200 as the shifting terrain of twenty-first century visual culture. Advanced Entry See page 86 for more information. Can We Help? Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Email us: [email protected] > Film and Visual Culture at Aberdeen Students select from a variety of Honours Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 offers a unique programme that combines course options. Depending on the particular the close analysis of visual objects and year offerings, which draw on staff research Your Study Options artefacts – analogue and digital, moving expertise, these may include modules on such Single Honours Programme in and still, underground and mainstream areas as Minor Cinemas, Cinematic Cities, Film and Visual Culture – with theories of visual representation, Global Silent Cinema, Transport Technologies, Joint Honours Programmes with production, and circulation Creaturely Cinematics, The Politicization of Anthropology, Divinity, English, French, Gaelic the Aesthetic and Filming Art Worlds. Courses > Our curriculum emphasizes comparative Studies, German, Hispanic Studies, History, are also offered on French, Hispanic and thinking and theoretical reflection, as History of Art, International Relations, Literature German cinema. In addition, different types well as an integrated approach to creative in a World Context, Philosophy, Politics, of courses integrating theory and practice are practice Religious Studies, Sociology available on Documentary Film, and Panoptic > Our aim is to train students to become active Digital Culture. Students may write their Related Honours Programmes in participants in their own visual culture, as dissertation in some area of Film and Visual English, History of Art, Sociology careful scholars and creative practitioners. Culture, and include a practical element. Course Information
Film and Visual Culture students learn to Teaching and Assessment www.abdn.ac.uk/film think within the movements of cinema and Film is a popular subject, and first and second General Information to pursue questions beyond the film frame year courses therefore involve large lecture www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Degree Programme Structure and Content classes. Weekly tutorials, however, enable First Year closer work with the tutor and with other universityofaberdeen Introduction to Film and the Cinematic students. Marks for the course are normally Experience provides an introduction to the based in part on participation in these tutorials, @aberdeenuni analysis of film form. The course introduces and involve research, essays, exams and students to the primary visual, sound and MyAberdeen written submissions, depending See page 26 for information narrative conventions of visual media. on individual course requirements. We discuss issues of framing, mise-en- Honours courses are based on seminars which scène, montage, sound, narrative structure, See page 18 for information encourage active participation. cinematography, cinematic style and ideology. Your Future Introduction to Visual Culture introduces THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE students to the key concepts and theories that The Film and Visual Culture degree is designed See page 74 for more information. shape the fluid field of visual culture in an era to specialise your knowledge in the academic when the visual landscape has become digital, study of cinema, placing an emphasis on virtual, viral and global. enhancing your analytical skills in research and Second Year critical writing. In addition, students have an opportunity to develop skills in digital video The second year core courses Cinema and production and web design. This focus should Modernity and Cinema and Revolution provide a useful platform for further study examine an exceptionally rich and diverse or for a career in film industry broadcasting, choice of films from around the world. new media, journalism, teaching and other Students are introduced to various national related fields. New opportunities in Scottish cinemas and movements covering the last broadcasting are available through our Joint 100 years of cinema history; and consider the degree in Film and Visual Culture and Gaelic principal aesthetic, cultural and institutional Studies. factors influencing their distinguishing features. With an emphasis upon making both connections and disconnections between cinemas and film theory, these courses encourage students to understand and appreciate how film is a peculiarly modern art form. student satisfaction. 95%Source: National Student Survey 2012.
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The first institution to introduce the Thomas Reuter simulated trading floor, through which students to gain a unique hands-on experience of the financial markets.
universityofaberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/business General Information
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Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB Maths S Grade/GCSE HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Finance with Joint Honours Programmes Economics, Divinity, Anthropology, Accountancy, German, Hispanic Geography, English, French, International History of Art, Studies, History, in a World Relations, Legal Studies, Literature Context, Management Studies, Philosophy, Politics, Real Estate, Sociology with Programme Major-Minor Computing in Related Honours Programmes Economics, Accountancy, Management Studies, Real Estate
Property Investment, International Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third and Fourth Year for HonoursSpecialised finance courses students include: Corporate Finance, Management,Derivatives and Treasury Management and International Financial . Management and Organisational Change Honours students write a Additionally, of Financedissertation on an aspect . StudentsEmpirical Methods in Finance courses suchmay also take Finance related as (or on their other Joint Honours subject). Teaching and Assessment We employ a wide range of teaching methods, and we emphasise the development of transferable skills through group work and presentation techniques. We also encourage the development of information technology skills. Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops and student-led presentations. Web-based learning is increasingly used as a teaching resource. The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council rated the teaching programmes in the Department as ‘Highly Satisfactory’. Future Your You will develop the analytical skills and applied techniques required for a wide range of careers in the financial sector. Finance students are highly sought after in the private and public sector, both nationally and internationally, and there are signs that this demand is likely to continue because of the increasing number of innovations in financial markets globally. A Finance degree will give you an excellent general business education and equip you with the ability to use words and numbers in order to address a wide variety of important issues. Our degrees are highly valued and there is a great demand for our graduates. Accounting, Economics, Personal and You will be in the main European centre for the offshore oil and gas industry, where many multinationals and financial services firms have offices in the city You will develop intellectual skills by analysing and evaluating financial problems You will gain practical skills, helping you to read and extract information from financial newspapers and documents You will study in a dynamic teaching and research environment and benefit from the latest important ideas in the discipline of Finance You will learn about crucial areas such as financial management, corporate finance, personal finance, financial institutions, derivatives and the stock market The University of Aberdeen is the firstThe University of Aberdeen subscribe toacademic institution to in the UK andThomson Reuters Eikon floor integratesIreland. This flagship trading markets directlyreal activity in financial platform is usedinto your courses. The companiesby major financial services experienceacross the world. You gain managementof sophisticated financial at the leading edgetechnology, placing you with skills that employers are seeking Why Choose Aberdeen? > Finance of the understanding will gain a powerful students Finance skills that prepare acquire business of finance and principles positions of responsibility. employment in them for Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Regulation and Statistics. You will have the opportunity to take options in many other subjects if you wish. Degree Programme Structure and Content We offer a four year Single or Joint Honours degree in Finance, and a three year Designated degree in Finance. First and Second Year In their first two years, students take courses in: > > > > >
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Minimum Requirements French SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL* French French at Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation, having been *No previous qualification in French is required rated ‘Excellent’ (the highest possible rating) in the most recent for entry to the beginners’ course. For other national Teaching Quality Assessment, and ranked in the top 5 UK level 1 courses (see below), a pass in French at Higher or A Level is required. See table on page French departments in terms of research classified as ‘world-leading’ 87 for more information. or ‘internationally excellent’ in the most recent RAE exercise. UCAS Code see page 200 Advanced Entry See page 86 for more information. Why Choose Aberdeen? Second Year > We offer language courses both for students Language work includes written and spoken Can We Help? with qualifications in French and for language classes, reading and listening Email us: [email protected] beginners or near beginners comprehension. Ex-beginners have an extra Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 language class. Literature, Culture and Society > The discipline has an international courses study the theme of French national Your Study Options reputation for research, covering not just identity at different periods; French Linguistics Single Honours Programme in France, but Francophone Africa and the may also be studied. Again, students not French Caribbean, and the wide range of our wishing to proceed to Honours in French may research interests is reflected in the Joint Honours Programmes with study language alone. Honours options courses we offer Accountancy, Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, Third and Fourth Year (Honours) English, Film and Visual Culture, Finance, Gaelic > We are a medium-sized, friendly French language courses are available in third Studies, Geography, German, Hispanic Studies, department, and the student-run French and fourth year for students not wishing to History, History of Art, International Relations, Society organises a range of social events proceed to Honours, as well as for Honours Language & Linguistics, Legal Studies, Literature Degree Programme Structure and Content students. They include written and spoken in a World Context, Management Studies, There is an Honours degree and a Designated language classes. In addition, third and fourth Mathematics*, Philosophy, Politics, Religious degree in French. year students study cultural, social and Studies, Sociology literary topics. Single Honours in French Studies, and most *Joint Honours French and Mathematics - SQA Joint Honours involving French, are available The two-year Honours programme gives Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification either as Mode A degrees (5 years) including a considerable emphasis to the development of in Mathematics is required. full academic year spent in a French-speaking language skills. As well as classes in written Major-Minor Programmes with country, or as Mode B degrees (4 years) and spoken language, all students develop Accountancy, Behavioural Studies, including half an academic year spent in a their communication skills through practical Music Studies, Psychology French-speaking country. For both degrees application of French in different contexts. Course Information the programme for first and second year is Additionally, students in both Honours years identical, so no final decision need be made make their own selection from a wide range www.abdn.ac.uk/french before December of second year. Candidates of options covering literature, film, linguistics General Information are strongly recommended to apply initially and the study of French society and culture www.abdn.ac.uk/sras for the Mode A degree. For Joint Honours in from the Middle Ages to the present day. French-German and French-Hispanic Studies, Single Honours students write a dissertation universityofaberdeen one half-session is spent in a French-speaking on a topic of their choice, and Joint Honours country, and one half-session in a country in students write a dissertation for one or other @aberdeenuni which the other language is spoken. of their two Honours subjects. First Year Teaching and Assessment See page 26 for information
One set of courses is for beginners or near Language courses are taught in small groups, beginners. These provide intensive tuition in while literature and culture courses are See page 18 for information written and spoken language, including classes taught by a combination of lectures and with native speakers, and an introduction to tutorials. Courses in first and second year are modern French culture, literature and society. assessed by end-of-course examination. Good THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Another set is for students with SQA Higher coursework can lead to exemption from the See page 74 for more information. grade or GCE A Level or equivalent. These examination with the exception of the honours include written and spoken language and the beginners’ language course. Honours options study of 20th century culture, literature, film are examined by continuous assessment, and and society. In both cases, students not wishing language courses by final examinations. to proceed to Honours in French may study Your Future language alone. Graduates in French go on to a wide variety of careers. Some make direct use of their language French was rated skills, as for example in teaching, export or the ‘Excellent’ in the most tourist industry, while others use the more recent National Teaching generally applicable communicative, analytical and organisational skills they have acquired. Quality Assessment.
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With a strong reputation as one of the best places to learn Gaelic, the programme at Aberdeen is open to all levels – from beginners to native speakers.
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The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Gaelic Studies inDesignated Degree Gaelic Studies with Joint Honours Programmes Economics, English, Divinity, Anthropology, Geography, French, Film and Visual Culture, History German, Hispanic Studies, History, in aof Art, Language & Linguistics, Literature Context, Management Studies, Politics,World Religious Studies, Sociology with Programmes Major-Minor Mathematics*, Psychology *Mathematics with Gaelic Studies - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification in Mathematics is required. in Related Honours Programmes English, English and Scottish Literature, German, Studies, French, European Hispanic Studies, Scottish Studies Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third and Fourth Year year have a core ofStudents in third and fourth their own selectionlanguage work, and make courses whichfrom a range of optional They cover aspectschanges from year to year. and history of theof the literature, culture and sometimesGaelic-speaking community, Celtic languages.branching out into other write a dissertationSingle Honours students their choice, and Jointon a specialised topic of also choose to do soHonours students may instead of one of their options. Teaching and Assessment Teaching is generally in small groups, with an emphasis on seminars and tutorials. Assessment is by a mixture of continuous assessment and oral and written examinations. Students will have around five hours of classes per week in first year, rising to around 10 hours per week for Single Honours students in third and fourth year. Future Your Employment opportunities for graduates fluent in Scottish Gaelic are very good. Broadcasting, teaching, lecturing, Gaelic development, arts management, the print media and librarianship are among the careers on which our students have successfully embarked. With the launch of a new digital Gaelic TV channel there is a high increase in demand for Gaelic graduates to work in the media. Other careers make use of the excellent communicative, analytical and organisational skills of our Gaelic graduates in a range of business and creative contexts. Some of our graduates go on to postgraduate research.
The student-run Celtic Society is famous for its musical events, ceilidhs and trips, and it provides an opportunity to use Gaelic in an informal, social context A unique summer school giving students the chance to practice their Gaelic in a natural environment Enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff A range of entry levels (from absolute beginner to native speaker) A range of degree options is available The discipline is pioneering a speciallyThe discipline is pioneering language coursedesigned short residential and continues toto bring students to fluency in the world to learnbe one of the best places to HonoursGaelic. Students can progress level whatever their standard on entry The discipline has a strong reputation forThe discipline has a strong students with noits teaching of Gaelic to the language, andprevious knowledge of who have alreadyalso welcomes students are native speakers studied Gaelic, or who with a wealth of teaching experience > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Gaelic Studies Gaelic language, covering Gaelic discipline is a wide-ranging Gaelic Studies Links on the modern world. an emphasis and culture, with literature explored. Irish, are especially Modern Celtic languages, with other > Degree Programme Structure and Content There are Single and Joint Honours degrees (four years) and a Designated degree (three years) in Gaelic Studies. It is possible to combine Gaelic Studies with Celtic Civilisation as a Joint Honours degree. First and Second Year Students in Gaelic Studies join one of three Scottish Gaelic language streams: beginners, learners (Higher at ‘B’ or above), or native speakers (Higher at ‘Pass’ or above). Classes concentrate equally on the four language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking. In addition, students are given an introduction to Gaelic culture and literature. Native speakers follow a specially tailored course throughout their four years. > > > >
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Minimum Requirements Geography SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Geography Geography is the study of the earth’s surface, with particular emphasis See table on page 87 for more information. on the relationships between people and their environment. Few other UCAS Code see page 200 subjects cover such a diversity of phenomena, combining elements of Advanced Entry the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. See page 86 for more information. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Why Choose Aberdeen? Although compulsory, all of these courses offer a Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 > Aberdeen is a great place to study choice of lectures and coursework assessments Geography. The department ranks highly that cover the full range of geography, so Your Study Options in student satisfaction surveys and the students are free to pursue their favourite Single Honours Programme in region’s spectacular mountain and coastal aspects of the subject. Option courses at level Geography areas provide perfect field sites for the study 3 provide further training in practical aspects Joint Honours Programmes with of geography. We have recently introduced of physical and human geography (e.g. use of Accountancy, Anthropology, Archaeology, a new geography curriculum designed remote sensing and geographical information Economics, Finance, French, Gaelic Studies, to provide students with key skills and systems; statistical analysis of sediments, German, Hispanic Studies, History, International knowledge required by employers vegetation or census data) and associated Relations, Literature in a World Context, concepts and topics (e.g. environmental change; > The curriculum enables students to study Management Studies, Sociology places, regions and globalisation; environment across the full range of the discipline, or and conservation). There is also a choice of Related Honours Programme in to specialise in aspects of environmental, international field trips; these level 3 courses Archaeology human or physical geography, according feed into advanced level 4 options that draw Course Information to their preferences directly on the staff’s research expertise. In www.abdn.ac.uk/geography > Many courses in physical geography, physical geography these specialist studies General Information including specialist Honours options, include glaciology, hydrology and past www.abdn.ac.uk/sras draw directly on the staff’s own research environmental change. Specialist options in into hydrology, glaciology, contemporary human geography include transport, resource universityofaberdeen environmental issues and urban-rural use and rural change. To complete their studies, change Honours students produce a dissertation. @aberdeenuni Degree Programme Structure and Content It is also possible to study Geography, First Year combined with other science subjects, as See page 26 for information Two core courses offer a broad introduction to a BSc degree. Please see page 196 for more the study of geography at an advanced level. information. Lectures cover key topics such as climate change, Teaching and Assessment See page 18 for information the behaviour of ice sheets, plate tectonics, Courses are taught by a combination of natural hazards, water resources, ecological lectures, workgroups and practical tasks THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE change, rural and urban development, poverty tailored to the subject matter. For instance, See page 74 for more information. and sustainability. Lectures are supported by lectures on research methods and group a programme of practical work that includes project planning meetings prepare students spreadsheet skills for data analysis, field for field trips; workshops on advanced research sampling techniques, PowerPoint presentation techniques and one-on-one discussions with skills and training in the writing and referencing staff help students to design and carry out their techniques required for university-level study. dissertation. The assessment for most courses We also encourage students to choose ‘outside’ combines exams with coursework, such as courses – for example, in geology, archaeology, one or more of an essay, an oral presentation, international relations or environmental science a project report or a ‘real-world’ simulation – that complement their geographical interests. exercise. Second Year Your Future Four option courses are offered, of which Studying Geography develops a range of students must choose at least three: Physical transferable skills such as: critical thinking, Environments; Perspectives in Human research, design and data analysis skills, Geography; Mapping & Monitoring the proficiency in IT and communication Environment; Environment & Society. All skills. Geographers also acquire specialist students must also take Skills & Techniques knowledge of cultural, political, economic and in Geosciences, which includes a residential Surrounded by such environmental issues. Aberdeen graduates field trip. enter a wide range of careers including: diverse mountain, lowland Third and Fourth Year (Honours) environmental management, conservation, and coastal environments, Core courses on Approaches to Geography, planning, government agencies, business and Aberdeen is the perfect Research Design and Geographical commerce, and work involving technical skills location for the study Issues examine the subject’s history, its such as surveying, GIS and remote sensing. of Geography. key perspectives and techniques and its contemporary relevance. The Difference
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Minimum Requirements German SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL* German German at Aberdeen has an outstanding reputation, having been *There is no formal requirement for entry to the rated ‘Excellent’ (the highest possible rating) in the last national German beginners’ course. A pass in German Teaching Quality Assessment. at SQA Higher, GCE A Level or equivalent is necessary for entry to the German non- beginners course. See table on page 87 for more information. Why Choose Aberdeen? The Year Abroad UCAS Code see page 200 > The discipline takes a multi-disciplinary All students taking an Honours course in approach with courses covering German German are required to spend at least half Advanced Entry film and visual culture, gender studies, an academic session in a German-speaking See page 86 for more information. literature and history country. Aberdeen has official exchange Can We Help? scholarships with the Universities of Zurich, > Courses focus on Austria and Switzerland Email us: [email protected] Kiel and Greifswald, and also participates in as well as Germany Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 ERASMUS networks. The German Academic > A small, friendly department with a Exchange Service (DAAD) awards scholarships Your Study Options flourishing German Club and a Drama for summer schools on a competitive basis. Single Honours Programme in Group that puts on an annual play in Third and Fourth Year (Honours) German German Level 3 and 4 courses offer students Joint Honours Programmes with > The University Library has extensive considerable flexibility in choosing a Accountancy, Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, German holdings programme from a variety of modules. Courses English, Film and Visual Culture, Finance, Degree Programme Structure and Content currently on offer include: Berlin, City of the French, Gaelic Studies, Geography, Hispanic Twentieth Century; Images of Childhood in There is an Honours degree and a Designated Studies, History, History of Art, International German Literature; The 20th Century German degree in German. The length of the Relations, Language & Linguistics, Legal Novel; National Socialism; Film and Text; programme is normally 5 years, which includes Studies, Literature in a World Context, Vienna 1900; Travel and Tourism in German spending up to a year in a German speaking Management Studies, Mathematics*, Literature; and many more. country. Philosophy, Politics, Religious Studies, Sociology Teaching and Assessment First and Second Year *Joint Honours German and Mathematics - SQA Teaching is generally in small groups German for Beginners provides an intensive Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification (seminars/tutorials), especially at Honours introduction to the German language for in Mathematics is required. level. Assessment is by a mixture of continuous students with no previous knowledge of assessment and oral and written examination. Major-Minor Programmes with German, or with qualifications beneath Higher Students have approximately four hours of Accountancy, Behavioural Studies, Music or A-Level standard. This course may be taken taught classes per week in first year. This rises Studies, Psychology alone or in combination with courses on social, to approximately 10-12 hours per week for political and cultural aspects of the German- Other Options Single Honours students in third and fourth speaking countries. Students who successfully The LLB degree can be taken with options in year. complete this course may proceed to level 2 German or can include the study of German courses and thereafter to Honours. Your Future Law. In the BSc degree, German can be The discipline produces graduates valued taken with Chemistry, Computing Science, For students with a Higher or A-Level for their subject knowledge, including an Mathematics, Physics, Psychology. The BTh qualification in German, German Language excellent command of spoken and written degree can also be taken with German. courses deal with advanced aspects of German German and also for the transferable skills grammar and vocabulary, designed to improve Course Information that a degree in German from Aberdeen offers. students’ command of both written and spoken www.abdn.ac.uk/german Aberdeen German graduates have an excellent German. Courses on Modern German Culture General Information employment record. provide lectures on political, social and cultural www.abdn.ac.uk/sras matters of the German-speaking countries in the twentieth century, together with the study universityofaberdeen of modern German texts. @aberdeenuni
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Minimum Requirements Hispanic Studies SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL* Hispanic Studies Hispanic Studies Hispanic Studies focuses not only on the Spanish language *There is no formal requirement for entry to but also on the cultures of Spain and Latin America. the Spanish beginners’ course. Students who already have a qualification in Spanish sit a placement test to determine the language course appropriate to them. All students, Why Choose Aberdeen? Second Year whether beginners or with a qualification such as Spanish is the second most widely spoken In addition to two language courses, students Higher grade, can proceed to Honours, subject language after English in the western take Latin America: Texts and Contexts and to satisfactory performance at levels 1 and 2. hemisphere. It is currently spoken by 350 Spain: Texts and Contexts. These courses build See table on page 87 for more information. million people in 19 Latin-American states, further on the multidisciplinary level 1 courses. UCAS Code see page 200 the Spanish Peninsula, and increasingly in Students may substitute one of these with the the USA. School cross-disciplinary courses - Literature, Advanced Entry History and Thought: 1848 to 9/11, Modes See page 86 for more information. > Hispanic Studies at Aberdeen is a dynamic of Reading or Ethnography for Language and successful department. Its national Can We Help? Learners. Students not intending to proceed to teaching rating is ‘excellent’ Email us: [email protected] an Honours programme in Hispanic Studies Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 > Courses give equal weight to the study of may study the language courses alone. Spanish and Latin-American cultures Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Your Study Options > The Department’s programmes are Students who reach a satisfactory level or Single Honours Programmes in multidisciplinary; students have the performance in Hispanic Studies in first and Hispanic Studies (Latin America), opportunity to study visual culture, second year, and who fulfil the residence Hispanic Studies (Spain) literature, history, politics and anthropology abroad requirements, are admitted into Joint Honours Programmes with in relation to Spain and/or Latin America Honours. The Honours programme offers Accountancy, Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, Degree Programme Structure and Content advanced language study coupled with a English, Film and Visual Culture, Finance, range of courses from the Hispanic Studies There is an Honours degree, and a Designated French, Gaelic Studies, Geography, German, Honours programme. Students can choose to degree in Hispanic Studies. History, History of Art, International Relations, specialise in either Latin-American Studies Language & Linguistics, Legal Studies, Literature Single Honours in Hispanic Studies, and most or Spanish Studies, and a wide range of in a World Context, Management Studies, Joint Honours involving Hispanic Studies, option courses, covering Spanish and Latin Mathematics*, Philosophy, Politics, Religious are available either as Mode A degrees (5 American Literature, Visual Culture, Society, Studies, Sociology years) including a full academic year spent Politics, Anthropology, Cultural History and in a Spanish-speaking country, or as Mode B Translation. *Joint Honours Hispanic Studies and Mathematics - SQA Higher or GCE A Level degrees (4 years) including half an academic Teaching and Assessment year spent in a Spanish-speaking country. or equivalent qualification in Mathematics is Teaching quality in Hispanic Studies has been For both degrees the programme for first and required. rated as ‘excellent’. All courses use up-to- second year is identical, so no final decision date resources and teaching and assessment Major-Minor Programme with need be made before December of second methods. Assessment takes the form of a Music Studies year. Candidates are strongly recommended combination of continuous assessment and to apply initially for the Mode A degree. For Other Options examination. Continuous assessment forms a Joint Honours in Hispanic Studies-German and The LLB degree can be taken with options in particularly important component of work at Hispanic Studies-French, one half-session is Spanish, or can include the study of Spanish Honours level. spent in a Spanish-speaking country, and one Law. In the BSc degree, Spanish can be half-session in a country in which the other Your Future taken with Chemistry, Computing Science, language is spoken. Graduates go on to a wide range of careers Mathematics, or Physics. The BTh degree can be taken with Hispanic Studies. First Year some of which, such as teaching and translating, draw directly on their university In addition to two language courses (to be Course Information studies. Others, including journalism, determined by an initial placement test), www.abdn.ac.uk/spanish marketing and business, draw on the more students take either Latin America: A Cultural General Information general academic and personal skills that the History or Spain: A Cultural History, which www.abdn.ac.uk/sras degree fosters. focus on history, literature, visual culture, politics, society and anthropology. universityofaberdeen
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The History Department atAberdeen was rated top in Scotland in the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
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The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers Politics, Religious Studies, Sociology *Joint Honours History and Mathematics - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification in Mathematics is required. with Programme Major-Minor Music Studies in Related Honours Programmes English, History of Art, Scottish Archaeology, Studies, Politics/International Relations See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme History with Joint Honours Programmes Divinity, Archaeology, Anthropology, Management Studies, Mathematics*, Philosophy, Economics, English, Film and VisualEconomics, English, Film Culture, Geography, Gaelic Studies, Finance, French, German, Hispanic Studies, History of Art, International Relations, Language & Linguistics, Context, in a World Legal Studies, Literature
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1700; American Slavery, 1806; Plague, Poison and 1509; The Enlightenment 1516- 1272- American Freedom, US History, 1800- American Freedom, US and a course on History in Practice. Students must also write a dissertation. Joint Honours students take a Special Subject and either the dissertation or History in Practice. The Special Subject involves intensive study, based upon primary sources, of a limited period or problem. In fourth year, History in Practice students may undertake a work placement during the Easter vacation and produce a short report. Teaching and Assessment In first and second year, teaching involves two one-hour lectures per week and a weekly hour-long tutorial. At Honours level, classes are either seminar-based or a mixture of lectures and seminars. Courses are assessed by in France, Britain and Ireland; Empire inin France, Britain and Ireland; in Asia, 1600- the ‘Orient’: The British Persecution, c.1348- Scotland: A Sociological History; The Making of Modern Ireland; Republican China; The Haitian Revolution. In Senior Honours, Single Honours students take a further optional course, a Special Subject World War I: International Perspectives;World War I: International Mayas and Incas; SexInterwar Europe; Aztecs, Late Medievaland Violence in Cold Climates; England, Germany, examination alone, by continuous assessment alone or by a combination of examination and continuous assessment. All courses are supported by web-based material. Future Your Graduate historians are recruited into a broad range of professions which require the critical analysis of diverse kinds of evidence and the understanding of different aspects of human society and culture, which historical education develops. 1790; 1832; Germany, 1900; Science & 1688- 1991; The Third Reich; 1500; Birth of Modernity: Conflict and Its Legacies: France, 1100- 1870; Men, Women & In Between: 2007; ‘World City’: London in the Long 1914; The Holocaust; Imperial Russia, 1914; Men, Women & Eunuchs: Gender Excellent printed and electronic facilities for History students The discipline was rated ‘Highly Satisfactory’, the second highest ranking, in the last teaching quality assessment and highly commended in an EU sponsored review of teaching Exercise (RAE), the Aberdeen HistoryExercise (RAE), the Aberdeen in Scotland withDepartment came top of research ratedthe highest percentage ‘internationally excellent’ offerings spread outGeographically, course to encompassfrom Scotland and Europe America, Asia and Africa. Chronologically, students are offered a coherent series of courses ranging from the Ancient World to the present day In the most recent Research AssessmentIn the most recent Research Why Choose Aberdeen? > History that one can study. disciplines one of the broadest History is Soviet Russia, 1917- Religion: From Galileo to Creationism; The Scottish Highlands and Islands; Sexuality and Deviance in Early Modern Europe, 1550- Politics, Culture and Science in Europe, 1700- Constructions of Gender from 1000 to the Present; Global Empire in the Long 19th Century; History and Philosophy of Science I & II. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) In Junior Honours, the History Department offers a range of options and varies year to year. An indicative list of courses include the following: 1900- Eighteenth-Century, 1806- 1801- and Identity in Late Antiquity; Power and Traditions: France, 1799- > Degree Programme Structure and Content There is an Honours (four years) and a Designated (three years) degree in History. First Year Courses include: Vikings; Europe in the 20th Century; An Introduction to Scottish History; . Renaissances and Reformations, c.1450-c.1750 Second Year Courses include: Power and Piety: Medieval Europe, > > The subject involves examining all aspects of human activity in the of human activity all aspects involves examining The subject studied may be and cultural contexts social, economic past. Political, continent or the nation, the individual, the locality, at the level of the the world.
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Minimum Requirements History of Art SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL History of Art of Art History History of Art examines the art of all periods. This includes buildings, See table on page 87 for more information. sculptures, drawings, paintings, prints, and the products of the UCAS Code see page 200 decorative and industrial arts. At Aberdeen we focus on Western Advanced Entry and Eastern European art and architecture, with an option in See page 86 for more information. American art. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) > Aberdeen is an excellent location in which to Topics currently available include: Scottish Your Study Options study History of Art, with the city possessing Painting; American Modernism; Early to Single Honours Programme in a wide range of galleries and museums mid-19th Century Art; Late 19th and early History of Art 20th Century French Art; Caravaggio; > The Department believes in first-hand Joint Honours Programmes with Netherlandish Painting; Italian and Northern experience, so field-trips take place at Anthropology, Archaeology, Divinity, English, Renaissance; Romanesque and Country each level to visit major galleries and Film and Visual Culture, Finance, French, Gaelic House Architecture; Landscape Design; Early architecture. Subsidised tours are led to Studies, German, Hispanic Studies, History, Insular Art (British 600-900); Tudor and Stuart; Edinburgh, London and Paris. Third year Language & Linguistics, Literature in a World 18th-century British Art; Modern Russian Art; students attend a Reading Party at a country Context, Philosophy, Religious Studies Performance Art; Postmodernism. house in Kincardineshire where they are Major-Minor Programme with coached in visual and presentation skills All single Honours students take a third year Music Studies course entitled Critical Perspectives in Art > The Department is small, friendly and History and submit a dissertation on a topic Related Honours Programmes in accessible to students of their own choice in fourth year. Honours Film and Visual Culture, History Degree Programme Structure and Content students also follow an assessed programme Course Information
There is an Honours (four years) and a of field work which includes tutor-led visits to www.abdn.ac.uk/hoart Designated (three years) degree in History of Art. London and Paris. General Information First Year Teaching and Assessment www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Students aiming for an Honours degree In first year, students attend lectures and normally take both of our first year courses. tutorials and make a series of tutor-led visits universityofaberdeen to see art ‘in the flesh’. Students take image- Introduction to Art History offers an based tests, write essays and undertake online @aberdeenuni introduction to the history of art from assessments for each course. prehistoric cave paintings to nineteenth century photography. Focusing on key In second year, students attend lectures and See page 26 for information
moments and locations, this course introduces tutorials as well as working in small groups many ‘landmark’ works to new students. to give group presentations. There is also a See page 18 for information tutor-led field trip to Edinburgh. Students Modern and Contemporary Art is concerned are assessed by a combination of essay and with the period 1850 to the present day. image-based examinations and continuous THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Through an examination of themes such assessment. See page 74 for more information. as the changing role of the artist, and the relationship(s) between the artist and society Honours courses are generally taught in in a time of great change, the emergence and seminars held twice a week. Students development of Modernism in Western art is are assessed by a combination of written discussed. examinations and continuous assessment. Second Year In addition, all single Honours students submit a dissertation. Medieval to Renaissance covers painting, sculpture and architecture from the period Your Future 200-1600, with a special emphasis on the Many of our graduates have obtained work in Mediterranean and Northern Europe. museums and galleries, art publishing, the art trade, art tours, conservation of wall paintings European Baroque: from Caravaggio to and historic buildings, theatre design, libraries Rembrandt examines in detail European art and universities. of the 17th century and includes a field trip to Edinburgh.
In the Flesh: Art on Location takes students The degree at Aberdeen to a range of locations to view art ‘in the flesh’. The course is based on a series of visits offers field-trips at every to see original works (including architecture, level, focussing on first- sculpture and painting) in Aberdeen and hand experience. Edinburgh.
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Students benefit from the international reputation of the University’s business school and strong links with industry.
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MA Computing Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Joint Honours Programme Information Systems & Management in Related Honours Programmes BSc InformationMEng Computing Science, Science (all alsoSystems, BSc Computing Placement),available as MSci with Industrial
Teaching Teaching and Assessment are supported byThe majority of courses including fullweb-based material, usually fourth year, as well ascourse notes. In third and enjoy a varietycompleting a project, students Assessment is by aof lectures and practicals. and examination. mixture of coursework Future Your The employment record of our graduates is excellent with the vast majority entering occupations of their choice within three months of graduation. Our graduates have taken up posts in sectors as diverse as banking, pharmaceuticals and consultancy. Recent employers include IBM, BP, Conoco, SAIC, Hydro Electric, Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, British Telecom, the National Health Service and local councils.
Computing and Management Peer-to-Peer and Agent-Based Computing specialise in either Distributed Information Systems or Knowledge Technologies Considerable flexibility is offered in the choice of management topics to study during the Honours part of the curriculum Strong links with industry at local, national and multi-national levels lead to industrial placements (in certain programmes) and ensure relevance of the curriculum The programme builds on the internationalThe programme builds Businessreputation of the University’s Science Department School and Computing opportunity toStudents are given the skills and abilitiesdevelop their transferable as independent learners Honours pathways allow students to Information Systems & Management provides a breadth of coverage a breadth provides Systems & Management Information management contemporary aspects of both which encompasses and computing. Why Choose Aberdeen? > Information Systems Information is on Computing and Management. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Honours students divide their time equally between courses. The third year in computing includes a year-long Software Engineering Project. Working in teams, students develop a major software system, from an initial analysis to the final delivery. The course emphasises interpersonal teamwork skills as strongly as technical topics. The fourth year also involves a substantial project, but this time students work individually on a specific topic of interest to them; most projects are research-related and some involve working with local companies. Students also take Semantic Web Engineering and alongside business courses. > > Degree Programme Structure and Content Courses are available from first to fourth year. Information Systems & Management is a Joint Honours degree. First and Second Year In first year, students take appropriate courses in Computing, Management and Accountancy; in second year, the emphasis > > & Management
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Minimum Requirements Language & Linguistics SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Language & Linguistics Language & Linguistics Language & Linguistics will introduce you to, among other things, See table on page 87 for more information. how human language and speech may have evolved, the complex UCAS Code see page 200 functions and structures of language in its role as a bridge between Advanced Entry sound and meaning, the ways in which we acquire languages as See page 86 for more information. children and adults, the ways in which languages vary, and the Can We Help? mechanisms by which they change over time. Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91
Your Study Options Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Single Honours Programme in Language lies at the heart of human At Honours level there are a number of Language & Linguistics interaction and is a defining human trait that Language & Linguistics courses available sets us apart from all other species. Linguistics dealing with topics such as First and Second Designated Degree in teaches us how to analyse, discuss and model Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Language Language & Linguistics this singularly human attribute. In studying Variation and Change; Discourse Analysis; Joint Honours Programmes with Linguistics you will understand yourself and Research Methods; Language Contact Anthropology, Divinity, English, French, human societies more fully. and Change; Language and Identity; Gaelic Studies, German, Hispanic Studies, and Language and the Professions. > A vibrant linguistics research and History, History of Art, International Relations, teaching community Your Future Literature in a World Context, Philosophy, Language & Linguistics at Aberdeen is an Religious Studies, Sociology > Excellent learning facilities avenue to a wide variety of careers. The Related Honours Programmes in > A programme designed to develop analytical analytical, practical, oral and written skills English, Languages and Literature of and practical skills of immediate benefit in a you develop during your studies are highly Scotland, Literature in a World Context wide variety of careers esteemed by prospective employers. Students Course Information Degree Programme Structure and Content who choose to specialise in Language & Linguistics at undergraduate level will be www.abdn.ac.uk/english Language & Linguistics can be studied as a well qualified to apply for postgraduate General Information Joint element in a number of Honours degrees degrees in, for example, speech and language www.abdn.ac.uk/sras and is also a Single Honours option. pathology and therapy; English and foreign First Year language teaching; publishing; journalism and universityofaberdeen Entry to second year Language & Linguistics is broadcasting; and areas relating to information normally dependent on you having achieved a and communication technology. Linguistics at @aberdeenuni pass in either Communication and Language Aberdeen itself offers one Masters programme: or Professional Communication. A further MLitt in Contemporary Society English Structure See page 26 for information and Use (you are actively encouraged to take in Applied Linguistics will be available from both courses). If you do not have a Higher or A Session 2013-14. Each of these can stand alone Level (or equivalent) in a foreign language you or lead to advanced doctoral research. See page 18 for information are encouraged to take one at Aberdeen. Second Year THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE In second year, all Language & Linguistics See page 74 for more information. students must normally take 45 credits from the following courses: Sounds of English, History of Language in the British Isles, Introduction to French Linguistics or Philosophy of Language, Words and Meanings: Lexis and Semantics, Constructing Words and Meaning: Morphology (all 15 credits). You will need to have studied prerequisite courses in French and Philosophy in first year to study these last two courses.
A diverse degree, taught from within a vibrant language and linguistics research community.
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A unique and diverse
degree, grounded in strong research interests in Scottish literature, language and linguistic traditions.
universityofaberdeen @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/celtic General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras www.abdn.ac.uk/english
The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Honours Programme of ScotlandLanguages and Literature in Related Honours Programmes LiteratureEnglish, Language and Linguistics, Context, Scottish Studies in a World
Teaching Teaching and Assessment classwork inIn Gaelic language courses, of the writtenthe form of practical use a considerable partlanguage always forms the end-of-yearof the assessment alongside in Gaelic, essaysexamination. In other courses textual exercises)(or in some literature classes, also contribute to your overall mark. In tutorial groups, credit is given for regular attendance and for active participation, while in language- learning classes, conversational practice is assessed. There are a small number of advanced language courses in which examination marks count for over half of the assessment. In English, regular subject discussions and argument in tutorial help to develop self- confidence and powers of expression. All classwork counts towards your assessment. It is marked and returned with comments, so that you know how you are getting on at every stage. The rest of assessment comes from end- of-course examinations and from performance in tutorials and seminars. Future Your Graduates in Languages and Literature of Scotland have received a thorough grounding in the sorts of writing, research, computational and presentation skills that are vital to many careers. Students can feel part of a thriving field that can lead them into careers as diverse as publishing, teaching, research, journalism, banking, arts and research funding, speech therapy and television and radio broadcasting.
English 60 credits from the available second year Opportunity to gain knowledge and appreciation of the language and linguistic traditions of Scotland An exciting combination of Gaelic, English and Scottish courses Strong teaching and research interests in Scottish literature in English and Scots Distinguished academic staff with a long history of excellence in research on Scottish literature Why Choose Aberdeen? history of ScotlandThe linguistic and cultural from diverseis complex. A nation created and Norse –elements – Celtic, Germanic multicultural, andScotland has always been literary languages:even today has three main Gaelic, Scots and English. > Languages and Literature of Scotland allows students to of Scotland allows and Literature Languages English to from the disciplines of Gaelic and combine courses and and appreciation of the main linguistic gain a knowledge of Scotland, and of their inter-relations. cultural traditions Languages and Languages Degree Programme Structure and Content Courses are available from first to fourth year. Languages and Literature of Scotland is a Joint Honours degree. First Year Students aiming for Honours in Languages and Literature of Scotland join one of three Scottish Gaelic language streams: beginners, learners (Higher at ‘B’ or above), or native speakers (Higher at ‘Pass’ or above). In addition, students are given an introduction to Gaelic culture and literature at the appropriate level. Students must also take first year English courses. Second Year In Gaelic, students continue to follow the Scottish Gaelic language courses and in take literature and language courses. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) In their Honours years, students divide their time equally between Gaelic and English. The Honours dissertation can be submitted in either subject. > > > Literature of Scotland Literature
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Minimum Requirements Legal Studies SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Legal Studies Legal Studies Legal Studies is a Joint degree which allows students to take Legal See table on page 87 for more information. Studies alongside a wide range of other subjects, and is an attractive UCAS Code see page 200 degree for students who wish to combine a study of the Law with Advanced Entry another discipline. See page 86 for more information. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Why Choose Aberdeen? Teaching and Assessment Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Law is concerned with the legal rules by which Most non-Honours law subjects are taught society is regulated, and the legal system(s) in by a combination of hour-long lectures and Your Study Options which these rules operate. It is often seen as a tutorials. Each subject generally has two to Joint Honours Programmes with purely vocational subject for those who wish four lectures per week and three to five tutorial Accountancy, Anthropology, Divinity, Economics, to become lawyers, but law is interesting in its cycles. Lectures are designed to give students English, Finance, French, German, Hispanic own right: a society’s laws and legal system a basic grounding in the subject matter of the Studies, History, International Relations, are a product of historical, social, political and particular course. Lecture classes are generally Management Studies, Philosophy, Politics, economic forces and, accordingly, the study of large. In contrast, tutorial groups are small (in Psychology, Sociology law gives an insight into the nature of society most first-year courses, there are generally no Course Information
itself. The study of law also fosters important more than 12 per group) and student-centred. www.abdn.ac.uk/law academic qualities including clear, careful and Tutorials allow selected aspects of a course to be General Information independent thought. Taking Legal Studies at examined in more depth; they also encourage www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Aberdeen allows you to study a range of law the development of transferable skills. Honours subjects alongside students taking the LLB law subjects are generally taught in weekly or universityofaberdeen (Honours) degree. Note that the MA in Legal fortnightly seminars (normally with no more Studies does not qualify students to enter the than 16 students). Seminars, like tutorials, are @aberdeenuni legal profession in Scotland (or England). student-centred, and allow selected aspects of a subject to be studied in greater depth than is > Excellent academic reputation possible at non-Honours level. See page 26 for information
> Law School ranked 11th in the UK out of 95 Your Future Law Schools in The Times Good University An increasing number of Law students See page 18 for information Guide 2012 (currently over 40%) do not intend to qualify > High student satisfaction - 92% in National as legal practitioners after graduation. Instead THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Student Survey 2012 both they and Legal Studies students find that See page 74 for more information. the intellectual qualities and broad education > Choice of 15 degree programmes fostered by a legal education equip them well > Over 40 Honours options for employment in such areas as chartered accountancy, journalism, management, > Student-led Law Clinic the civil service, the police force, marketing, > Student Law Review administration and postgraduate research. > Ranked in the top 5 UK Law School for graduate prospects (88%), The Times Good University Guide 2012 Degree Programme Structure and Content Legal Studies is half of a Joint Honours degree. Courses are available from first to fourth year. Students can tailor their selection of courses to match the other half of their degree, taking courses mainly in the areas of e.g. Commercial Law, Government and Law, Legal Theory, European and International Law or Criminology and Criminal Justice. Subjects range from Criminal Law or Public Law and Human Rights in first year, through European Union Law or Business Law in second year, to Criminology or European Institutions Law or Environmental Law or Scottish Legal History Ranked in the top 5 UK or International Law in third and fourth year. Law Schools for graduate prospects. Source: The Times Good University Guide 2012.
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A unique and exciting undergraduate programme, unlike any offered by other universities in the UK.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Context in a World Literature with Joint Honours Programmes Economics, English, Divinity, Anthropology, Gaelic French, Finance, Film & Visual Culture, German, Hispanic Studies, Studies, Geography, History of Art, International Relations, History, Language & Linguistics, Management Studies, Studies, Sociology Politics, Religious Philosophy, in Related Honours Programmes English, Language & Linguistics, Languages and Literature of Scotland Languages and Literature
Teaching Teaching and Assessment lectures, in smallTeaching takes place in and in the formgroups (seminars and tutorials) At all levels, thereof one-to-one supervision. teachingis an emphasis on seminar-based This is reflected inand active participation. the assessment methods; these include group projects, such as the production of an internet publication, as well as essays and formal examinations. Future Your Literature in a World Context will provide you with an excellent basis for further study leading to a career in academia, but the combination of critical thinking and creativity that lies at the core of the programme will also open the way to careers in areas such as journalism, publishing, research, television and radio broadcasting. Studying a language as part of your programme will further enhance your employment opportunities. 11 and Modes of / If you are interested in thinking about how literature shapes and challenges our understanding of world historical events, then this is the ideal programme for you You will study literary works of worldYou will study literary of new developmentsrenown in the context in visual culture and information of thetechnologies, new understandings and internationalpolitical at the national levels, and within the framework of intellectual history Why Choose Aberdeen? > Literature in a World Context is a unique undergraduate programme,unique undergraduate Context is a World in a Literature It is based on an by other universities in the UK. unlike any offered cross- of literary studies that incorporates innovative conception study of literature at its core, focusing on the disciplinary reflection and new media. in the age of globalization Literature in a Literature Reading, build on this foundation, introducing you to literary texts and thinkers of world renown. You will also have the opportunity to study a language as part of your programme. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) You will take two of three core courses: Literature and the Political, Technologies of Transmission, and Literature and Art in Intellectual History. In addition, you will have the opportunity to tailor your programme to your own interests, choosing from a selection of courses offered in the School of Language and Literature, including language courses. The Honours programme concludes with a supervised dissertation on a topic of your choice. Degree Programme Structure and Content First and Second Year There are two core courses in first year: Encountering Global Change: Literature in a World Context I and Creative Practices: Literature in a World Context II. These courses provide an introduction to the programme, showing how literature takes a vital place in efforts to come to grips with significant global events and developments. The second year courses, Literature, History and Thought: 1848 to 9 > World Context World
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Minimum Requirements Management Studies SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Management Studies Management Studies Management Studies at Aberdeen provides an opportunity to study See table on page 87 for more information. Management on its own or alongside one of a large number of the UCAS Code see page 200 other disciplines taught at the University. The degree integrates Advanced Entry models and theories of managing people and organisations within See page 86 for more information. the context of the external environment. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) > A high proportion of research-active staff Specialised management courses for Your Study Options honours students include Human Resource > An emphasis on evidence-based Single Honours Programme in Management, Business Research Methods, management Management Studies Business Strategy, Gender, Work and > Programmes that ensure choice and Organisation, International Business, Joint Honours Programmes with flexibility Innovation and topics in Marketing. Courses Accountancy, Anthropology, Behavioural Studies, Economics, English, Finance, Degree Programme Structure and Content are offered in staff research specialisms. Honours students will complete a dissertation French, Gaelic Studies, Geography, German, There is an Honours (four years) and in Management Studies (or in their other Joint Hispanic Studies, History, Information Systems, a Designated (three years) degree in Honours subject). International Relations, Legal Studies, Literature Management Studies. in a World Context, Mathematics*, Philosophy, Teaching and Assessment To meet the increasing demand for Politics, Psychology, Real Estate, Sociology Course delivery is by means of lectures, management skills in the modern world, the seminars and small group tutorials. On specific *Joint Honours Management Studies and University of Aberdeen provides a wide range courses, these will be supplemented by Mathematics – SQA Higher or GCE A Level of degrees involving Management Studies. external speakers. Assessment is by a mixture or equivalent qualification in Mathematics is Students wishing to enter Honours will need of coursework and exams. required. to obtain passes in first and second year in Management-related courses. In addition to Your Future Major-Minor Programme with Management itself, these include specified A degree in Management Studies generates Computing courses in Accountancy and Economics. opportunities across a wide spectrum Related Honours Programmes in First Year of employment possibilities from large Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Real Estate multinational blue-chips to small and medium- Managing Organisations provides an sized enterprises in any number of private Course Information understanding of the key roles of management and public sector industries. Graduates have www.abdn.ac.uk/business and the organisational context. The Context entered employment with, amongst others, General Information of Business studies the political, economic Ernst and Young, Royal Bank of Scotland, Bank www.abdn.ac.uk/sras and technological context within which of Scotland and British Airways. organisations operate, creating threats to universityofaberdeen existing operations and opportunities for new activity. Students also study Economics for @aberdeenuni Business and Society, and Accounting and Entrepreneurship. Students take additional courses to make up the 120 credits required for See page 26 for information
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Second Year See page 18 for information In second year, students are required to take core courses that will include Marketing, THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Operations Management and Understanding See page 74 for more information. Statistics.
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The research expertise of our Mathematics department is internationally recognised in both Pure andApplied areas.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, or GCE A Level or equivalentSQA Higher required. in Mathematics is qualification information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programmes Mathematics, Applied Mathematics with Joint Honours Programmes German, French, Computing, Economics, Studies, Management Hispanic Studies, History, Physics*, Sociology Philosophy, *Joint Honours Mathematics and Physics - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification required. in Mathematics and Physics are with Programmes Major-Minor Computing, Gaelic
courses of Topology of Metric Spaces. There are The Probability Theory course provides anThe Probability Theory frameworkintroduction to the mathematical involving a certainneeded to handle events amount of randomness. Third Year (Junior Honours) Mathematics studentsIn third and fourth Year, 2 take a total of 14 courses (plus enhanced study). In third year, most of theseenhanced study). In third topics which areare compulsory and cover study, for exampleessential for any further Theory, Ring Theory Complex Analysis, Group and further courses, some of which are optional, covering a variety of topics from Pure and Applied Mathematics, such as Mechanics, Mathematical Methods of Physics, Stochastic Processes and Linear Optimisation. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) In fourth year there are even more options, and they depend to some extent on whether a student wishes to obtain a degree in Mathematics or in Applied Mathematics. The programme includes courses on Measure Theory, Galois Theory, Mathematical Modelling and Nonlinear Dynamics, along with a range of optional courses (which may vary from year to year) from Pure and Applied Mathematics, reflecting the research interests in the Department. There is a major project which involves presenting an individual report. It is also possible to study Mathematics as a BSc degree. See page 163 for more information. Teaching and Assessment In first year, the Mathematics courses have three lectures and one tutorial per week. At higher levels, all courses have tutorials, and some have regular computer-based practicals. The majority of courses have an element of continuous assessment, as well as a final examination. Future Your A degree in Mathematics is the gateway to a wide variety of challenging careers. Employers are keen to recruit mathematicians because of their ability to think logically and analyse new developments whether in business, commerce or technology. Many of our graduates are finding employment opportunities in the financial sector; in banking, insurance and actuarial work, and in accountancy.
emphasises reasoning, discussion and the argumentative side of mathematics. Our ambition is to give you a sound preparation for a career in which mathematics plays a role, whether it be in research or through applications Mathematics is a powerful internationalMathematics is a powerful situations inlanguage used to describe Our graduatesprecise but abstract terms. valued by employersfind their skills highly thinking and theirboth for their rigorous versatility We offer a challenging syllabus which Students can choose between focusing theirStudents can choose between or spreading theirattention on Mathematics with other subjects interests to combine it Why Choose Aberdeen? > Mathematics Pure in both rated for research Aberdeen is highly at Mathematics for recognised is internationally The Department Applied areas. and expertise. its research Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take up to four mathematics courses. Three of these are compulsory: two introductory courses in Analysis (Calculus I and II) and a course in Algebra. The fourth course, which is optional, covers a range of mathematical topics. The Analysis courses begin with fundamental ideas concerning sets, functions and methods of proof. Then they discuss limits, differentiation and integration of functions in one variable. The Algebra course includes such topics as vectors, matrices, complex numbers and methods of counting. The optional course includes topics like symmetry, elementary number theory, functions and relations, elementary probability and elementary astronomy. Second Year Students take up to five mathematics courses. Four of the courses are compulsory. Of these, two are Analysis courses, one is in Set Theory and Algebraic Structures and one is in Linear Algebra. The optional course is in Probability Theory. The two Analysis courses consolidate students’ knowledge in differentiation and integration of functions in one variable, and lead on to the differentiation of functions of several variables and to ordinary differential equations. The course on Set Theory and Algebraic Structures includes an introduction to elementary set theory and an introduction to the mathematics of symmetry. The Linear Algebra course > focuses on systems of linear equations and the associated matrix algebra. >
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Minimum Requirements Music Studies SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Music Studies Music Studies staff at Aberdeen include world renowned composers See table on page 87 for more information. and musicologists. There are opportunities to take courses in UCAS Code see page 200 performance, composition and music history. Advanced Entry See page 86 for more information. Can We Help? Why Choose Aberdeen? Fourth Year Email us: [email protected] > The University of Aberdeen offers the Students write a dissertation either in their Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 flexibility to study music alongside a wide main subject or in music. They have the range of other subjects at Honours level opportunity to choose from a wide range of Your Study Options options, including performance, composition > Specialist facilities include state-of-the-art Major-Minor Programmes with and courses reflecting the research expertise studio facilities for electroacoustic music, as Music as the Minor with: Divinity, English, of staff. well as a collection of historic instruments French, German, Hispanic Studies, History, including a 1771 Kirkman harpsichord and The University also offers courses in Music in History of Art, Philosophy, Religious Studies two violins by Joseph Ruddiman of the same its BMus Honours programme. See page 130 for Course Information
period, as well as an early piano by Clementi more information. www.abdn.ac.uk/music and consorts of viols and recorders Teaching and Assessment General Information > Graduates in music pursue all kinds of Teaching is by a mixture of lectures, seminar www.abdn.ac.uk/sras careers, both in the world of music and the groups, tutorials and individual instrumental arts, and outside it and vocal tuition. Methods of assessment universityofaberdeen Degree Programme Structure and Content include submitted coursework (essays and @aberdeenuni First Year compositions), formal written examinations and practical examinations (performance Students can choose one or more courses in recitals and keyboard skills). music, including See page 26 for information Performance, Composition and Theory, and a broad survey of Music Your Future History which serves as the foundation The study of music prepares students for a wide See page 18 for information for future study. Please note that entry to variety of careers not only in music but also performance courses is by audition on arrival. in the media and business worlds. Graduates THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Second Year have been employed in music agencies and in the management of London and Scottish See page 74 for more information. Students wishing to study music at Honours orchestras. level take courses in Harmony and Music History of the 18th and 19th Centuries; they may also choose to take other music courses. Third Year All MA music students take New Directions: Evolution and Revolution in Music, which examines the hypothesis that 1600 and 1900 both mark turning points in the history of music. They also take an optional course in music.
Staff at Aberdeen include world renowned composers and musicologists.
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18th to 20th centuries. You have two Advanced Philosophy is taken along with Second Year the following areas:Physics concentrates on , including oscillationsDynamical Phenomena to Q and waves, and an introduction . An extended courseMechanics and Relativity on on the History andan independent course Philosophy of Science, covering science from the optional subject courses, which can be chosen from a wide range of subjects, but it is common to take two additional physics courses from the selection Light Science, Space Science and Remote Sensing or Practical Optics and Electronics. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) The Honours years are 75% Physics and 25% Philosophy and related subjects. A balanced selection of pure and applied physics topics are chosen from those available for Honours physics students. There is less emphasis on laboratory work than in the Science degree. A choice of Philosophy courses includes further study of either Logic or The Theory of Knowledge. Everyone undertakes a final year project from a choice of subjects that usually covers the History of Physics, the Philosophy of Physics or, simply, Physics. Teaching and Assessment All topics involve some continuous assessment. The proportion of continuous assessment and project work increases through the four year Honours programme. Future Your Natural Philosophy graduates have become professional scientists in industry, research institutes and universities. You can command high salaries in the computing and financial sectors. In addition, there is a shortage of physics teachers in schools throughout the UK. In some specialist areas (e.g. medical physics, meteorology, space science) it is usual to study for an MSc degree to obtain further knowledge. Continuing academic study in your chosen field to the level of PhD is an option taken by graduates with a good degree.
. , a study of the logical relations 24 lectures on Astronomy. You are and 2 1 to give yourself the choice at the end of 2 Physical Computing. The mathematics areas and showing how physics principles can be applied to other subjects Emphasis on generic skills useful in a wide range of careers Balance of physics and philosophy courses Balance of physics and for the thoughtful student naturalLong tradition of teaching with superb textualphilosophy, combined of science resources in the history Good balance between understanding basic A modern modular degree structure A modern modular degree > Natural Philosophy (Physics) at Aberdeen consists of bothAberdeen consists at Philosophy (Physics) Natural Why Choose Aberdeen? > Natural Philosophy Natural > Degree Programme Structure and Content Physics is the major component of the degree, and you will acquire a knowledge of its theory and practice, sufficient to equip you for a physics career if you choose. If you would like to emphasise the philosophical side of the subject, you can tailor your syllabus at levels 1 and the second year of Philosophy-Physics or Single Honours Philosophy. Alternatively, if you have a stronger interest in Mathematics you can take -options that allow you to choose Mathematics Physics at the end of level 2 > > First Year The Physical Universe gives an overview of some of the aims and achievements of physics, including also introduced to the fundamental subjects of Mechanics and Electricity and Magnetism, and practical work covering Experimental Physics and component includes Calculus and Algebra and the philosophical component includes Formal Logic Truth and Reason. that underlie the concept of proof, and Physics and Philosophy courses, with Physics the major courses, with Physics the Physics and Philosophy degree. component of the (Physics)
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Minimum Requirements Philosophy SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Philosophy Philosophy is the study of argument and its application to a wide See table on page 87 for more information. variety of questions of fundamental importance to human life and UCAS Code see page 200 intellectual activity. Advanced Entry See page 86 for more information. Can We Help? Why Choose Aberdeen? Teaching and Assessment Email us: [email protected] Philosophers attempt to answer questions We offer 15 credit courses at levels 3 and 4. Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 such as: What is knowledge? What is the In addition, many courses are offered on a 30 nature of truth? Could the existence of God credit basis in which level 3 and 4 students Your Study Options be proved? Why should we act morally? attend lectures together, but take tutorials and Single Honours Programme in seminars separately. Teaching in philosophy Philosophy is as much the study of what Mental Philosophy comes in three principal forms: lectures, constitutes a ‘good’ or ‘valid’ argument as tutorials and seminars. In tutorials, students Joint Honours Programmes with it is the application of thought to specific are part of a relatively small group of perhaps Accountancy, Anthropology, Archaeology, problems. 10 or 15 which meets for focussed discussion of Behavioural Studies, Computing, Divinity, > Two key features make Philosophy at particular philosophical topics. At level 4 (Senior Economics, English, Film & Visual Culture, Aberdeen especially attractive: the breadth Honours), classes take the form of seminars Finance, French, German, Hispanic Studies, of the courses on offer, and the user-friendly which may be student rather than staff-led. History, History of Art, International Relations, character of course materials and the staff Assessment within the discipline is usually Language & Linguistics, Legal Studies, Literature who deliver them conducted through class essays and a degree in a World Context, Management Studies, examination at the end of each half-session. Mathematics*, Physics*, Politics, Psychology, > New students can choose from a varied Religious Studies, Sociology menu including Moral Philosophy, Informal Your Future and Formal Reasoning, Metaphysics and While the subject matter of philosophy is *Joint Honours Mathematics and Philosophy History of Philosophy challenging in distinctive ways, the study of - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification in Mathematics is required. Degree Programme Structure and Content philosophy produces articulate individuals who are able to think critically and to argue There are various Honours degrees (four years) *Joint Honours Philosophy and Physics - SQA persuasively. Thus, what one learns in a and a Designated degree (three years) in Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification philosophy course is of value to the student of Philosophy. in Mathematics and Physics are required. any academic subject. Moreover, these skills are First Year also highly prized in the business community Major-Minor Programme with Level 1 courses are Introduction to Moral and beyond; hence Philosophy graduates gain Music Studies Philosophy, Reason and Argument and entry to a wide variety of career paths. Related Honours Programme in Experience, Knowledge and Reality. Natural Philosophy (Physics) Second Year Course Information
The Philosophy curriculum at level 2 is devoted www.abdn.ac.uk/philosophy to more advanced courses in Metaphysics, General Information Epistemology, History of Philosophy, www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Philosophy of Science and Practical Philosophy. universityofaberdeen Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Single Honours Mental Philosophy @aberdeenuni involves independent study at level 3 and a (compulsory) dissertation at level 4. There See page 26 for information is a wide range of options at both levels 3 and 4. Options offered reflect the interests of members of staff and have recently See page 18 for information included: Continental Rationalism, Scientific Methodology, Philosophy of Physics, THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Philosophy of Mathematics, Modal Logic, See page 74 for more information. Objects and Properties, Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason, Identity and Persistence, Philosophy of Biology, Kripke’s Naming and Necessity, Death, Philosophy of Time, Scepticism, Metaphilosophy, Wittgenstein and Philosophy of Religion, Theories of Truth, Ancient Ethics, Free Will and Moral of students find Responsibility, Philosophy of Religion after employment or continue Kant, Continental Aesthetics, Experiments student satisfaction. their studies six months and Scientific Reasoning, Nature of Belief, Source: National Student after graduation. Logical Paradoxes, Origins of Analytic 97% Philosophy, Materialism and Idealism, Survey 2012.
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is by a combination and 2 The Extreme Right in Western Europe; Political Communication; Democratisation; Human Rights; Nationalism; Understanding Public Policy; Nordic Politics; Core Concepts in CURRENTLY INCLUDE: Political Parties in the UK; Scottish Politics; Political Science. HONOURS OPTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS CURRENTLY INCLUDE: International Security; War and the International System; Middle Eastern Politics; Japan and the World; Human Security; Modern Day Latin America; Modernity considers the effectiveness andDemocracy considers the effectiveness of democraticexistence of various forms practices across the world. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS majorTheories of IR is an introduction to the evolved in the disciplineperspectives that have of International Relations within a framework emphasising the importance of methodological issues to our understanding of the subject. International Political Economy introduces the study of the global distribution of wealth and power and how this shapes the conduct of international relations. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Honours courses taken in the third and fourth year vary widely and are chosen from a menu of over thirty options, drawing on the research expertise of staff. HONOURS OPTIONS IN POLITICS and Islam; International Peace. Teaching and Assessment Teaching at levels 1 of formal lectures and small group tutorials. Honours teaching varies in style, although many courses are based on seminars. Assessment is generally by traditional exams and assessed essays, although in some courses group work, projects and other techniques are used. Students are expected to write a dissertation in their final year. Future Your Politics and International Relations is intellectually challenging and provides an excellent general background for a wide range of careers in areas such as central and local government, diplomacy, foreign affairs, industry, journalism and other professions.
The Department encourages students to spend their second year of study abroad. The University offers support centrally for taking a year abroad in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong or North America Areas of special expertise include Interest Groups, Public Policy, Comparative Political Parties and Elections, European Integration and Regionalism, Security Studies, Cross National Surveys, Scottish Politics, Regional IR (with specific focus on Japan, Latin America and the Middle East), Modernity and Religion, Human Rights and Development Issues, Political Communication, Democracy and Democratisation and European Politics Politics and International Relations atPolitics and International excel in the annualAberdeen continues to National Student Survey active researchThe Department brings helping to takeculture into its teaching, students to the forefront of contemporary debates and knowledge in the field > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > > Politics & International Relations at Aberdeen is unique in ScotlandAberdeen is unique at Relations & International Politics subjects as these two cognate, but distinct, in bringing together by and research are both enhanced Teaching equal components. able to studyand there is a great benefit in being this framework the two side-by-side. Politics & Politics Introduction to Political Science considers key themes in the discipline, including democracy, participation, institutions and policymaking. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Introduction to International Relations looks at the development of International Relations as a discipline by examining key geopolitical events using a variety of analytical tools, and at state-of-the art of theorising in international relations via consideration of the major schools of theory and the work of major authors. Second Year POLITICS Political Ideologies considers differing theoretical notions of the state and democracy. It provides an introduction to some of the broad theoretical and conceptual challenges and problems involved in political analysis. Degree Programme Structure and Content There is a four year Honours degree in Politics and International Relations and a Designated Degree in Political Studies which can be obtained after three years of study. First Year POLITICS International Relations International
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Minimum Requirements Psychology SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Psychology Psychology is the study of mental life and behaviour, and See table on page 87 for more information. covers a wide range of activities including memory, mental UCAS Code see page 200 illness, psychological development, the effects of brain damage, Advanced Entry the dynamics of social groups and the measurement of personality See page 86 for more information. and abilities. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) > Internationally recognised researchers in At level 3, there are lectures, tutorials Your Study Options social cognition, neuroscience, lifespan and practicals on: Biological Psychology; Single Honours Programme in development, perception, language and Developmental Psychology; Human Memory Psychology cognition and occupational/industrial and Language; Research Methodology; Joint Honours Programmes with psychology Perception; Psychological Assessment Anthropology, Economics, Legal Studies, and Social Psychology. > There are a range of specialised laboratories Management Studies, Philosophy, Sociology including those for brain imaging analysis, At level 4, students carry out and report an Major-Minor Programmes with eye movement recording, movement empirical investigation. They also select six French, Gaelic, German analysis, visual neuroscience and face options, from the following list: Human recognition Neuropsychology; Applications of Cognitive Related Honours Programme in Neuroscience; Abnormal Psychology; Behavioural Studies > The School is the oldest in the UK, being Advanced Topics in Language; Cultural founded over 100 years ago, and maintains Professional Accreditation Evolution; Neuroscience of Music; Forensic a strong commitment to providing a British Psychological Society Psychology; Neuropsychology of Visual supportive and stimulating environment Awareness; Brain and Body; and Human Course Information for undergraduate studies Factors. www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology Degree Programme Structure and Content General Information Variations There is a British Psychological Society (BPS) www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Students doing the Joint Honours programmes accredited Honours degree and a Designated (all Psychology programmes are BPS accredited) degree in Psychology. Application for entry to universityofaberdeen take a full prescribed curriculum of level 3 Honours occurs at the end of second year, and Psychology courses split across third and fourth is based on academic performance achieved @aberdeenuni year, and complete a smaller empirical project during second year. Students not continuing in their final year. The Major-Minor degrees to Honours Psychology may complete the include language courses at levels 1, 2 and 4. See page 26 for information Designated degree or the Behavioural Studies At level 4, students select four of the Psychology Honours degree. options instead of six. It is also possible to study First Year See page 18 for information Psychology and Behavioural Studies as BSc The Concepts and Theory course includes degrees. See pages 160 and 164 for information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE lectures and workshops on: Biological Teaching and Assessment Psychology; Lifespan Development; the See page 74 for more information. Teaching is by means of lectures, laboratory Psychology of Emotion; Evolutionary practicals, workshops and tutorials, with more Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Perceptual extensive experimental projects at levels 3 and Psychology; Social Psychology. The Methods 4. Assessment is by means of examination and and Applications course includes lectures continuous assessment. and practical classes on all aspects of research methodology and descriptive data analysis in Your Future psychological research. Psychology graduates have many Second Year employment opportunities (usually after further postgraduate training), including There are lectures on: Developmental clinical psychology, counselling, educational Psychology; Behavioural Neuroscience; psychology, ergonomics, forensic psychology, Language and Cognition; Organisational health psychology and occupational Psychology; Perception; Social Psychology; psychology. Additional areas benefiting from Clinical Psychology. The Methods and an understanding of the human mind and Applications course build on the research behaviour include careers in teaching, business, methodology gained in first year to examine marketing and advertising. Further details of more complex experimental designs and opportunities for graduates can be obtained statistical methods. from the BPS website: www.bps.org.uk/careers of students find employment 95%or continue their studies six months after graduation.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Real Estate with Joint Honours Programmes Economics, Finance, Accountancy, Management Studies in Related Honours Programmes Economics, Finance, Accountancy, Management Studies Accreditation Professional Surveyors The Royal Institution of Chartered
Regional and Urban Economics. Second Year in Land andThere are four core courses PropertyProperty Economics, Statistics, . Valuation and Land and Property Law (Honours) Third and Fourth Year in AppliedThere are four core courses Portfolio Investment,Valuation, Real Estate andProperty Finance and Development . Students are alsoBusiness Research Methods required to complete a dissertation in Real Estate or in their other Joint Honours subject. Further options include Housing Economics, International Real Estate Market Analysis and Teaching and Assessment Courses usually involve two or three lectures week.tutorial/seminar per small group and one Students will also be required to undertake project work. Practical courses include field trips, projects and computer modelling. All courses are assessed by a combination of coursework and written examination. Future Your Students graduating in Real Estate have a wide range of professional career opportunities such as with major firms of property consultants, real estate departments of financial institutions, property investment or development companies, specialist research companies, or research departments of large organisations.
leading to a variety of degree programmes The University of Aberdeen is the first academic institution to subscribe to Thomson Reuters Eikon in the UK and Ireland. This flagship trading floor integrates real activity in financial markets directly into your courses. The platform is used by major financial services companies across the world. You gain experience of sophisticated financial management technology placing you at the leading edge with skills that employers are looking for cutting edge of real estate teaching andcutting edge of real estate UK and recognisedresearch – leading in the as world-class programmes leadSingle and Joint Honours to professional accreditation range of choice,Courses allow an exciting Aberdeen is a centre of excellence at theAberdeen is a centre of Why Choose Aberdeen? > Real Estate Real markets from the real estate Aberdeen examines at Real Estate All real estate business. investment and of economics, perspectives with a focus in surveying, for a career prepare students programmes valuation estate, investment, management, on commercial real and development. > Degree Programme Structure and Content Both Single and Joint Honours Real Estate programmes are accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The Joint degree with Accountancy is accredited by the Board of Accreditation of Accountancy Educational Courses (BAAEC) on behalf of professional accountancy bodies. We offer a four year Single or Joint Honours degree in Real Estate, and a three year Designated degree in Real Estate. First Year Courses introduce students to the principles of investment and finance and the nature of real estate markets. Students are also required to study two first year Economics courses. In addition to the core courses, students may take options in business related areas or choose courses related to planning and environmental issues. > >
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Minimum Requirements Religious Studies SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Religious Studies Religious Studies is the comparative study of the major and local See table on page 87 for more information. religious traditions of the world. The kinds of issues raised are of UCAS Code see page 200 the origin, function and meaning of religion (and not of the truth Advanced Entry of religion). It is distinct from Divinity or Theology as it is not See page 86 for more information. committed to a single religion. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Third Year and Fourth Year Understanding the many religious traditions Social Anthropology of Religions; Atheism; Your Study Options of the world is as important today as Critical Theories of Religion: The Frankfurt Single Honours Programme in understanding the great political and School; Quran; The Life of Muhammad; The Religious Studies Q economic movements of the age. Whether Image of Jesus in the uran and Muslim Joint Honours Programmes with it be the Islamic, Jewish and Christian Tradition; Stories of the Prophets in Islam; Anthropology, English, Film and Visual Culture, traditions of the Middle East, Europe and Understanding Confucianism; Reading French, Gaelic Studies, German, Hispanic the Americas, the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Confucian, Daoist and Buddhist Source Texts; Studies, History, History of Art, International Jain movements of Asia, or the shamanic Understanding New Religious Movements. Relations, Language & Linguistics, Literature in and ancestral cults of Africa, Siberia and the Teaching and Assessment a World Context, Philosophy, Politics, Sociology Caribbean, Religious Studies provides a mirror The School has a flexible approach to teaching on the world in which we live now and a Major-Minor Programme with and assessment utilising a combination of memory of our collective pasts. Music Studies small and large group teaching, assessed Course Information > The aim of religious studies is to introduce through examinations, essays and personal students to both the variety of religions dissertation. The acquisition of communication, www.abdn.ac.uk/religious_studies worldwide and the variety of ways of IT and team-working skills is emphasised. General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras studying them Your Future > The approaches used are social scientific Religious Studies graduates go on to a variety universityofaberdeen anthropological, sociological, political of careers from education to journalism, and psychological as well as philological, development and research. @aberdeenuni philosophical and historical Degree Programme Structure and Content See page 26 for information As with all programmes, courses available in Religious Studies change from year to year, and individual courses may not be available See page 18 for information in subsequent years. First Year THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Introduction to Religions of the World I; See page 74 for more information. Introduction to Religions of the World II. Second Year Sociological and Anthropological Theories of Religion; Psychological Theories of Religion; Islam; Buddhism.
A tradition of theological study and excellence dating back to 1495.
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Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies and the Elphinstone Institute. universityofaberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/english @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/celtic General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras
The Difference The SQA Highers AABBSQA Highers See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum A Levels BBB HL including 5,5,5 at IB 32 points, information. page 87 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced information. See page 86 for more Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in General Honours Programme Scottish Studies in Related Honours Programmes Languages History, English, Gaelic Studies, of Scotland and Literature
Teaching Teaching and Assessment classwork in theIn Gaelic language courses, the written languageform of practical use of part of thealways forms a considerable in Gaelic, essaysassessment. In other courses textual exercises)(or in some literature classes, overall mark. also contribute to your is given for regularIn tutorial groups, credit attendance and for active participation, while in language-learning classes, conversational practice is assessed. There are a small number of advanced language courses in which examination marks count for over half of the assessment. In English, regular subject discussions and argument in tutorial help to develop self confidence and powers of expression. All classwork counts towards your assessment. It is marked and returned with comments, so that you know how you are getting on at every stage. The rest of assessment comes from end- of-course examinations and from performance in tutorials and seminars. In History courses, first and second year teaching involves three one-hour lectures per week and a weekly hour-long tutorial. At Honours level, classes are either seminar based or a mixture of lectures and seminars. Courses are assessed by examination alone, by continuous assessment alone, or by a combination of examination and continuous assessment. Future Your A degree in Scottish Studies generates opportunities across a range of employment possibilities and those fluent in Scottish Gaelic may find employment opportunities particularly good. Broadcasting, journalism, teaching and librarianship are among the career options open to Scottish Studies graduates. The analytical, oral and written skills you develop during your studies are highly sought after by all prospective employers.
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course in each of the three 1603; Power and Prejudice: 1406- 1914; Gaelic Renaissance Poetry; Burns; cultural identity is vibrant: celebrating the traditional and embracing the modern. Studying here offers an excellent opportunity to study Scotland’s diverse heritage in an exciting location The University of Aberdeen is home to two major research institutes with Scottish culture at their core: the Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies and the Elphinstone Institute Situated in the north of Scotland, Aberdeen’s research disciplines in Gaelic, English andresearch disciplines in courses relatingHistory, all of which offer to the study of Scotland degree programmeThis multi-disciplinary from distinguishedallows students to learn disciplines, andspecialists in the distinct contextualise their studies in an overarching framework The University has lively teaching andThe University has lively and one level 2 Why Choose Aberdeen? > Scottish Studies Scottish about the linguistic to learn Studies allows students Scottish Degree Programme Structure and Content Scottish Studies is a General Honours degree taught jointly by the disciplines of Gaelic, English and History. First and Second Year To qualify for entry to Honours in Scottish Studies, students must take at least one level 1 departments. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) In the third and fourth years, students must gain at least three-quarters of the credits needed for the degree equally from studies in Gaelic, English and History. The remainder will normally come from one or more of these disciplines, and a dissertation will normally be written for one of them. Courses on offer typically include: Gaelic Language; Scottish Detective Fiction; Class, Identity and Nationalism in Scotland, 1832- The Scottish Highlands and Islands, c.1850- 1950; Gaelic Language and Identity; Local Horror: The New Scottish Gothic; Stewart Scotland, Gaelic in Modern Society; Scotland into the Modern World: Scottish Literature 1785- The Gaelic Novel > > > and literary heritage of Scotland in its broadest sweep by drawing sweep by in its broadest heritage of Scotland and literary also disciplines, while and Gaelic of the English on the expertise the studyculture in its historical context through setting Scottish of Scottish History.
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Minimum Requirements Sociology SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, including 5,5,5 at HL Sociology Sociology is the study of modern societies – how they have See table on page 87 for more information. developed over time, what they are like at the present time, UCAS Code see page 200 and what challenges they face now and in the future. Students Advanced Entry learn to adopt the ‘sociological imagination’, which shows See page 86 for more information. how society shapes individuals in all sorts of profound ways. Can We Help? Sociology at Aberdeen is recognised for its excellence in both Email us: [email protected] research and teaching. Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91
Your Study Options Single Honours Programme in Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Sociology > The Department has an international In the third year students take courses in reputation for its research and was ranked the core areas of sociology, namely Research Designated Degree in joint 6th in the UK in the most recent Methods and Sociological Theory. Employers Sociology Research Assessment Exercise carried out by particularly value the emphasis we place on Joint Honours Programmes with the UK government. It was also one of the research methods, which allow students to Accountancy, Anthropology, Behavioural top two Sociology departments in Scotland carry out their own social research projects. In Studies, Divinity, Economics, English, Film the fourth year, students begin their individual > It is recognised by the UK Government’s and Visual Culture, Finance, French, Gaelic research projects and choose from a range Economic and Social Research Council Studies, Geography, German, Hispanic Studies, of option courses such as Body Work and (ESRC) as an outlet for research training and History, Language & Linguistics, Legal Studies, Body Workers, Political Sociology, European supervision for Masters and PhD students Literature in a World Context, Management Societies, Sociology of the City, Religion and Studies, Mathematics*, Philosophy, Politics > Sociology at Aberdeen is consistently rated Culture, Religion and Politics, Sociology and International Relations, Psychology, very highly in all the main rankings for of Peace Processes, Animals and Society Religious Studies undergraduate degrees. It has also, year- and Sociology of Contemporary European on-year, achieved extremely high student Social Movements. Single Honours students *Joint Honours Sociology and Mathematics satisfaction ratings in the National Student undertake a Research Project, carrying out - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent Survey (NSS). It is one of the very best places their own independent research in which qualification in Mathematics is required. to study sociology in the UK, as evidenced by they draw on the research methods they have Related Honours Programmes in students’ feedback on our teaching been trained in during the third year and are Anthropology, Politics and International supervised by an academic with expertise in > The Scottish Higher Education Funding Relations, Divinity, Economics, Film and that area. Council judged the department to be Visual Culture Teaching and Assessment “excellent” in its most recent Teaching Course Information Q uality Assessment exercise: the highest Most courses are taught using a combination www.abdn.ac.uk/sociology grade possible of lectures and small-group seminars, and General Information Degree Programme Structure and Content are assessed by both essays and formal www.abdn.ac.uk/sras examinations. For Honours students, the year- There is a four year Honours degree and a three long Research Project forms a major element in year Designated degree in Sociology. universityofaberdeen the final assessment. First Year Your Future @aberdeenuni Introduction to Sociology 1 answers the Recently qualified Sociology graduates question of what sociology is. It addresses from Aberdeen have found careers in such the relationship between individuals and See page 26 for information diverse areas of work as journalism, local society and looks at how society is made and and national government, social research remade over time. Introduction to Sociology 2 institutions, teaching, teaching English as a See page 18 for information examines the key sociological notion of ‘social Foreign Language, health services, social work, structure’ by means of a range of contemporary charitable organisations, human resources, social themes and issues, such as religion, THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE market research and university and college surveillance and the media. See page 74 for more information. lecturing. Second Year The second year extends the analysis of the ‘sociological imagination’ and looks at a range of contemporary social issues that face societies all across the world at the present time. Students are shown how sociology is both analytically sophisticated and attuned to all of the biggest challenges the world faces today. Topics covered can include issues such student satisfaction. as consumerism, tourism, the body, fashion, Source: National health, food and globalization. 92% Student Survey 2012.
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BD/BD (Honours) Theological study and learning go BTh/BTh (Honours) back beyond the foundation of the MA/MA (Honours) University in 1495. The school is situated in the beautiful and historic buildings of King’s College.
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11/02/2013 09:33 ; Intermediate Latin uran; The Life of Q and 2 . and 2 Muhammad; Understanding Confucianism; Reading Confucian and Daoist Sacred Texts; Understanding New Religious Movements. Students will also be expected to complete an Honours Dissertation. Third & Fourth Year (Honours) Old Testament Theology; Comparative Semitic Linguistics; Contemporary Issues in the Study of the Hebrew Bible; Luke Acts in Context; The Gospel and Letters of John; New Testament Theology; Heavens, Seers and the End: Apocalypticism and the New Testament; Recovering the Historical Jesus; The Graeco-Roman Environment of the New Testament; The Jewish Environment of the New Testament; The Reformation in Scotland; Luther, Calvin and the Shaping of Protestantism; Reformation Reason and Revolt; The Followers of Lady Poverty: St Francis and His Disciples; These Three are One: Introduction to The Christian Doctrine of God; Theology of Karl Barth; Justice and Reconciliation; Christian Ethics and Creation; New Directions in Natural Theology; Religion, Secularism and Public Life; Spirituality, Health and Healing; Social Anthropology of Religions; Theism; Critical Theories of Religion: The Frankfurt School; Second Year Ancient Israel; EarliestHistory and Religion of and Message ofPortraits of Jesus; The Mission Gentiles; The PilgrimPaul the Apostle to the Christian Doctrine andCity (Medieval Church); Thinkers; ExploringPractice: Major Christian Ethics; Economicthe Tradition of Christian of Religion;and Psychological Theories Sociological and Anthropological Theories of Religion; Islam; Buddhism. Sustained Studies: Hebrew Language III and IV; Reading New Testament Greek 1 1 1
; Latin 1 and 2 ; New Testament Greek 1 . 2 2 600); Basic Christian Doctrine; What Does - 0 Bachelor of Theology (BTh) Bachelor of Theology be more flexiblyThe BTh is designed to It provides greaterstructured than the BD. in Religiousopportunities to take courses the study of TheologyStudies and to combine outwith Divinityand Religion with subjects French, English,and Religious Studies (e.g. Computing). It isHistory, Sociology, Chemistry, particularly suited to the educational needs of those considering teaching Religious and Moral Education in secondary schools. Master of Arts in Divinity The MA in Divinity offers more flexibility than the BD or BTh. Within the Divinity courses students have the option to specialise in individual sub-disciplines. See page 93 for entry requirements and further information. Master of Arts in Religious Studies An MA in Religious Studies at Aberdeen gives students a cutting-edge understanding of the world’s major religious traditions, their historical development and importance in the contemporary world. The degree also gives students the opportunity to explore a wide diversity of courses in the Arts and Social Sciences. It may be taken as a Designated degree in three years, or as part of a Joint Honours degree in four years. See page 119 for entry requirements and further information. Divinity Degree Programme (BD) These are the courses currently running; they may, however, be subject to change: First Year Introduction to the Hebrew Bible; The Founders of Christianity: Introduction to the New Testament; The Rise of Christianity ( it Mean to be Human: Learning from the Margins; Christian Belief: Its Critics and Defenders; Introduction to Religions of the World I and II. Sustained Studies: Hebrew and and An international community of scholars, studying all aspects of theology, ministry, and close links to religious studies specialists Excellent library facilities, beautiful surroundings, and a warm welcome! A tradition of theological study and excellence going back to 1495 A vast array of courses including biblical languages, the history of the church in the west, the Reformation in Scotland, classical and contemporary Christian doctrine, the role of religion in ethical and political debates, and religious aspects of disability > > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? vocational orWhether you have a personal, a deeper knowledge ofintellectual interest in sources and its history,the Christian faith, its the historical,or are interested in exploring of thesocial and political development is the place forworld’s religions, Aberdeen you. Divinity and Theology and Divinity doctrine faith, life and of Christian on the study concentrate Aberdeen at degrees Theology and Divinity the Christian from within Emerging principally contexts. and contemporary institutional in its historical, and research historical, incorporating exegetical and are theological, its means of study tradition, Theology, Practical Testament, Testament, New Old Church History, fields: teaching in the following Theology. and Systematic Theological Ethics Degrees The School offers four degrees at the undergraduate level: Bachelor of Divinity (BD), Bachelor of Theology (BTh), Master of Arts (MA) in Divinity and Master of Arts (MA) in Religious Studies. Each may be taken as a non- Honours or as an Honours degree. Bachelor of Divinity (BD) The BD is designed for students who wish specialised and comprehensive study of the Christian tradition. The study of the biblical languages (Hebrew and Greek) by candidates for this degree is encouraged, but not compulsory. The course leading to the non-honours degree of BD normally takes three years and the Honours degree four years.
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Theology Degree Programme (BTh) Teaching & Assessment Minimum Requirements These are the courses currently running; they The School of Divinity, History & Philosophy Scottish Qualifications (SQA) may, however, be subject to change: emphasises a flexible approach to teaching and 4H at AABB or 3AH at BBB First Year assessment, utilising a combination of small S at levels 1, 2 or 3 in English and large group teaching assessed through Divinity and Theology Church History (The Rise of Christianity examinations, essays and presentations. Advanced Entry 0-600); Hebrew Language I; Introduction Honours students write a dissertation on a For those seeking entry into second year to the Hebrew Bible; Systematic Theology subject of their choice approved by a supervisor. classes, with a view to taking an accelerated (Christian Belief: Its Critics and Defenders); Honours degree, the normal requirement will be Offer of Admission New Testament (Earliest Portraits of Jesus: BC at H plus A at AH or 2AH at AB. This must Introduction to the Gospels; Elementary Greek Applicants should note that achieving the include AH at A in Religious Studies. Where a I & II); Basics of World Religions. minimum entrance requirement, from a single combination of H and AH has been studied, Second Year sitting of exams, will not guarantee an offer of individual subjects will be counted at one admission. We have many more applicants than Church History & Systematic Theology (The level only. places, and most of them meet our minimum European Reformation); Practical Theology entrance requirements. Consequently, we may General Certificate of Education (GCE) (Christian Doctrine and Practice); New need to ask for more than the minimum. An 3 A Levels at BBB Testament; What is Truth?; John’s Gospel applicant’s academic profile will normally be GCSE in English or English Language and Letters - English or Greek texts; Paul of the most significant factor in our decision Tarsus - English or Greek texts; Encountering Advanced Entry making. Additionally, certain features of the Buddhism; Critical Methods of Old Testament For those seeking entry into second year personal statement may help to strengthen Study (English or Hebrew texts); Old Testament classes, with a view to taking an accelerated an applicant’s case. Theology (English or Hebrew texts); Medieval Honours degree, the normal requirement must Christianity 500-1500. Your Future include A Level at A in Religious Studies. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Our graduates have found employment in a Irish Leaving Certificate/ wide range of areas, including the churches, Church History (Luther, Calvin and the Ardteistimeireacht (ILC) media and journalism, teaching, public service Shaping of Protestantism; Reformation 4H at AABB, B at B2 or above and administration, the NGO sector, business, and Revolutions; The Theology of the Early O in English government and publishing. Church; Scottish Theology); Hebrew Bible International Baccalaureate (IB) III & IV; Practical Theology; (Spirituality, SL in English Health and Healing; Exploring the Tradition 32 points including an average of 6 at HL of Christian Ethics; Theological and Pastoral Perspectives on the Family); Systematic Can We Help? Theology; Contemporary Issues in Christian Email us: [email protected] Doctrine; The Nature of Theology; New Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Testament (Set Texts; Advanced Greek; The Your Study Options Historical Background of the New Testament); Professional Accreditation Gospels and Acts - Selected Texts (Greek or The Bachelor of Divinity and Bachelor of English); New Testament Epistles (Greek or Theology degrees have been accredited English); The World of the New Testament. by the Church of Scotland. Students studying for the BTh in Theology also Course Information
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Full-time Degrees The School of Education has a long MA (Honours) in Education and distinguished record in the training of BMus with Honours (Education) teachers. Staff are recognised nationally see page 130 and internationally for their research and development work in particular fields. BA / Part-time Degrees see page 81 BA Childhood Practice (BACP) BA Professional Development BA Social Pedagogy (BASP) Certificate in Adult and Community Learning Teaching Qualification (Further Education) TQ(FE)
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The Difference The acceptable for entry to PGDE Secondary only NOT Primary Undergraduate or Postgraduate). Mathematics in level) award Grade (credit SQA Standard Mathematics at Grade 1 or 2; or SCE ordinary in Mathematics at Grade A orgrade award B or C or pass; or National Course award Intermediate Level 2 Mathematics at Grade C or above; or GCSE/O Level Mathematics at Grade B or above; or Irish Leaving Certificate Grade B or above; orMathematics at Ordinary Open University Course - MU123 Discovering Mathematics pass. Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE See page 74 for more information.
Minimum Requirements Minimum (SQA) Scottish Qualifications 4H at BBBB Ardteistimeireacht BBBB includingMinimum 4 at Higher Level including Level, English, and 2 at Ordinary English at Higher Grade B or above (Higher ESOL English and Mathematics as below. English and General Certificate (GCE) of Education BBB A Levels at or English Language GCSE in English as below. English and Mathematics Irish Leaving Certificate/ Grade B or above.Maths which must be at English Minimum at Grade B in English SQA Higher Grade award (Higher Still) award or above; or National Course at Grade B orin English and Communication English Language ANDabove; or GCSE/O Level in both; at Grade B or above English Literature or A Level English Grade C or above; or ILC
An interview forms part of the selectionAn interview forms part of Vulnerable Groupsprocess and a Protection prior to final(PVG) check will be conducted acceptance. Teaching and Assessment degree comprises creditThe Primary Education approach israted courses. Our learner-centred tutorials, seminars,characterised by workshops, by an onlineself study and lectures, supported are assessedlearning environment. Courses includingthrough a variety of approaches, presentation, written assignment, portfolio and examinations. School experience is assessed in partnership with primary school teachers, Head Teachers and University tutors. As the programme develops, students will be expected to take increasing responsibility for determining and organising their own learning as part of their continuing professional development. Professional Accreditation Degrees are accredited by the General allow graduates to apply for provisional registration as primary teachers. Future Your Graduates of the programmes are eligible for a one year induction training post after graduation. Eligibility for the Teacher Induction Scheme is determined by Scottish Government and full details can be found on www.gtcs.org.uk/home/students/ teacherinduction-scheme-faq.aspx Aberdeen graduates are highly valued by employers throughout Scotland and across the world. Gaelic Medium Education The University actively seeks to promote Gaelic Medium Education through Initial Teacher Education. Within the programme there is an opportunity for candidates who are fluent and literate in Gaelic to study and professionally develop in Gaelic Medium teaching. PGDE Courses for Graduates If you are a graduate wishing to apply for primary teaching training, the undergraduate degree is not applicable. An alternative route into teaching is through the one year Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE). PGDE courses in both primary and secondary education are intended for successful graduates wishing to teach. Further information about these one year courses, both of which are professionally accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) is available in the postgraduate prospectus. These changes are as yet unconfirmed at the are as yet unconfirmed These changes that Students should ensure time of print. up-to-date Education website for they visit the information. programme Selection Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) and
12 age range with registration – and 12 in any educational setting. 3 and programmes jointly developing innovative courses Students choose to study at Aberdeen to benefit from the opportunity of periods of placement in city, small town, suburban, rural and island settings. This provides the widest possible preparation for future employment High quality student learning and achievement supported by strongly committed professional staff Strong, well established partnerships with schools and communities, education authorities and other professionals, The School of Education has a long andThe School of Education the education ofdistinguished record in teachers. It is a large school with over 60 academic staff, all of whom are highly qualified, experienced professionals with a wide range of expertise in learning and teaching. Many are recognised locally, nationally and internationally for research and development work in their particular specialist fields of Aberdeen. Proposed Changes to Degrees in Education In the light of proposed changes to Education Degrees following the recent Donaldson Review, ‘Teaching Scotland’s Future’, it is likely that significant changes will be made to the Education degrees offered by the University > > > > Primary Education Primary Why Choose Aberdeen? an exciting and demandingTeaching is and a variety of personal job, requiring qualities and characteristics.professional to relate well to others,Teachers must be able understanding inconveying empathy and learners. They musttheir interactions with this enthusiasmenjoy learning and share and stimulatingby providing an exciting learners. Ourenvironment for young creative,programmes aim to produce who aremotivated primary teachers children agedconfident to work with between Degree Programme Structure and Content The programme leads to a qualification to teach children in the 3 with the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Over four years, it combines academic study with practical inquiry in a variety of school settings and their communities. Following graduation, the new teacher network provides continued opportunity for academic and professional development. This programme will prepare teachers for the challenges and changes facing the profession in the twenty-first century.
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BMus with Honours Our music staff possess a wide range BMus with Honours of research expertise encompassing (Education) aspects of performance, composition BMus with Honours and musicology. Facilities for music (Music and Communities) students are first-class, including MA Music Studies electroacoustic music studios, a (See page 113) collection of historical instruments and a world music centre.
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Aberdeen city is known as being a lively centre for music. Links with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Aberdeen City Music School, North East of Scotland Music School, the Sound Festival and other organisations continue to develop, and students take part in performance and workshops led by visiting musicians There are three state-of-the-art Electroacoustic Composition studios as well as a number of Music Technology workstations The University of Aberdeen offers excellent performance opportunities with the early sixteenth-century Chapel often used for services and performances of sacred and concert music. The Chapel has an all- mechanical pipe organ built by the French builder Aubertin – the first by this builder Instrumental resources include a fullInstrumental resources Pans and Samba/ Balinese Gamelan, Steel there is a collectionSalsa instruments and based around a 1771 of historic instruments Kirkman harpsichord and violins by the eighteenth-century maker Joseph Ruddiman in the UK Instrumental/vocal tuition takes placeInstrumental/vocal tuition throughout the programme SymphonyThe University runs a full Chapel Choir,Orchestra, Choral Society, RecorderString Ensemble, Viol Consort, BaroqueConsort, New Music Group, Big Band, chamberEnsemble, Concert Band, groups and many more We are an expanding area with a vibrant area with a We are an expanding atmosphere and friendly > > > > > > Music Why Choose Aberdeen? >
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Minimum Requirements Scottish Qualifications SQA Minimum 4H at BBBB in four distinct disciplines (Music cannot be Music School Experience Offer of Admission double-counted). Music at Higher Grade Music Education students are sent into schools Applicants should note that achieveing the A preferred. to gain practical experience in classroom music minimum entrance requirement, from a General Certificate of Education (GCE) teaching. single sitting of exams, will not guarantee Minimum of 2 A Levels at BC or 4 AS Levels BMus with Honours an offer of admission. We have many more at BBCC including Music – A Level minimum (Music and Communities) applicants than places, and most of them Grade B or AS Level minimum Grade A. meet our minimum entrance requirements. Minimum of 3 additional GCSE passes. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Consequently, we may need to ask for more Irish Leaving Certificate/ Performance Studies than the minimum. Ardteistimeireacht Your Future Students continue with performance and Minimum 3 at Higher Level – BBB composition in the third year. Students entering the BMus might have International Baccalaureate Understanding Communities specific career aspirations from the start. The programmes are specifically designed, 30 points including at least a Grade 6 Students follow courses during their honours however, so that those who wish to pursue at Music at HL years in which they explore the nature of a career in music but don’t want to tie communities of various types to prepare Music Qualifications themselves down to one particular career path themselves for working within them. Candidates should demonstrate musical are able to benefit from a two year experience attainment and potential. Candidates should Communities Placements in music before choosing a specific programme. have Grade VIII Associated Board (or equivalent) The department has established links with For students following the BMus with Honours in their main instrument/voice or who show a variety of external organisations to give (Education) programme, the main career great potential and intend to take Grade VIII. students the opportunity to work within prospects are in teaching, and those graduating Musical skills are assessed at interview, at communities in a variety of different contexts. with the BMus with Honours (Music and which competence on piano will need to be Teaching and Assessment Communities) are well placed to take demonstrated. Further information about the opportunities for working in community music. Teaching is by a mixture of lectures, seminar interview process is available on the Music For those following the BMus with Honours groups, tutorials and individual instrumental Department website. Applicants from outside programme, the main career prospects and vocal tuition. Methods of assessment the UK must also meet the above performance embrace editing, writing and presenting music, include submitted coursework (essays and requirement. composing and performing. The degree can compositions), formal written examinations also be used as an entry to other professions, as Can We Help? and practical examinations (performance is the case with other degrees, where subject Email us: [email protected] recitals and keyboard skills). specialism is not important. Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Entry to Honours Programmes Course Information
Students apply for entry to Honours www.abdn.ac.uk/music programmes at the end of the second year of General Information study. Entry to BMus with Honours depends www.abdn.ac.uk/sras on satisfactory progress in the first two years of study; entry to the BMus with Honours universityofaberdeen (Education) programme involves an interview and assessment of keyboard skills, and @aberdeenuni candidates must meet the GTCS requirements which include SQA Higher/ESOL grade award at band C or above in English, or a National See page 26 for information
Course award at Higher Level at C or above in English and Communications (or equivalent). See page 18 for information A Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check will be conducted for those students choosing the BMus (Education) programme midway THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE through their second year. See page 74 for more information. Entry to the BMus with Honours (Music and Communities) takes place after an interview and assessment of musicianship. Music can also be studied as Minor Honours in the MA. See page 113 for more information.
Staff at Aberdeen include world renowned composers and musicologists.
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MEng Our philosophy is one of world-class BEng teaching in an atmosphere of research. Staff in the School have won national awards and strong links with industry ensure teaching is in line with today’s requirements.
MEng BEng Engineering Engineering Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering Civil Engineering Engineering (Civil) Civil and Structural Engineering Engineering (Civil with European Studies) Civil and Structural Engineering with European Studies Engineering (Civil and Structural) Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering (Civil Civil and Environmental Engineering and Environmental) with European Studies Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering (Electrical Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic with with European Studies European Studies) Mechanical Engineering Engineering (Mechanical) Mechanical Engineering Engineering (Mechanical with European with Management Studies) Mechanical Engineering Engineering (Mechanical with European Studies and Electrical) Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Engineering (Mechanical with Oil and Petroleum Engineering Gas Studies) Petroleum Engineering
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Minimum Entry Requirements for 2014 Minimum Entry Requirements for 2014 Minimum Entry Degree
Type of Qualification MEng BEng † First Year Entry * First Year Entry * SQA – 4H at AABB 4H at ABBB Scottish Qualifications AB in Mathematics and Physics/ AB required in Mathematics and Physics/ Technological Studies. If applicant presents with H in Technological Studies. If applicant presents with H in Technological Studies instead of Physics, Mathematics Technological Studies instead of Physics, Mathematics must be A grade. must be A grade. S at levels 1, 2, or 3 in English. S at levels 1, 2, or 3 in English.
Engineering Diploma – The Engineering Diploma, with some additional The Engineering Diploma, with some additional General Certificate of qualifications, will provide appropriate preparation qualifications, will provide appropriate preparation Education for our MEng degrees. Please visit www.ucas.com for for our BEng degrees. Please visit www.ucas.com for more information. more information.
GCE – General 3 A Levels at BBB, B in Mathematics and B in Physics or a 3 A Levels at BBB, B in Mathematics and B in Physics Certificate B in Design and Technology or a B in Engineering. GCSE or a B in Design and Technology or a B in Engineering. of Education English at C. GCSE English at C.
ILC- Irish Leaving 4H at AABB including Mathematics and either 4H at ABBB including Mathematics and either Certificate/ Physics or Engineering. Maths at an A. B at B2 or above. Physics or Engineering. Maths at an A. B at B2 or above. Ardteistimeireacht O in English. O in English.
IB - International 34 points including Mathematics and Physics at HL 32 points including Mathematics and Physics at HL Baccalaureate (6 or above) and English at Standard Level. (5 or above) and English at Standard Level.
Note – Chemical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering also require Chemistry. See programme details for more information.
* Offers of Admission Advanced Entry to the MEng or BEng Can We Help? programmes is arranged through the Applicants should note that achieving the Email us: [email protected] Admission Selector at the University of minimum entrance requirement, from a single Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Aberdeen. sitting of exams, will not guarantee an offer of admission. We have many more applicants than † Transfer to MEng: Selected BEng students Course Information places, and most of them meet our minimum may transfer to the MEng at the end of the www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering entrance requirements. Consequently, we may first or second year. General Information need to ask for more than the minimum. An www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Articulation Agreements applicant’s academic profile will normally be This exists with Aberdeen College. Students the most significant factor in our decision facebook.com/universityofaberdeen with HND qualifications in Engineering may be making. Additionally, certain features of the able to gain advanced entry. personal statement may help to strengthen @aberdeenuni an applicant’s case. See page 26 for information For further information, contact the University of Aberdeen Student Foundation Programme See page 18 for information Recruitment and Admissions Service Some international students may be eligible on +44 (0)1224 272090/91 to apply for a Foundation Programme in Engineering. Please see page 24 for further THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE information. See page 74 for more information.
13360 ABDN_Middle Section IM.indd 136 11/02/2013 09:33 137 Engineering Engineering Degree Engineering is one of the most satisfying professions. You get results. You make things happen. You generate new solutions to other people’s problems and at the end of the day, you have the job Type of Qualification MEng BEng † satisfaction of being able to see your work in action. First Year Entry * First Year Entry * SQA – 4H at AABB 4H at ABBB Scottish Qualifications AB in Mathematics and Physics/ AB required in Mathematics and Physics/ Why Choose Aberdeen? Honours Years Following specialisation in third year Technological Studies. If applicant presents with H in Technological Studies. If applicant presents with H in Engineering is an intellectually demanding You do not need to finalise your choice of Honours studies will include: Engineering Technological Studies instead of Physics, Mathematics Technological Studies instead of Physics, Mathematics profession, mainly because of the wide range specialisation until you begin third year. This is Analysis & Methods; Fluid Mechanics; Stress must be A grade. must be A grade. of skills you need to deploy. You are expected also the point at which a final decision between Analysis; Engineering Design; Geotechnics; S at levels 1, 2, or 3 in English. S at levels 1, 2, or 3 in English. to be good at mathematics, to have a sound MEng and BEng must be made. Successful BEng Mechanics of Structures; Design of Structural grasp of basic sciences, to be inventive and candidates will be offered the chance to change Elements; Professional Development in the Engineering Diploma – The Engineering Diploma, with some additional The Engineering Diploma, with some additional creative, to be able to sell your ideas to clients to the MEng programme. A wide range of both Construction Industry; Economics; Resource General Certificate of qualifications, will provide appropriate preparation qualifications, will provide appropriate preparation and colleagues and, in due course, to organise MEng and BEng programmes are available & Safety Management; Safety & Reliability Education for our MEng degrees. Please visit www.ucas.com for for our BEng degrees. Please visit www.ucas.com for and lead fellow professionals. across the entire engineering spectrum Engineering; Field Survey & Engineering reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of Hydrology (field course); Engineering Project more information. more information. > Integrated Engineering School, containing the School. & Manufacturing Management. award-winning staff and modern, well- equipped laboratories In your third year you have the opportunity MEng only - Solid Mechanics & Materials GCE – General 3 A Levels at BBB, B in Mathematics and B in Physics or a 3 A Levels at BBB, B in Mathematics and B in Physics to study from a range of courses leading Modelling; Civil Engineering Hydraulics; > Common core in years 1 and 2 for all Certificate B in Design and Technology or a B in Engineering. GCSE or a B in Design and Technology or a B in Engineering. to specialisation in your chosen discipline. Engineering Management; Mathematical engineering students of Education English at C. GCSE English at C. The major feature of the fourth year is the Optimisation. > Programmes reflect ‘systems engineering’ undertaking of an individual project in the area Chemical Engineering approach in modern industry of your specialisation. The project occupies half Chemical Engineering is concerned with the of your study time and can be undertaken in > Final choice of specialisation can be made creative and imaginative use of engineering ILC- Irish Leaving Aberdeen or abroad. The opportunity exists 4H at AABB including Mathematics and either 4H at ABBB including Mathematics and either at start of year 3 principles and science to develop processes in Certificate/ to study a European language to support this Physics or Engineering. Maths at an A. B at B2 or above. Physics or Engineering. Maths at an A. B at B2 or above. which materials undergo chemical or physical Ardteistimeireacht > Philosophy of world-class teaching in an study. Formal courses continue to develop your O in English. O in English. transformation into useful products for society atmosphere of research specialist interests. to use. Today, chemical engineers are involved Degree Programme Structure and Content If you are studying for the MEng degree then in a much wider range of processing activities Honours Degrees of MEng and BEng in fifth year you undertake a group design than traditional “chemical” production. The IB - International 34 points including Mathematics and Physics at HL 32 points including Mathematics and Physics at HL project in addition to courses in Engineering types of processes chemical engineers help The MEng is a five-year Honours programme Baccalaureate (6 or above) and English at Standard Level. (5 or above) and English at Standard Level. Analysis & Methods and Engineering & design include energy production; oil and and the BEng is a four-year Honours Project Management. The study of Advanced gas processing; waste water and effluent programme, both of which are fully Special Topics further deepens your specialist treatment; food processing and manufacturing; accredited by the Engineering Institutions knowledge. pharmaceuticals and medical products; carbon (see Professional Accreditation section). For dioxide capture and storage and many more. the first two years you study a common core The specialisations come under five main covering the basic principles of all branches of disciplines. More information on each of these Virtually every product in modern life has engineering. In these two years you will follow is detailed below. probably been created using the input of a courses which will give you the choice of at Civil Engineering chemical engineer at some point and you will least three of the School’s main disciplines to find chemical engineers working across the Civil Engineering is concerned with creative use specialise in. In the later years you specialise, globe in a wide range of industries. of engineering principles and science to shape following your chosen discipline in greater and improve our lives and our environment. If you have an aptitude and fascination for how depth including design applications. the physical world works, are interested in how The work of the Civil Engineer centres on Pre-Honours Years chemical reactions and the physical properties sustainable design for the built and natural In the first year you can study topics of matter can be harnessed to create world environment. Civil Engineers design, build, such as Engineering Mathematics, changing technologies, and want to contribute maintain and manage roads, railways, dams, Electronics,Engineering Chemistry, positively to making the life of the human race buildings, airports, hospitals, schools, harbours Mechanics, Fundamentals of Engineering better and to the development of a sustainable and sports stadia. They design water supply and Materials and Computer Aided Design and environment, then you should consider water treatment systems and river management, Communication. chemical engineering as a career choice. flood and coastal protection schemes. In the second year the topics covered can Aberdeen is at the heart of the energy industry Civil Engineers are involved in seeing major include Engineering Mathematics, Engineering in Europe and of international importance infrastructure projects through from design to Chemistry, Transport Processes, Fluids and as a centre of excellence in exploration and construction and completion. Thermodynamics, Solids and Structures, production of oil and gas. The combination Electronic Systems, Geology, Electrical and If you are interested in making lasting positive of these factors makes it possible to offer a Mechanical Systems and Design & Computing. improvements to society in sustainable design curriculum that is both close to cutting edge for the protection of the natural environment, research and highly relevant to the needs of The first and second year courses are in improving the quality of life for millions of employers. complemented by hands-on practical exercises people using novel building techniques and and case studies from real–life engineering materials, then Civil Engineering is the career projects. choice for you.
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in addition to the A Higher or GCE A Level or Petroleum engineers are at the forefront of forefront are at the engineers Petroleum of supply have a continued that we ensuring the planet commodity on this most important demand continued worldwide today. With be a is no better time to for energy, there Petroleum Engineer. knowledge in applying the If you are interested engineering physics, in creating of geology and harnessingsystems for safe and sustainable energy used by theof the primary source of should considermodern society, then you as a career choice. Petroleum Engineering the energy industry inLocated in the heart of international centreEurope, Aberdeen is an and productionof excellence for exploration services for notof oil and gas, providing also many provincesonly the North Sea but of theworldwide. The distinctiveness degree programme isPetroleum Engineering of excellence inprovided by its combination Petroleum Geoscience.both Engineering and in With engineering at its heart, the Petroleum Engineering programme draws upon well- established expertise in Petroleum Exploration and Geoscience within the University, and the local oil and gas industry, to provide students with a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the challenges faced by Petroleum Engineers and the petroleum energy industry sector. The interdisciplinary content of our curricula and the emphasis on practical applications and value to industry and the wider society provide our students with the necessary intellectual and transferable skills and an appreciation of ethical and moral issues needed for a successful career in a wide range of industry sectors. Following specialisation in third year, Honours studies will include: Engineering Analysis and Methods; Fluids Mechanics; Heat, Mass and Momentum Transfer; Petroleum Geology and Reservoir Characterisation; Engineering Design; Well and Drilling Engineering; Reservoir Engineering I & II; Well Testing; Introduction to Safety and Project Management; Petroleum Production Engineering and Technology; Geomechanics for Drilling and Production; Field Development and Petroleum Economics. MEng only - Reservoir Simulation; Enhanced Hydrocarbon Recovery; Production Facilities Engineering, Applied Management Techniques. Note: An SQ equivalent qualification in Chemistry is required for entry to year 1 general engineering requirements.
been manufactured using energy generated from oil and gas. Mechanical Engineering Mechanical with is concerned Engineering Mechanical imaginative use of engineeringcreative and world science to shape the principles and of the development around us, through and technologies, processes new materials, and engineers design products. Mechanical has moving that moves or develop everything aeroplanes from spacecraft and parts, ranging goods liketo racing cars; from household motors that turnrefrigerators to the small robotic controla CD in a CD player; from fromof machinery to nanotechnologies; artificial limbs to fitnessmechanical hearts and and gas exploration andmachines, and from oil to wind turbines.production technologies in modern life hasVirtually every product in some way by aprobably been touched is not surprisingmechanical engineer. It engineering istherefore that mechanical diverse of allregarded as one of the most engineering disciplines. If you are interested in the mechanics and dynamics of movement, have aptitude and fascination in how things work, want to contribute positively to making the life of the human race better and to the development of a sustainable environment, then you should consider mechanical engineering as a career choice. Following specialisation in third year Honours studies will include: Engineering Analysis & Methods; Fluid Mechanics and Dynamics; Stress Analysis; Mechanics of Structures; Engineering Materials; Engineering Design; Dynamics; Thermodynamics; Electrical Power Engineering; Resource & Safety Management; Safety & Reliability Engineering; Control Systems; Advanced Engineering Materials; Electrical Machines and Drives; Reservoir Engineering; Petroleum Production Engineering and Economics; Offshore Oil and Gas Production Technology; Managing People and Organisations; Group Design; Engineering Project & Manufacturing Management. MEng only – Applied Numerical Methods; Solid Mechanics & Materials Modelling; Engineering Management; Mathematical Optimisation; Optical Systems and Sensing. Engineering Petroleum Petroleum Engineering is concerned with the exploration for and extraction of hydrocarbons, e.g. crude oil and natural gas. Petroleum Engineers use creative and imaginative knowledge of petroleum geology, reservoir behaviour, as well as fundamental engineering principles to develop effective and safe solutions for the exploration, recovery and transportation of hydrocarbon products trapped underground, onshore or offshore, and in very challenging environments. Virtually every product in modern life has
, in addition to A Higher or GCE A Level or ). 4 The degrees of MEng/BEng in Chemical in of MEng/BEng The degrees withdiscussions result of are the Engineering East industry in the North the oil and gas geared and are unique in being of Scotland, skilled growing need for highly towards the sector in to work in the chemical engineers years to come. include a large elementThe programmes work as well asof practical and laboratory placement (inopportunities for an industrial year in third year HonoursFollowing specialisation studies will include: Engineering Analysis Design; Fluid& Methods; Engineering & Control;Mechanics; Process Modelling & Transport Processes;Chemical Engineering Processes;Thermodynamics; Separation Safety Management;Economics; Resource & Safety &Chemical Plant Operations; Chemical ReactionReliability Engineering; Process Control;Engineering; Advanced Environmental Remediation. MEng only – Offshore Engineering; Advanced Chemical Plant Operations; Engineering Management. Note: An SQ equivalent qualification in Chemistry is required for entry to year 1 the general engineering requirements. Electrical and Electronic Engineering Electrical and Electronic engineering is one of the most satisfying subjects that you can study. If your interests are science, technology or mathematics, then consider electrical and electronic engineering as your career. You will use your imagination, your creativity and knowledge to provide society with the complex systems it needs. In your future career you may design the machines that supply our energy needs, or you may design complete computer systems on a silicon chip. Working with photonics you may be instrumenting the ocean depths, or creating stunning electronic displays. itWhatever path you take, it will be interesting, will contribute to society’s needs and it will be rewarding! Following specialisation in third year, Honours studies may include: Engineering Analysis & Methods; Control Systems, C/ C++ Programming; Signals; Systems & Signal Processing; Engineering Design; Electrical Power Engineering; Digital Electronic Systems; Communications Engineering; Project & Safety Management; Electrical Machines and Drives; Computer & Software Engineering; Optical Engineering; Sensing & Instrumentation. MEng Only – Applied Electromagnetics; Optical Systems & Sensing; Engineering Management; Robotics.
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and information on prospective employers. For the Chemical Engineering programmesEngineering Chemical For the of Chemical Institution by the accreditation The Petroleum is planned. Engineers (IChemE) as programmes will be accredited Engineering offered by of programmes part of the portfolio Engineering to the Engineeringthe School of Council. as are also recognised worldwide Our degrees engineeringan accredited route to professional status. Future Your is fundamental to aA degree in Engineering At the momentcareer as an engineer today. engineers, whichthere is a shortage of good and variedmeans that there are many throughout theemployment opportunities world. It will also holdcountry and, indeed, the specific careers suchyou in good stead for more consultancy.as accountancy or management at Aberdeen isThe School of Engineering and graduates,justifiably proud of its students believing them to be the best advert for the work of the School. With their excellent reputation, our graduates are in high demand from employers. An Engineering degree at the University of Aberdeen can also lead to the opportunity of further study. Every year many of our students come back for postgraduate study either on one of our taught programmes or to gain higher degrees by research. The University’s Careers Service helps undergraduates find employment by providing a range of training opportunities
Further Information Further on all of our information detailed For more at please visit our website programmes www.abdn.ac.uk/engineering/students follow the ‘Course Information’where you can and a details of the syllabus link to find full all of the courses we offer. book list for Assessment Teaching and are lectures,The main methods of teaching design classes. You cantutorials, laboratory and hours of lectures, labsexpect an average of 20 which you are expectedand tutorials per week, study. Self-study isto supplement with private confidence to enable youvital as it develops the an essential skillto tackle unfamiliar problems; for the professional engineer. classes are used toLaboratories and design skills.develop practical and communication giving practicalThey are also valuable for concepts covered in thedemonstrations of the lecture courses. A number of coursework exercises are carried out each year, aimed at developing and improving communication skills. These include written laboratory reports, dissertations and presentations. The main method of assessment is examinations in January and May. Presentations, laboratory reports and other coursework are submitted and marked individually throughout the year. Professional Accreditation Most engineers achieve professional status in the UK through membership of one of the Engineering Institutions and register as Chartered Engineers. Chartered Engineers can practice in Europe and our Honours degrees are recognised by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations. The Engineering Institutions regularly review degree programmes and accredit those they find suitable on behalf of the Engineering Council (UK) and Engineering and Technology Board. According to your choice of curriculum, our MEng Honours degree is accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Institution of Engineering and Technology or by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. The BEng Honours degree is also accredited, but to complete the academic requirements for professional membership, you would need to follow your degree studies with advanced study equivalent to the final year of an MEng programme. 13360 ABDN_Middle Section IM.indd 139 140 Degrees in Law
LLB/LLB (Honours) Law has been taught at the University LLB/LLB (Honours) of Aberdeen since its foundation in 1495; with options in today the Law School continues to build on Accountancy this strong traditional foundation to offer a Economics modern, flexible degree, which provides an French excellent academic training. Gaelic German Management Studies Music Spanish
LLB/LLB (Honours) and Belgian Law French Law German Law Spanish Law European Legal Studies
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Law Law is concerned with the legal rules by which society is regulated and the legal system(s) in which these rules operate. All legal systems are a product of historical, social, political and economic forces and the study of law therefore gives an insight into the nature of society itself.
Minimum Entry Requirements Law students have their own Law Society, Graduate Entry: Where a student has SQA Highers which organises a busy and varied already obtained another degree, for 4H at AAAB or 5H at AABBB obtained programme of social and educational example, a BSc or MA degree, it is normally at a single sitting of Hs or 3AH at ABB. events including ‘family ties’ whereby new possible to obtain the LLB in a minimum Those seeking to qualify over two sittings students are introduced, if they wish, to a period of two years (or five years part-time). of Highers must normally get H at BBBB family of senior law students who can be Admission to this programme is dependent at first sitting. contacted to give advice and information on on satisfactory performance in the student’s aspects of university life generally and the first degree. Graduate applicants must Higher English is highly desirable. study of law particularly. normally possess a First-class or Upper- Higher ESOL is also recognised in lieu of second Honours degree, or a meritorious There is also a Student Mooting Society, Higher English where the mother tongue Ordinary degree. It should be noted that which arranges moots (legal debates) during is not English. student maintenance awards are not the year. These enable students to develop normally available for students who take Where a combination of H and AH is particular legal skills, but are also good the LLB as a second degree and tuition fees offered, individual subjects are counted social events. There is a dedicated moot for graduates taking the LLB are likely to be at one level only. courtroom. Each year there is an internal approximately £11,000 per year (pro rata for mooting competition, which is generously Standard Grade in English. part-time study) . Where a graduate student sponsored by local legal associations, and elects to follow the four/five year LLB, General Certificate Of Education (GCE) teams have competed successfully in tuition fees for each year of study will reflect 3 A Levels at ABB obtained at a single sitting of national competitions. A Levels; English is highly desirable. More will be the fees for graduate study, approximately required of those qualifying over two sittings. Student input into the Law School: The £11,000 per annum. Law School is committed to fostering For further information see the Law School GCSE in English or English Language strong staff-student relations and is web pages: www.abdn.ac.uk/law/gradllb Irish Leaving Certificate concerned to take account of student views Can We Help? Ardteistimeireacht (ILC) in the running of the School. There are a Email us: [email protected] 5H at AABBB obtained at a single sitting of Hs; number of elected student representatives Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 English is highly desirable. More will be required who participate in Law School meetings generally and who sit on the School’s of those qualifying over two sittings. Course Information Learning and Teaching Committee, the O in English. www.abdn.ac.uk/law Staff Student Committee and the Employer General Information International Baccalaureate (IB) Liaison Committee. www.abdn.ac.uk/sras 34 points including an average of 5 at HL; Most, but not all, students English is highly desirable. Entry Routes: facebook.com/universityofaberdeen enter the Law School straight from school, Advanced Entry but the Law School has a flexible approach @aberdeenuni Direct entry to second year classes is to entry. Each year a number of students not possible. are admitted following participation in See page 26 for information
Offers of Admission the University’s Access programmes, or after having completed another suitable See page 18 for information Applicants should note that achieving the qualification. minimum entrance requirement, from a single THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE sitting of exams, will not guarantee an offer of See page 74 for more information. admission. We have many more applicants than places, and most of them meet our minimum entrance requirements. Consequently, we may need to ask for more than the minimum. An applicant’s academic profile will normally be the most significant factor in our decision making. Additionally, certain features of the personal statement may help to strengthen an applicant’s case.
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Why Choose Aberdeen? Optional Courses: Family Law, Commercial Students who have firmly decided not to enter Law involves not only the study of legal rules, Organisations and Insolvency, Commercial the legal profession have a greater choice in but the development of intellectual qualities and Consumer Contracts, Succession and constructing their curricula because they will such as clear, careful and independent Trusts, Evidence, Revenue Law, European not have to take certain professional subjects.
thought; precise use of language; the capacity Union Institutions and Law, Private A Typical Curriculum for the LLB Degree Law to analyse and solve complex problems; International Law, Forensic Medicine, Public The curriculum below contains all the courses the ability to present arguments in a clear, International Law, Introduction to French currently necessary to enable a student to keep reasoned and logical manner; the power to Law, Introduction to German Law, Alternative open the option of becoming a solicitor. distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant; Methods of Dispute Settlement, Introduction and, generally, thoroughness of inquiry. to Comparative Law, Introduction to Spanish First Year Law, Scottish Legal History, Governance > Excellent academic reputation First Half-Session Courses of Scotland, Advanced Property Law, Legal System shows the new student how > Law School ranked 11th in the UK out of 95 Employment Law, English Criminal Law, to handle legal materials like legislation and Law Schools in The Times Good University English Law of Property, and English Law of case reports, and explains the organisation Guide 2012 Equity and Trusts. of Scottish courts, tribunals and the legal > High student satisfaction - 92% Provided students satisfy the subject profession. in National Student Survey 2012 requirements above, in order to reach the Criminal Law studies Human Rights, criminal 360 or 480 requirement, the student may > Choice of 15 degree programmes evidence, what constitutes crimes such as additionally take any course offered in the murder and assault, and the scope of defences > Over 50 Honours options University for any degree, law or non-law. like provocation and self-defence. > Student-led Law Clinic Honours Courses Foundations of Private Law gives an overview These include: Administrative Law, > Student Law Review of the main institutions of private law, with American Constitutional Law, Animal an emphasis on the law of property and > Opportunities to study in continental Europe Welfare Law, Civil Liberties, Comparative obligations, and a survey of the development Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, > Ranked in the top 5 UK Law School for of private law in Europe and Scotland’s position Company Law, Contract Law, Court of Justice graduate prospects (88%), The Times Good within that tradition. – Judicial Activism, Corporate Insolvency University Guide 2012 Law, Conveyancing, Contemporary Legal An Enhanced Study option from one of the Degree Programme Structure and Content Issues in European Integration, Copyright categories mentioned in the course list above. The LLB degree is based on three years of study and Allied Rights, Corporate Insolvency Law, Second Half-Session Courses and requires a student to gain at least 360 Criminal Justice, Criminal Law, Criminology, Contract looks at how legal agreements are credits; the LLB (Honours) degree is based on Delict, Employment Law, Environmental constituted and enforced, and how they may four years of study and requires a student to Law, European Economic Law, European be set aside, e.g. on the basis of fraud. gain at least 480 credits. LLB courses usually Competition Law, European Legal History, have 15 credits, while Honours courses have 25. Evidence, Family Law, Government and Public Law and Human Rights gives an Law, Industrial Property Law, Individual overview of the basic structures of the state Every student must gain at least 240 credits Rights in European Union Law, European in terms of its constitution and regulation, from law courses, of which several noted below Economic Law, International Law in a World including parliamentary sovereignty, rule of are compulsory. of Crises, International Criminal Law, Law law, separation of powers and parliament, and Every student must also pass Enhanced and Modernity, Law and Medical Ethics, Law Human Rights issues. Study options amounting to 90 credits (i.e. six of Sale, Legal History in Recent Court Practice, Legal Method is concerned with developing courses) drawn from one of the following three Legal Issues Involving Art and Antiquities, skills in legal research and writing, problem categories:- Legal Issues in Corporate Management, solving, critical judgement and handling legal Media Law, Moveable Property, Multinational (a) Discipline Breadth courses, which can materials. Companies and Law, Oil and Gas Law, include options from other degree Indigenous Peoples in International Law, A second Enhanced Study option from the programmes (eg. the MA) or a number Planning Law, Private International Law, course list above. of law options, covering e.g. Public Renewable Energy Law, Roman Law, Rural International Law, Alternative Dispute Second Year Law, Scottish Legal History, Succession, Use Resolution, Scottish Legal, History of Force in International Law, and Unjustified First Half-Session Courses Resolution, etc. These law courses can Enrichment. The availability of courses may Property Law studies the nature of the legal contribute to the 240 law credits required change from year to year. rights, duties and powers which individuals to graduate with the LLB. Curriculum for the Degree of LLB and LLB may have in respect of different types of (b) Sustained Study courses by which students (Honours) property and examines how one acquires a are exposed to a linked series of courses legal title to property, the restrictions on how Both the LLB and LLB (Honours) degrees offer a e.g. a language, alongside their law courses. an owner can use his or her property, and how wide choice of courses and a flexibility which one disposes of property. (c) Sixth Century courses, which are cross enables students to construct a curriculum disciplinary. in keeping with personal interests and career Delict and Unjustified Enrichment involves Law Courses intentions. Some students are unsure about consideration of the circumstances in which their career intentions when they commence a person who suffers loss, injury or damage Compulsory Courses: Foundations of Private their degree. In order to keep their options as a result of wrongful conduct on the part of Law, Legal System, Criminal Law, Contract, open, these students, together with those another is entitled to claim compensation. Delict and Unjustified Enrichment, Property firmly intending to practise law, will be advised Law, Introduction to Legal Theory, Legal to include in their curricula all the courses Method, Foundations of Public Law and necessary to allow them to enter the legal Human Rights. profession.
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European Union Institutions and Law a particularly strong feature is the LLB or LLB (Honours) with Belgian, French, considers the institutions that make law for the independently researched dissertation of German or Spanish Law. These Sustained European Union e.g. the Commission, Council, around 10,000 words written on an approved Study degrees extend over four and five years Parliament and the European Court of Justice, topic chosen by the student. It offers an ideal respectively. In both cases, students study the
Law and the legal effects for the United Kingdom; training for students wishing to proceed to relevant language courses along with their Principles of EU Law; and Human Rights. postgraduate legal research: in the recent past normal law courses, and spend their third year Aberdeen graduates have gone on to research studying abroad: for the degree with French A third Enhanced Study option from the course studies in such Universities as Harvard, Law, at Grenoble University, Lyon University list, as previously described. Amsterdam, Oxford, Cambridge, King’s College 2, Reims, Strasbourg or Clermont Ferrand 1 Second Half-Session Courses (London), Queen Mary (London), British University; for the degree with German Law, Family Law looks at parental rights and Columbia (Vancouver), Toronto, Brussels, Lyon, at Regensburg or Freiburg; for the degree with responsibilities, creation of marriage and civil Regensburg, Utrecht, the College of Europe in Belgian Law, at Brussels University and for the partnerships, and cohabitation. Bruges and the European University Institute degree with Spanish Law, at Deusto University in Florence. It also has a wider value, however, in Bilbao or Seville University. Students must Commercial Organisations and Insolvency and the range of Honours subjects and the have passed all their compulsory first and deals with agency and partnership, company opportunity to study them in depth allows second year Law courses and the relevant law and the law of insolvency. those wishing to carry forward specialist language courses to undertake the year abroad. Succession and Trusts looks at how trusts, interests before entering the profession to LLB or LLB (Honours) and European Studies. including charitable ones, are constituted and do so. These degrees extend over four and five administered. The law of succession deals with An Honours student will generally take one years respectively. In both cases, students the rules which regulate inheritance. Honours course in each half-session in third spend their third year studying abroad at Introduction to Legal Theory introduces year in addition to the third year non-Honours the University of Maastricht in Holland, students to ways of thinking about law courses described above. In fourth year, the University of Aarhus in Denmark, the and legal notions. It looks at the nature and he or she will generally take two Honours University of Helsinki in Finland, the University philosophy of law and analyses concepts like courses in each half-session, and complete the of Leuven in Belgium, the University of Bergen rule, right and justice. compulsory dissertation. in Norway, Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria, or the University of A fourth Enhanced Study option from the LLB or LLB (Honours) with options in Deusto in Spain, where law classes are taught course list, as previously described. Accountancy, Economics or Management in English. Students must have passed all their Studies. These Sustained Study degrees are Third Year compulsory first and second year Law courses particularly attractive to students wishing and the course in European Union Institutions First Half-Session Courses to embark on legal or non-legal careers in and Law to undertake the year abroad. Evidence is of special importance to the court business and commerce. In each case, six practitioner. It looks at standards of proof, courses in the chosen subject are studied along LLB or LLB (Honours) with options in Music. hearsay evidence, confessions and effects of with the normal law programme in the first This Sustained Study degree provides law evidence being improperly obtained. three years. students with an opportunity to pursue law as their major University subject and to Commercial and Consumer Contracts LLB or LLB (Honours) with options in French, maintain and develop their interest in Music considers how specific business contracts are German, Spanish or Gaelic. These Sustained Performance. Students take six courses in regulated eg. contracts for the sale of goods, Study degrees are designed for students who Performance Studies in the first three years of insurance contracts and consumer contracts. wish to develop their interests in French, this degree. Entry to the music components of German, Spanish or Gaelic language while A fifth Enhanced Study option from the course the programme is by successful audition. As obtaining their law degree. list, as previously described. a guide to the expected standard, applicants Second Half-Session Courses Students study six relevant language courses should normally: with the normal law courses over first, A sixth Enhanced Study option from the course > have achieved at least ABRSM Grade IV or second and third year, and aim to develop list, as previously described. equivalent on piano oral, written and reading skills in the relevant In addition to the above, students pursuing a language and extend their knowledge of > have achieved at least ABRSM Grade VIII or non-Honours curriculum will require to pass an France, Germany or Spain. These degrees allow equivalent on main study instrument additional five optional courses, at least three of students to study their selected language and or voice which must ordinarily come from law options. all the ‘professional’ LLB courses necessary > be working at no lower than ABRSM Grade V Those pursuing an Honours curriculum for entry into the legal profession without standard or equivalent on additional study (discussed in greater detail below) will usually extending the normal length of time for an instrument or voice take one Honours option in each half-session of LLB or LLB (Honours) degree, and help in the third year, and will in addition require to take study of law subjects such as International two ordinary law options. Law and European Law. In terms of careers, Fourth Year the combination of law and French, German and Spanish language is particularly useful Honours to those seeking employment in Europe, in To be eligible to enter Honours, students international agencies such as the United must have gained 240 credits by the end of Nations, and in companies and legal firms with the second year. The Honours degree allows international connections. Note: these degrees students the opportunity to explore selected do not involve any study abroad. subjects more deeply through personal research and extended essay work;
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Degree of LLB or LLB (Honours) with Part-time Law Studies It should be noted, however, that possession English Law It is possible to study for the LLB degree on a of an LLB or LLB (Honours) degree does This degree extends over three and four years part-time basis over a minimum of five and not guarantee a place on any DPLP course: respectively. Students take the compulsory a maximum of six years. Students will study decisions are based on academic criteria.
LLB courses, some optional courses and further a maximum of five courses per year. Further SAAS student loans are available to all eligible Law compulsory courses in the form of Introduction information is available on the Law School web candidates admitted to the Diploma. It should to Comparative Law, English Criminal Law, pages or from the Student Recruitment and also be noted that possession of an LLB or English Property Law and English Law of Admissions Service office. It is also possible to LLB (Honours) degree and a DPLP does not Equity and Trusts. This degree is likely to be of study a maximum of four law courses on an guarantee the holder a training contract with interest to students wishing to keep options individual subject study basis either for interest a solicitor. open regarding whether they choose to qualify or as a prelude to undertaking the full-time LLB Converting to English Law: Instruction at as solicitors in England or in Scotland. For the or LLB Honours degrees. For the structure of the the University of Aberdeen is based mainly avoidance of doubt, all the aforementioned degree visit www.abdn.ac.uk/law. on Scots Law not English Law. It is possible, English law courses are also available as Your Future however, after graduating from the University options to any student taking any of the Law Aberdeen graduates continue to enjoy high to take a conversion course in order to qualify School’s LLB and variant programmes. On how employability and a law degree may be used as a solicitor in England. Traditionally this has to use any law degree from the University as a springboard for entry into a wide range been done in either of two ways. The first is as a basis for practising English law after of careers. Although many students still to qualify fully as a solicitor in Scotland in the graduation see the later section on “Converting study law with a view to entering the legal manner described above and then take the to English law”. profession, more than a third of Aberdeen Qualified Lawyer’s Transfer Test. The second Teaching and Assessment law graduates now choose to use their law route is to take the Postgraduate Diploma Most non-Honours subjects are taught by degree as a passport for entry into a wide range in Law (GDL) at an English institution after a combination of hour-long lectures and of alternative careers including chartered graduating with a Scots law degree, then tutorials. Lectures are designed to give students accountancy, the media, merchant banking, complete the year-long postgraduate Legal a basic grounding in the subject matter of the stockbroking, human resources and financial Practice Course (LPC) in England followed by particular course; the size of lecture classes management, the Civil Service, social work, a two-year training contract with an English depends on the number of students taking the teaching, the inspectorate of taxes and the solicitor. An Aberdeen graduate could gain particular course, but will generally be large. police force. Both graduates and employers exemption from most of the GDL examinations In contrast, tutorial groups are small (normally recognise that the valuable skills gained in the on the basis of equivalent courses studied and no more than 12 students per group) and course of a law degree can be put to many uses passed in their Scots law degree, leaving only student-centred. Tutorials are designed to allow other than the practice of law itself. For those three courses (English Criminal Law, English selected aspects of a course covered in lectures who do choose to practise law, there is a wide Property Law, and the English Law of Equity to be examined in more depth, or subjects not variety of career options within the law itself. and Trusts). The GDL can then normally be covered in lectures to be explored; they also studied on a part-time basis. The legal profession in Scotland is divided into encourage the development of transferable two main branches, solicitors and advocates. New options are being explored. In Spring 2013 skills. Depending on the exact programme The normal route to become a solicitor, the English Solicitors Regulation Authority chosen, a new law student will normally attend involves a student completing an LLB or LLB (SRA) will visit the University. It will examine a total of 12 lectures and two tutorials each (Honours) degree which includes the necessary whether (a) the Law with English Law degree week. Honours subjects are generally taught professional subjects, then complete the and (b) any other LLB variant degree in which by seminar only, in small groups (normally a postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal the student has passed the compulsory Scots maximum of 16 students per seminar group). Practice (DPLP) and then enter a two-year law subjects, English Criminal Law, English Seminars, like tutorials, are student-centred training contract with a firm of solicitors. Property Law, and the English Law of Equity and allow selected aspects of a subject to be and Trusts, can be accredited as qualifying law studied in greater depth than is possible at non- Solicitors may be employed in private practice, degrees by the SRA. If so, this would exempt a Honours level. In addition to formal classes, local authorities, commercial organisations, graduate from all the GDL conversion exams. students will also spend time in private study, the Procurator Fiscal Service or the Civil Service, The graduate would be able to move directly preparing for lectures, tutorials, seminars, and may undertake a wide variety of work, on graduation to the Legal Practice Course coursework and exams. At both non-Honours including private client, commercial and followed by a two-year training contract. and Honours level, the emphasis is on students litigation work. taking responsibility for their own learning Careers Talks: Under the auspices of its An intending advocate must also complete an within the framework provided by the formal Employer Liaison Committee, the Law School LLB or LLB (Honours) degree to the standard classes. runs a series of career talks each year for its required by the Faculty of Advocates, the DPLP students given by those working in the various Assessment in non-Honours courses is and a period of training in a solicitor’s office, fields, and which aim at providing information generally by way of essays and exams which followed by further practical training as a pupil about a variety of law careers, as well as take place at the end of the course. Assessment to an experienced advocate and sitting the alternatives to law careers. in Honours courses is by way of a combination Faculty of Advocates’ written examination in of continuous assessment during the course Evidence, Pleading, Practice and Professional and exams which take place at the end of the Conduct. The DPLP need not be undertaken course. at the same University as the student’s law degree. Established in 1495, the Law School continues to build on its excellent, traditional academic reputation and is consistently ranked highly in the UK.
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MBChB (Medicine) From 1497 the University boasted the first BSc (Honours) MedSci chair of medicine in the English-speaking BDS (Bachelor of Dental Surgery) world. Learning modern concepts of healthcare in ideal surroundings against a backdrop of long medical traditions and a brand new School of Dentistry – that is what the University of Aberdeen can offer you.
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subjects at HL at grade 6 but must offer an appropriate programme of programme appropriate an offer but must Theand advice should be sought. study in S6 are for applicants who normal expectation one offer would be that they one grade down, plus two AH predicted at A, new H predicted at AA plus new Hs predicted at BB, or two B. Alternative at studiesone AH predicted ABB, when Chemistry AH at could be three Biology, with one from would be required plus one otherMathematics or Physics in lieu also recognised subject. Higher ESOL is tongue is the mother of Higher English where not English. for to our medicine website *Please refer (including Chemistry), plus 3 other subjects at an average of 6 sciences - Maths, Biology or Physics, with at least one at HL) – i.e. at least 36 points overall, to exclude points for TOK & bonus points. Candidates with a minimum of two 7s in Higher level subjects, who do not meet may be Level requirements, our Standard considered. CAT) (UK UK Clinical Aptitude Test Medical School,The University of Aberdeen along with most other UK medical schools, to (UK CAT) uses the UK Clinical Aptitude Test help select applicants for the undergraduate All candidates mustmedical programme. by the appropriate complete the UK CAT For more entry. closing date for that year’s information, visit www.ukcat.ac.uk Our departmental (medicine) website contains useful information for extremely much more, all potential medicine applicants, their parents and teachers. From Other Transfers Degree Programmes another degree of students from Transfer course into medicine is not normally in other Undergraduates enrolled considered. advised to complete are programmes degree and apply as graduates. degrees their current Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 full details. General Certificate of Education (GCE) 3 A Levels at AAA. Chemistry is required Mathematics or Biology, plus at least one from Physics plus one other subject. Irish Leaving Certificate Ardteistimeireacht (ILC) 6H at AAAAAA obtained at a single sitting plus two from of Hs. Chemistry is required, Mathematics and Physics. Biology, International Baccalaureate (IB) 3
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with a minimum of 7 0 . or GCSE level pass at C AAAA at the first sitting. 100+, to include 28+ in a speaking test. in the speaking section, or TOEFL iBT score of Scottish Qualifications (SQA) 5H at AAAAB obtained at a single sitting plus two from of Hs. Chemistry is required, Mathematics and Biology/Human Biology, Physics plus two other subjects. Applicants only attempting four Hs owing to school policy torequired normally are or personal difficulties achieve Candidates who do not meet the H in S5 may be considered* requirements and applicants who have lived abroad for have lived who and applicants to number of years are asked a significant did not proof that they provide additional whilst abroad.have any convictions that offer suitableUCAS applications are of qualifications academic standards academic four stages. Firstly, an processed in or predictedscore is given for attained score is given forqualifications, the second attainment in the UK CAT. determinesA summary of these scores selected forwhich candidates are then statementinterview. The UCAS personal evaluated andand reference are carefully take placeobjectively scored. Interviews March and achievebetween November and Some overseasthe fourth objective score. overseas.applicants are interviewed made to candidatesUltimately, offers will be score that is greaterwho achieve an overall than the designated threshold. Offers are made in late March each year. Minimum Academic Requirements Competition for places to study Medicine each year is extremely high. We strongly advise you to find out more about the academic and non-academic requirements for Aberdeen by visiting our website at www.abdn.ac.uk/medicine/prospective/ admissions/requirements Achievement of the minimum academic requirements allows an application to be considered for selection - it offers no guarantee of success. The majority of successful candidates achieve the minimum academic requirements or better at the first sitting. We do not normally consider applicants who are re-sitting their examinations to upgrade results unless very exceptional extenuating circumstances at the time of the first sitting have been immediately disclosed and subsequently verified. All applicants must hold a Standard Grade pass at 3 (or equivalent) in the following subjects: English Language and Mathematics. Candidates whose first language is not English, must also achieve either an IELTS overall score of 7 , even if they . Medicine Need What You medical students mustProspective to a clear commitment demonstrate of have an understanding medicine and Candidateswhat a doctor’s job entails. of theshould display an understanding of a doctor and showcore qualities required and involvement inevidence of teamwork Although notother non-academic pursuits. work experienceessential, medically related researching a careeris useful as a means of not alwaysin medicine, but unfortunately, essential that everyavailable. However, it is realities of a career incandidate explores the as possible. medicine by as many means British medicalIn common with other quota for bothschools, Aberdeen has a home (152) and international students (16). All applicants are judged on their merits, in particular their potential benefit to the medical profession. There is no fixed upper age limit. All applicants are expected to have completed a normal programme of school studies. Scottish applicants are encouraged to participate and experience S6 The University is mindful of its overriding duty of care to the public with whom medical students are in close contact and has a duty to ensure potential applicants meet the requirements of the General Medical Council (GMC) for fitness to practise. To this end, screening, by means of a questionnaire, is undertaken for all entrants to the School. A health questionnaire, completed at the time of interview, will be reviewed by Occupational Health, prior to entry to the MBChB programme. This process will identify students with any disabilities or health conditions that may affect them in their training, so that the School can be advised of any support required. In addition, the School would ensure that patients are not put at risk, for example, by identifying students who will be unable to perform “exposure prone procedures” because they are a potential source of blood borne virus infection. In the exceptional situation where any serious issues of health or disability which may not be compatible with achieving the outcomes set out by the GMC in ‘Tomorrow’s Doctors’ are identified, the relevant Occupational Health Report would be considered by a Panel of Advisors to the School. All applicants who have been accepted for study are required to provide a certificate of an enhanced criminal records check. In addition, international applicants achieve the minimum entry requirements at the end of S5
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and to and and 5 of the programme , much of it learned and 3 to 3 2 , Medical Society (MEDSOC) Medical , or between Years 4 . and 4 3 scientists and clinicians together in a250 scientists and clinicians which allow them to participate in the and 5 Teaching in a Research Active Environment Teaching in is an an atmosphere of research Teaching in philosophy.important part of our university’s Sciences (IMS) bringsThe Institute of Medical over environment.high quality research laboratory Health Sciences (IAHS)The Institute of Applied with interests in healthbrings together groups and health services research. internationallyResearch at Aberdeen includes immunity and infection,recognised expertise in musculoskeletalmicrobiology, bone and and health servicesmedicine, neuroscience Imaging (MRI)research. Magnetic Resonance of a crucial innovationwas developed as a result by Aberdeen scientists and highly acclaimed research that makes use of advanced imaging technologies is ongoing. There are opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience and work towards an academic career path. For more information see www.abdn.ac.uk/acat Degree Programme Structure and Content The MBChB curriculum has been recently revised to ensure that it remains up-to-date and the introduction of the new course coincided with the opening of the new Suttie Centre. The main features of the new programme are increased integration of basic science and clinical teaching in the early years and the introduction of a Personal and Professional Development thread (PPD) that runs through all five years. Years 1 offer close integration of basic science and clinical teaching and the use of clinical cases (case-based learning) to allow students to apply their scientific knowledge in a clinical context. Teaching is systems based, with the final integration of the examination of all body systems coming in third year. The length of the programme is five years and is designed around the concept of incremental learning. After mastering the basic principles of medicine in years 1 in the “safe” environment of the Clinical Skills Centre, students progress to a comprehensive series of clinical attachments in Years 4 5 practical application of everything they have learned. Thus there is a step-by-step approach to the development of knowledge, skills and professional attitudes, whilst undertaking a systems-based approach to learning. In addition, there is an option to undertake a one-year intercalated BSc degree between Years undertake the Remote & Rural Option for Years 4 The Medical School also has a very active also has a School The Medical student-managed which organises many educational and social many educational which organises evening, a medical electives’ events, including School Ball and the Medical the MEDSOC Annual Revue. ,
who have a and 5 , students who have elected to This gives students the opportunity to integrate the opportunity students This gives and structure anatomical and consolidate they progress clinical knowledge as function with centres MBChB curriculum. Both through the to learn in the same environmentallow students develop staff and to continue to as healthcare and skills after graduation.their knowledge practise skills areas, students Within the clinical consultationscommunication skills, medical techniques in theand learn basic examination patients’ fromCentre. Volunteer ‘simulated in these sessions,the community take part the skills in aallowing beginners to practise A sophisticatednon-threatening environment. allows studentsdigital video recording system their teachers. Theto review their skills with to learn techniquesfacility also allows students and computerisedusing a variety of mechanical from an artificialmodels – e.g. to take blood of ‘Harvey’ (thearm, listen to the heart sounds and resuscitatecomputerised heart patient) ‘Annie’ after a heart attack, or deal with medical emergencies with Hal, SimMan or SimBaby. Remote and Rural Option The Remote and Rural Option is based at the Inverness campus at Raigmore Hospital. The Option has been developed to be undertaken by students in Years 4 special interest in undertaking their clinical attachments or even future careers in remote or country areas. Other students just wish to gain this experience to enhance whatever future career path they choose. Rather than undertaking the usual one or two out of the 4 nine clinical blocks outwith Aberdeen in Year continue the Remote and Rural theme will undertake all their attachments in the Remote and Rural areas. The hospital placements can be in Elgin, Inverness, Wick, Shetland, Stornoway or Fort William. The GP placements can be anywhere in the Highlands or Western Isles. Superb Student Support Services As well as the University’s comprehensive range of student support services, there are also specific support schemes for medical students. The Regent Scheme Each medical student is assigned to an experienced member of staff who, for the next five years, is that student’s Regent. They meet regularly. A student’s Regent has two main tasks; to provide support and guidance on any matter and to act as a mentor to help with the student’s professional development. Student Pairing Scheme Every first year student is paired with a ‘Mum and Dad’ - second year students, who provide support and advice based upon their own experiences. The GMC quality assurance assessment noted the excellent experience at Aberdeen and the students’ own high regard for the course and the School. students who have elected to take the Remote and Rural Option will undertake all their hospital placements at Raigmore Hospital and attend one of the Highland General Practices. In Year 5
years of medical tradition with a tradition with of medical 500 years 1 systems-based and fully integrated systems-based Major opportunity to experience remote & Clinical teaching and patient contact fromClinical teaching and patient Ideal surroundings and one of the largestIdeal surroundings and Over MBChB is now deliveredMuch of the rural medicine, explore medical humanities and carry out an elective project in a centre of your own choice worldwide Year combined teaching and clinical campuses incombined teaching and Excellence, AberdeenEurope. As a Centre of andoffers superb clinical opportunities facilities for students new, thoroughly modern medical programme,new, thoroughly state-of-the-art Teachingfrom two new Centres with unrivalledand Learning facilities simulation and social educational, campus inon the Medical School/Hospital the curriculum, inAberdeen and later in are on rotationInverness, when students there
Excellent student support schemes Excellent student support > Why Aberdeen? Choose > What does the Medical Programme Offer? Outstanding Clinical Facilities You will find an exciting range of clinical attachments on offer at Aberdeen, both locally and across the Highlands and Islands. Most clinical teaching takes place at the Medical School and its main teaching hospitals (Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Royal Cornhill Hospital and Woodend Hospital), all situated on or near the magnificent Foresterhill site, which is one of the largest clinical and teaching hospital campuses in Europe. The hospitals incorporate the full range of clinical facilities required for the population of the North-east of Scotland. The Medical School has very close links with other clinical units in Grampian and the Highlands and Islands, in particular Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin and Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, and all students undertake hospital based clinical placements outside Aberdeen. The Inverness campus at Raigmore Hospital is the gateway to healthcare delivery in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland where our students are able to utilise the splendid facilities of the clinical skills centre in the new Centre for Health Science. In addition, our extensive network of teaching general practices around Scotland, also gives students opportunities to experience patient care in many different community settings. Fully Equipped Clinical Skills Centres The new Suttie Centre for Teaching and Learning in Healthcare in Aberdeen and the Centre for Health Science in Inverness provide superb new facilities. The Suttie Centre in Aberdeen allows Anatomy and Clinical Skills teaching to be co-located. > > > > 13360 ABDN_Middle Section IM.indd 149 150
Student Selected Components Year 2 Some students may wish to continue to The MBChB programme is based on a The systems-based courses and the Community undertake Remote and Rural attachments for a structure of core material and Student Selected Course continue to develop throughout second second year for some, or all of Year 5. Components (SSCs). The core material accounts year, with students building on their basic World-wide locations are commonly arranged
Medicine for approximately 80% of all teaching and knowledge of clinical skills acquired in Year 1. by students during the eight-week project covers topics which are essential for all A second four-week Student Selected Component based elective. doctors. The SSCs make up the remaining with the theme, “Molecular Medicine” is 20% of the programme and allow students to undertaken halfway through Year 2. The Professional Practice Block provides follow up areas of personal interest for more Year 3 teaching and learning opportunities to help detailed study. SSCs appear in all five years of bridge the gap between life as a student and The study of the Systems and the Community the programme and a considerable range of the practicalities of life as a junior doctor. This Course will be completed in third year. Students choices are available. In Years 1 to 4 the SSCs teaching is delivered in two two-week blocks; by now are able to perform a complete history predominantly involve group projects but one at the start of Year 5 and one at the end. and examination and have basic knowledge in Year 5 students will undertake individual of common diseases in all the major body Special Features Include projects. Ultimately, students must successfully systems. > New state-of-the-art teaching centres on the complete both the core and SSC parts of the main hospital campuses in Aberdeen and course to graduate. A six-week SSC just before Christmas provides Inverness Year 1 students with a unique opportunity to study a topic outwith the mainstream of medicine, > 5 -year, systems-based and fully integrated The first term sets the scene for the whole of with a wide variety of topics within Medical MBChB programme undergraduate study. This begins with the Humanities offered e.g. History of Medicine, student gaining an understanding of the > Patient contact and clinical skills training Literature and Medicine, History of Art etc. medical sciences and the disease processes that from Year 1 underpin medicine. The foundations of clinical Year 4 > Opportunities in all years to study in depth, method and communication skills are explored Year 4 begins with a four-week SSC on a topics of particular interest to you with an introduction to clinical practice and topic within a general theme of “Clinical patient care. Effectiveness”. This includes project choices in > Opportunity to take an intercalated BSc global medicine, evidence based medicine and Medical Sciences degree The systems-based course will then commence population health. This SSC provides a gentle with the study of two major systems, the > Opportunity for all students to undertake start to an intense year of clinical experience. Respiratory and the Cardiovascular Systems. a six-week Medical Humanities module Students undertake nine five week blocks This systems-based course will use clinical in third year and an optional intercalated when they experience at first hand in clinics, cases to act as a focus for learning. Thus, degree in humanities operating theatres and wards the delivery of the appropriate anatomy, physiology and healthcare – the practical application of the > Excellent student support systems biochemistry of each of the body systems will knowledge and skills they have gained in Years be explored, as will the disease processes that > Exciting range of clinical attachments locally 1 to 3. These clinical opportunities are based in affect normal structure and function within and across Highlands & Islands hospitals and the community, in and around each system. The clinical cases will illustrate Aberdeen and at least one clinical block will be > Opportunity to study medicine in Remote the use of appropriate investigations (tests) and undertaken in Inverness. and Rural areas for up to two years treatments that are undertaken. Year 4 may be undertaken as described above > Project-based elective with the opportunity Students will learn how to explore patients’ along with most of the year group, with the to study abroad symptoms and perform clinical examination main base in Aberdeen. Alternately, students (clinical method) for each of the systems Teaching and Assessment may choose to undertake the Remote & Rural studied and thereafter will have opportunities During the first three years of the curriculum, Option for all the blocks in Year 4 and these to practise these skills in a variety of clinical students receive teaching through a variety of students will have Inverness as their main settings. methods including lectures, tutorials, practical base. There are up to 18 places available for anatomy and clinical sessions and small group The integrated teaching of communication students who wish to undertake this option in Community Course sessions. The rest of the skills with clinical method will commence with Year 4. time is set aside for self-study and self-directed the start of the systems-based course. Year 5 learning, often computer-based. During Year 1 students will also undertake Year 5 is very much a clinical apprentice year Clinical expertise is initially acquired both in a parallel Community Course which uses a where students prepare for the competent, safe, the Clinical Skills Centre as well as in hospital network of local general practices. This course effective and professional practice of medicine and other clinical areas. Teaching sessions will include contributions from disciplines as a pre-registration Foundation Doctor. This may involve practical demonstrations such as General Practice, Public Health, Mental Year is not systems-based, but instead focuses with real or simulated patients, with many Health, Environmental and Occupational on professional practice and the holistic care opportunities for supervised or self-directed Medicine, Care of the Elderly and Child Health, of each patient. Students gain extensive practice. Simulation plays an important part and will provide an opportunity to learn clinical experience during three eight-week of clinical learning in the Clinical Skills Centre about the effects of social, economic and attachments over a wide range of locations in: and students are encouraged to take the environmental factors on humans, and will > A medical specialty (student choices from opportunity to ‘book’ the rooms and equipment integrate with the Systems teaching. an adult medical specialty, paediatrics and and practice their skills further. Later clinical Towards the end of the year, the first four medicine for the elderly) attachments consolidate early practice when week Student Selected Component will be students may be placed within Aberdeen. All > A surgical specialty (student choices from a undertaken involving project-based small students undertake hospital based clinical surgical specialty, obstetrics and gynaecology group work. placements outside Aberdeen. and anaesthetics and intensive care) > General practice or psychiatry
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This variety of placements offered both within projects available in a range of departments Specialist Training and out with Aberdeen, allows our students to and disciplines. The programme aims to give Doctors who have successfully completed a experience not only inner-city medicine, but students the opportunity to study in greater Foundation Programme will compete for a also gives a unique opportunity to see how depth an area of biomedical or clinical science. place on a specialty training programme of
healthcare is delivered in areas far removed At the end of the programme students will their choice. There are 65 specialty streams Medicine from large teaching centres. be able to undertake and critically evaluate including General Practice. If successful, a research and understand basic principles of doctor is awarded a National Training Number The curriculum is supported by an e-learning research methodology. (NTN) and commences training. On successful platform – MyMBChB. This is a web-based completion the doctor is awarded a Certificate intranet resource for students to support their A recent innovation is the opportunity to take on Completion of Training (CCT). This then learning throughout their undergraduate the intercalated degree in Medical Humanities, allows a doctor to be on the Specialty Register years and can be accessed by students from a unique opportunity for students whose and work as a consultant. all clinical and university campuses as well as interest has been stimulated by the Humanities from outside these areas. Material available SSC in third year. The NHS National Medical Careers website includes administrative information such as Curriculum Review www.medicalcareers.nhs.uk contains valuable lectures and timetables, educational resources information to assist you in planning your The MBChB programme is based on the such as teaching videos and podcasts and medical career. educational outcomes of Tomorrow’s Doctors bulletin boards for students to exchange 2009 (GMC). The programme is constantly Academic Medicine information and post notices. updated in response to GMC guidance, to A proportion of graduates with an aptitude The Medical School has a duty to ensure scientific and medical advances, to changes in for research and teaching follow a career in that its graduates have achieved a safe and healthcare delivery and changes in educational academic medicine. They will almost invariably satisfactory standard of performance in all the theory and practice. Aberdeen has always proceed on to a degree by thesis e.g. MD ChM elements of medical practice. Assessment is been at the forefront of medical education or PhD. Individuals who wish to pursue a built in throughout the five years of the course, and therefore the current curriculum has been Consultant appointment in a teaching hospital to ensure that basic skills are mastered before modernised to ensure that it produces doctors may also find this form of higher degree moving on to more advanced topics. Since fit for practice in the 21st century! “Tasters” invaluable. Potential academics of the future medicine is not simply a theoretical subject, of arts and humanities have been introduced are mentored in Aberdeen and encouraged to teaching and learning covers knowledge, skills throughout the course, whilst teaching using apply for the Academic Foundation Programme and attitudes, and assessment must therefore the state-of-the-art facilities based in the new (www.abdn.ac.uk/acat). do the same. A variety of assessment methods Suttie Centre, allows for close integration of are used. basic science and clinical teaching. Formative assessments are widely distributed Your Future within the course and their purpose is to Foundation Programmes provide feedback to students on how well On successful completion of the undergraduate they are performing. There is no sanction or curriculum and graduation you will apply for penalty for failing these ‘practice’ exams – they a two year Foundation Programme rotation. are intended to provide an early warning All newly qualified doctors are matched to to students that they are not reaching the the Foundation Training Programme. On required standard. There are extensive support satisfactory completion of Foundation Year 1 mechanisms within the Medical School and you will be awarded full registration by the formative exams often help staff to identify General Medical Council with a licence to students who need help for one reason or practise subject to demonstrating to the GMC another – e.g. because of illness or personal or that your fitness to practise is not impaired. financial difficulties. Successful completion of Foundation Year Summative assessments are degree exams, 2 results in the granting of the Foundation usually at the end of a year. These are the Achievement of Competency Document (FACD) ‘official’ assessments that determine whether which is a requirement for application to a student is good enough to proceed to the Specialty Training. next year of the course, or to graduate at the end of the course. Students normally have two Foundation Programmes allow a wider taste opportunities to pass such assessments. of different aspects of medical practice than Intercalated Degree was formerly the case. In addition, careers (BSc Medical Sciences) advice and counselling will be available part way through Foundation Year 2 (FY2). Detailed At the end of third year or alternately, between information about careers in medicine can be fourth and fifth year, there is the opportunity obtained by accessing our website: to be involved in cutting-edge research, by undertaking an intercalated one year Honours www.abdn.ac.uk/medicine/prospective/ BSc in the School of Medicine and Dentistry students/aberdeen/careers or in the School of Medical Sciences. Currently Please note that the Foundation programme is Over 500 years of around 20% of the year does this. only open to those graduates with a visa which medical tradition, The degree programme consists of interlocking allows them to work in the United Kingdom. with a new thoroughly taught courses specifically tailored to medical modern programme, students, providing structured teaching and building up to a detailed self-directed learning including patient project. This is followed by an extended contact from Year 1. individual 20-week research project, with
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Why Choose Aberdeen? If you have a disability which you feel might The School is based in a purpose built new impact on your ability to meet these demands, facility on the Foresterhill site. The new you are urged to consult the School as soon Dentistry School, opened by Rt Hon Alex Salmond, as possible in the application process so that
Dentistry MP, MSP and First Minister of Scotland in What You Need we can discuss the implications with you, January 2010, and is rapidly developing into This programme is only available for including any adjustments that can be made a centre of excellence for dentistry which will Graduate Entry. to meet your needs. Further information benefit Aberdeen, Grampian and Scotland as on the University’s provision for disabled The new University of Aberdeen Dental School a whole. The purpose built complex features students is available at: offers the first graduate entry, four year, BDS facilities for oral surgery, dental accident and www.abdn.ac.uk/disability programme in Scotland. We are proud to emergency, restorative dentistry, integrated announce that our first cohort of students All applicants who have been accepted for study oral care, orthodontics, paediatric dentistry, graduated in June 2012 and the School are required to complete a criminal records check dental imaging as well as dental laboratories continues to go from strength to strength. Our prior to commencement of studies. and office accommodation. new programme is in the process of obtaining Minimum Academic Requirements > The course is currently based around a series full General Dental Council recognition and The entry requirement for admission is of themes which are integrated horizontally will complete this quality assurance process a good Honours Degree (First or Upper and vertically throughout the course and in 2013. Second-Class) in a medical science or a has been designed to meet the requirements Numbers on our programme are limited and health-related degree (such as Pharmacy). of the General Dental Council as outlined in there is keen competition for the 20 places Candidates with a first degree in Medicine “Preparing for Practice”, 2012 each year which are for Home/EU students will also be considered. Undergraduates > The course has been designed specifically only. We are looking for candidates who are who are in their final year of study on an for graduates and encompasses a variety of passionate about becoming dentists and Honours degree programme must ensure modern educational methods for teaching who display the commitment, interpersonal that their academic reference includes and learning. There is a focus on more and practical skills to succeed in a dental a prediction of their expected degree independent and reflective learning, and career. Ideally, candidates should have classification. We cannot consider an clinical work is introduced from first year to undertaken some work shadowing in dental undergraduate whose application form maximise clinical experience environments and have a good understanding lacks this information. of what being a dentist involves. Selection is > You will be part of a wider community of UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UK CAT) on the basis of academic qualifications, UK students who study on the Foresterhill site, The admissions process also involves suitably CAT score, personal statement, referee’s report including Medical and Science students; qualified applicants sitting an entrance test and structured interviews. undergraduates and postgraduates. You will (UK CAT) and the scores obtained are used have excellent student support systems and Our students are in close contact with patients with other criteria to select for interview. All access to other shared facilities such as the from the very beginning of the course and applicants must complete this test the year library and the Suttie Centre for Teaching so the University is rightly mindful of its prior to entry. For more information on the and Learning in Healthcare. This is another overriding duty of care to the public with UK CAT test, including registration dates, exciting new building, a shared facility for whom dental students are in contact. Potential please refer to their website www.ukcat.ac.uk NHS staff and students, and demonstrates applicants must meet the requirements of You should ensure that you register early for the commitment of the University and NHS the GDC for fitness to practice. You will be a test as being unable to gain a test sitting Grampian to the training and education of screened by means of a health questionnaire will not be accepted as an extenuating healthcare professionals undertaken by NHS Grampian Occupational circumstance. All applications should be Health. Unfortunately, admission is not made through UCAS and the closing date for > All students also spend some time in possible for those who may pose a risk of blood applications is normally 15 October in the year purpose built outreach facilities in Elgin borne virus infection to patients. Successful prior to entry to the programme. (NHS Grampian) and in Stornoway (NHS applicants will be required to undertake Can We Help? Western Isles) which provide our final year Occupational Health screening for hepatitis Email us: [email protected] dental students with excellent real life B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis and HIV infection Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 experience in the community dental setting before starting the course. Our Graduate Entry Programme Course Information The BDS Programme is long and demanding, Our programme has been designed with both physically and mentally. You will, for www.abdn.ac.uk/dentistry-prospective graduate entry in mind. That means example, require sufficient bimanual dexterity General Information capitalising on the existing knowledge and to handle, simultaneously, the necessary www.abdn.ac.uk/sras transferable skills from your previous degree. equipment to treat patients and a dental From day one, you will be preparing to be a mirror to allow you to see what you are doing. For information on University fees and dental professional, more than a “graduate”.
Dentistry can involve very detailed work, so bursaries please see our website at: Our programme incorporates early clinical you need a steady hand and good vision (with www.abdn.ac.uk/undergraduate/ problem solving and patient contact, and an spectacles if needed). finance For information on the NHS integrated approach to learning. You will very Bursary please visit: www.saas.gov.uk quickly feel part of the dental culture. where there is a dedicated Dental A new, exciting programme is being designed Bursary Section with an even greater integration of themes than our current programme and it is hoped that this will be in place for 2014. It will still incorporate the themes described below, but will be delivered with a more holistic approach.
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The first 4 year graduate BDS programme in Scotland with outreach facilities in Elgin and Stornoway. The Difference The a and professional exams at the end of exams at the end a and professional 2 A range of assessment methods is used with methods of assessment A range 1 semester exams during of class a pattern and include methods may the year. Assessment andquestions, practical exams short essay answer questions. Objectivemultiple short be carried of your skills will clinical assessment Clinical of Objective Structured out by means Clinical (OSCEs) and Structured Examinations at appropriate stages. Objective Testing (SCOTs) Future Your to Full GDCOur programme will lead mandatory vocationalregistration. Following work as an associate,training a dentist may practice, joinpartner or principal in general service, join the armedthe community dental in a hospital withforces dental service, work or become aa view to becoming a consultant, to the trainingclinical academic and contribute of dental graduates. of the next generation
, and your role in this with the consideration of more complex 4 evidence of their learning and experience, and this forms part of the assessment. Dental Public Health Dental the key is one of Effective communication is patient care. This skills for successful and emphasised in all patient recognised and with you We will develop team interactions. with communicating effectively strategies for and start of the programme patients at the patient strategies with different develop these Behaviouralgroups later in the curriculum. of dentaltechniques for the management special needs will alsoanxiety and those with be covered. the dentalDental public health (managing will behealth of the general population) introduced in year 1 Behavioural Science and Science Behavioural throughout thearea will be developed of didactic teachingcurriculum both in terms You will exploreand in external placements. patients andinterventions with individual statistics.population groups, epidemiology, You will develop your ability to critically examine dental literature and evaluate the evidence available for clinical decision making and explore the links between dental health/ disease and social deprivation. Law, Ethics and Professionalism As Dental professionals, we are united in our occupation, our learning, and the legal and ethical standards by which we conduct our work and live our lives. The profession is regulated by the General Dental Council. During the first year of this course, we aim to raise your awareness of the key issues relevant to Law, Ethics and Professionalism for dentists, and to provide an appropriate environment within which an ethical and professional attitude to dentistry will be developed. As the programme progresses, the particular aspects of the Law and ethical and professional issues associated with the different patient groups will be explored. This learning experience will be brought together in year teaching scenarios. A key aspect is to instil a caring attitude into the developing dental care professional and the need for continuing personal development throughout their career. Teaching and Assessment Teaching and learning strategies have been designed to meet the needs of a more mature student group with previous experience of university education and appropriate transferable skills. There is a focus on more independent and reflective learning. Students develop an extensive e-portfolio to collect
b of of year a to introduce b with preventative treatment and 2 , other topics covering the full range of , the focus will be on holistic patient 1 3 and will cover the treatment of simple The current themes are: themes The current and Disease Health General year BDSruns throughout the four This theme physiology It covers microbiology, programme. on with particular emphasis and anatomy, study regions. You will initially head and neck of the bodystructure and function the normal aspects on to consider abnormal before moving Pharmacology willof function and disease. first year beforealso be introduced during years. The physiological,being revisited in later aspectspsychological and pharmacological will also be taughtand management of pain During the rest of theearly in the curriculum. of increasingcurriculum, disease processes and managed.complexity will be introduced will be explicitlyAll aspects of this theme of thetaught as part of the management dental patient. Dental Health and Disease underpin the study ofThe basic dental sciences clinical dentistry and include dental anatomy, oral biology and physiology, oral pathology and oral microbiology and the aetiology, presentation, prevention and management of the full range of dental/oral disease. Starting with the most common oral diseases (caries and periodontal disease), which are taught in year dental and orofacial diseases are introduced in the subsequent years. Aspects of microbiology and immunology are also integrated into this theme. Patient Care This theme covers the clinical care of patients. We introduce you to practical dentistry in the clinical skills course in semester 1 1 periodontal (gum) disease and caries (tooth decay) management. This is all done in a safe, simulated clinical environment using phantom heads. Integrated clinically related activities (ICRAs) take place in semester 2 the student to the real clinical environment. Care of your own patients will commence in semester simple restorative procedures. Your clinical experience will continue to develop in breadth and complexity throughout the remainder of the curriculum with further clinical skills courses to advance appropriate patient care. There will be attachments to clinics in the full range of dental disciplines. In semester 2 year care, when students will be responsible for all aspects of their patients’ dental care. Throughout this theme, you will be working as part of the dental team, working with other dental care professionals. 13360 ABDN_Middle Section IM.indd 153 154 Degrees in Sciences
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Computing Sciences, Medical Sciences Physical Sciences Mathematics and Biochemistry 179 Archaeology 193 Psychology Biomedical Science 180 Chemistry 194 Behavioural Studies 160 Biotechnology 181 Chemistry (MChem) 195 Computing Science 161 Genetics 182 Geography 196 Information Systems 162 Human Embryology and Geology & Mathematics 163 Developmental Biology 183 Petroleum Geology 197 - Applied Mathematics Immunology 184 Physics 198 Psychology 164 Microbiology 185 - Physics with Complex Systems Modelling (MPhys) Life Sciences Molecular Biology 186 Physical Science Animal Ecology Neuroscience with see Physics 198 (see Zoology) 175 Psychology 187 Biological Sciences 166 Pharmacology 188 Biology 167 Physiology 189 Conservation Biology 168 Sports & Exercise Science 190 Ecology 169 Sports Studies Environmental Science 170 (Exercise and Health) 191 Forestry 171 Forest Sciences 172 Marine Biology 173 Plant & Soil Science 174 Zoology 175
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We look for a The BSc can be awarded after successful these and more are strong reasons why the good level of proven academic ability overall, completion of three full years of study. The BSc University of Aberdeen should be your first and strength in Science or Mathematics Designated degree is a named variant of the choice for science study. The University is a subjects. Beyond this we do not usually insist BSc, reflecting the fact that the curriculum major international centre for teaching and on specific subjects. has concentrated on a particular discipline research in all divisions of scientific study. in third year. In some cases, such as Chemistry and It also has the advantage of close connections Mathematics, previous study of the subject is with local research institutes and the The Honours BSc requires four years of full- usually desirable in order to cope with the first Royal Infirmary, advancing the frontiers of time study. The degree classification is based year material. A student applying for one of knowledge in areas such as environmental on the student’s performance in the final year, these degrees who does not have the required science, human nutrition, fisheries research and in some cases the third year as well. background may still be offered a place, but and medically related sciences. There are also a number of integrated Masters in this case may be directed towards one Unique Facilities programmes (e.g. MChem, MPhys and MSci) of the other science degrees for which their Aberdeen has an unparalleled provision of which require five years of full-time study. background provides a better preparation. buildings and equipment for science teaching These degrees often include an integral Advanced Entry and research. From the Zoology building, industrial placement. The four year length of the degree programme over-looking the University’s Botanical A student who leaves the University after one, provides the opportunity for the breadth and Garden, the impressive Fraser Noble building two or three years of study can be re-admitted flexibility that is such a significant feature of housing Engineering and Physics, to the to study for a more advanced qualification. the Aberdeen Honours degree. However, for striking Institute of Medical Science located those who are well-qualified, and who are clear at the Foresterhill site, the University has Study and Assessment about their degree intention, it is possible to outstanding resources to sustain its teaching Generally, teaching is via lectures, tutorials, complete an Honours degree in three years and research programmes. and laboratory classes. Depending on the rather than four. Such students effectively join subject there may also be opportunities for Flexibility and Breadth the second year of the degree programme, e-learning, field trips and group or individual The University of Aberdeen BSc degree and during this year they study the required projects. structure is extremely flexible. When students second year modules for their nominated apply, they are asked to nominate a specific Course assessment is usually a mixture degree subject, alongside a selection of other degree title. However, admittance is actually of continuous assessment and written first and second year modules. Good entry to the general BSc Pure Science programme. examinations. Continuous assessment qualifications are needed, at least up to the Within this programme, students are free to may be based on laboratory reports, project level of GCE A Level or SQA Advanced Higher, change their degree intention to any of those dissertations, essays and other types of particularly in subjects that are essential for listed in the BSc section of the Prospectus. assignment. Written examinations are held the intended degree and that would otherwise There are a few exceptions: the Biomedical at the end of each half-session of teaching. have been studied in first year. Opportunities Sciences, MChem, MPhys and some MSci In the fourth year, a considerable period of for third year entry also exist for those with degrees have higher entry requirements time is spent on an individual research or qualifications up to the level of a good HND, than other science degrees, and consequently investigative project. provided the core content of the first two years formal approval is required before changing Employment Prospects of the degree curriculum has been covered degree intention to one of these degrees. adequately. See tables on pages 158 and 159 Most science graduates, regardless of their for more information. In the first year of study, students typically university, are able to find employment. The take at least three subjects. One of these is important question is not “Will I get a job after Curriculum Reform continued in second year for half of the time, graduating?” but “What kind of job can I get?” You may have the opportunity to take alongside either one of the other subjects As a science graduate from Aberdeen you will Enhanced Study options as part of your degree studied in first year, or a selection of subjects, be well equipped for a wide range of high- and participate in co-curricular activities. some of which may be new. At the end quality employment opportunities. With a See page 74 for more information. of second year the final choice of degree good Honours classification you will also be intention is made, based on the subjects qualified for study towards a higher degree or studied so far, and the results obtained. PhD study. In third and fourth year, students follow the Good Aberdeen graduates are highly regarded, specified curriculum for their final choice of and consequently many major employers degree subject. in industry and commerce target the Each student has an Adviser of Studies to University in their annual recruiting exercises. guide them in their subject choices and to An extremely high percentage of science ensure that these choices comply with the graduates secure good jobs or further study/ degree regulations. training opportunities within six months of graduation.
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points at HL www.ucas.com for more information. been modified to accommodate the new qualification. Please visit our undergraduate degree courses and our entry requirements have However, for Medicine the admissions process is highly selective. For the present time, Scottish Baccalaureates will not form part of the standard entry requirements for Medicine at Aberdeen. Articulation Agreements Aberdeen College / Banff & Buchan College HND students who have successfully completed their studies in Science may be able to gain advanced entry to certain University of Aberdeen degree programmes in related science subjects. Contact your college or the University of Aberdeen Admissions team on 01224 272090/91. New 14-19 Diploma Qualification We have considered the acceptability of the new 14- to be science or Mathematics BB from two science or Mathematics subjects 5 required from two science or Mathematics subjects Main subjects to be science or Mathematics Main subjects BB from two science or Mathematics subjects First Year Subject First Year Requirements scienceBB from two or Mathematics subjects
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Higher National Diplomas Type ofType Qualification EB - European Baccalaureate National Diplomas IB - International Baccalaureate Higher National Certificates SQA - Scottish Qualifications ILC - Irish Leaving Certificate/ Ardteistimeireacht GCE - General Certificate of Education Minimum Entry Requirements for 2014 – BSc/BSc (Honours) – BSc/BSc 2014 for Requirements Entry Minimum Highers, for direct entry into year two across a range of degree programmes. Offers of Admission Applicants should note that achieving the minimum entrance requirement, from a single sitting of exams, will not guarantee an offer of admission. We have many more applicants than places, and most of them meet our minimum entrance requirements. Consequently, we may need to ask for more than the minimum. An applicant’s academic profile will normally be the most significant factor in our decision making. Additionally, certain features of the personal statement may help to strengthen an applicant’s case. Scottish Baccalaureate The Scottish Baccalaureate qualification is a good preparation for entry to university. The qualification will be considered alongside Advanced *Please refer to individual course entries for specific subject requirements. as Science subjects for entry purposes. Computing, Geography, Geology, Information Systems, Psychology and Technology are acceptable
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or 3 or 3 2 2 , , in English, in English, O in English, Mathematics and in either Chemistry or Physics SL or HL in English and Maths GCSE at C or above in English or English Language, Mathematics and in either Chemistry, or Physics or Dual Award Science S at levels 1 or Int 2 Mathematics and in either Chemistry or Physics or Physics or Dual Award Science S at levels 1 or Int 2 and inMathematics oreither Chemistry Physics O in English, Mathematics and in either Chemistry or Physics SL or HL in English and Maths GCSE at C or above in English or English Language, Mathematics and in either Chemistry, General Requirements General Requirements ILC - Irish Leaving Certificate/ Ardteistimeireacht IB - International Baccalaureate GCE - General Certificate of Education Type ofType Qualification Type ofType Qualification SQA - Scottish Qualifications SQA - Scottish Qualifications ILC - Irish Leaving Certificate/ Ardteistimeireacht IB - International Baccalaureate GCE - General Certificate of Education MChem, MGeol, MPhys and MSci in Biological MChem, MGeol, MPhys and MSci BSc Biomedical ScienceBiomedical BSc *Entry to MSci Biological Sciences at Second Year only. 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 159 11/02/2013 09:36
The School of Psychology is the oldest in the UK, universityofaberdeen www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/psychology General Information established over 100 years ago.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry or A Levels ABB or IBAdvanced Highers ABB Psychology at A. 34 points (6 at HL) including Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Behavioural Studies with Joint Honours Programme Computing Science with Programmes Major-Minor Gaelic, German French, in Related Honours Programme Psychology
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, students select four of the , there are lectures and tutorials, there are lectures and . At level 4 , students carry out a library based, students carry out a library 4 Biological Psychology; DevelopmentalBiological Psychology; and 4 option courses instead of six. It is also possible to study Behavioural Studies as an MA degree. See page 91 for more information. Teaching and Assessment Teaching is by means of lectures, laboratory practicals, workshops and tutorials, with individual thesis supervision at level 4 Further details of opportunities for graduates can be obtained from the BPS website: Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third and Fourth Year At level 3 select six options,thesis project. They also currently from the following list: Human Neuropsychology; Abnormal Psychology; Human Factors; Advanced Topics in Language; Cultural Evolution; Neuroscience of Music; Forensic Psychology; Visual Awareness; Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience; and Brain and Body. Variations Students doing the Joint Honours programme take a fully prescribed curriculum of level 3 Psychology courses spread across third and fourth year, and complete a smaller empirical project in their final year. The Major-Minor degrees include language courses at levels 1 2 Assessment is by means of examination and continuous assessment. Future Your Behavioural Studies graduates have many employment opportunities (occasionally after further postgraduate training) in psychology related fields. Further areas benefiting from an understanding of the human mind and behaviour include careers in education, business, marketing and advertising. www.bps.org.uk/careers on: Psychology; Human Memory; Perception;Psychology; Human Memory; and SocialPsychological Assessment additionalPsychology. Students also study an other subjects. At30 credits of courses from level
prerequisite and level 2 Psychology of Emotion; Evolutionary founded over 100 years ago, and maintains to providing aa strong commitment environmentsupportive and stimulating for undergraduate studies laboratoriesThere are a range of specialised imaging analysis,including those for brain eye movement recording, movement analysis, visual neuroscience and face recognition The School is the oldest in the UK, beingThe School is the oldest Why Choose Aberdeen? > Behavioural Studies Behavioural internationally brings together Aberdeen Studies at Behavioural neuroscience, social cognition, researchers in recognised and cognition, language development, perception, lifespan and psychology in a supportive and occupational/industrial environment. stimulating teaching > Degree Programme Structure and Content Behavioural Studies can be studied as a four year Honours degree or a three year Designated degree. Progression to Honours is based on passes in all level 1 courses. First Year In the Concepts and Theory course there are lectures and workshops on: Biological Psychology; Developmental Psychology (human development from infancy to old age); Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Perceptual Psychology and Social Psychology. In the Methods and Applications course there are lectures and practical classes that aim to give you a basic understanding of research methodology and descriptive statistics used in psychological research. Second Year In the Concepts and Theory course there are lectures on: Developmental Psychology; Behavioural Neuroscience; Language and Cognition; Organisational Psychology; Perception; Social Psychology; Clinical Psychology. The Methods and Applications course builds on your research methodology skills acquired in first year to examine alternative and more complex methodologies and statistics used in psychological research.
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Minimum Requirements Computing Science SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL Computing Science Computing Science at Aberdeen encompasses both the theory as *Including good performance in at least two well as the practice of computing with special emphasis given to Mathematics/Science subjects. See table on Distributed Information Systems and Knowledge Technologies. page 158 for more information. UCAS Code see page 200 Advanced Entry Why Choose Aberdeen? The fourth year also involves a substantial Advanced Highers ABB, A Levels ABB or > Degree programmes are influenced by project, but this time students work IB 34 points (6 at HL), including a science our internationally recognised research individually on a specific topic of interest subject and preferably Mathematics. in Artificial Intelligence and Advanced to them; most projects are research-related. Web Technologies Many of the taught courses are also related Can We Help? to research activity, including advanced Email us: [email protected] > Study provides a breadth of coverage knowledge and internet technologies. Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 which encompasses both the principles and practice of Computing The optional Industrial Placement happens Your Study Options between third and fourth year, or after > Students are given the opportunity to Single Honours Programme in fourth year. develop their transferable skills and Computing Science (all Single Honours abilities as independent learners Teaching and Assessment degrees are also available as MSci with All courses are supported by web-based Industrial Placement, see page 177 for > Strong links with industry at local, national material, usually including full course notes. information). and multi-national levels lead to industrial Lectures in the first two years commonly placements (in certain programmes) and Joint Honours Programmes with include live computer demonstrations. ensure relevance of the curriculum Behavioural Studies, Mathematics*, Assessment is by a mixture of coursework Psychology, Philosophy, Physics Degree Programme Structure and Content and examination. First Year *Joint Honours Computing Science and Your Future First year students focus on the foundations Mathematics - SQA Higher or GCE A Level The employment record of our graduates is of Computing Science, including: how to or equivalent qualification in Mathematics excellent, with the vast majority entering design and implement programs, relevant is required. occupations of their choice within three mathematical concepts and some of the grand months of graduation. Our graduates have Related Honours Programmes in challenges of Computing Science. They also taken up posts in sectors as diverse as banking, MEng Computing Science, MA Computing; study two other subjects, depending on their pharmaceuticals and computer game BSc Information Systems; MA Information degree choice. development. Recent employers include IBM, Systems and Management Second Year Amazon, BP, Conoco, Hewlett Packard, EDS, Professional Accreditation In the second year, students are introduced LogicaCMG, SAIC, Scottish Hydro Electric, The British Computer Society (BCS) recognises to core topics in modern computing, with Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, British our Single Honours degrees for professional Q Q courses in Algorithmic Problem Solving, Telecom, ineti and the National membership without additional examinations. Data Management and Human Computer Health Service. Course Information Interaction. Students further develop significant programming skills in a number www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/computing of languages, and also gain a deeper General Information understanding of related issues. www.abdn.ac.uk/sras
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teamwork skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover essential See page 18 for information computing topics relevant to the chosen degree, with all Single Honours (Computing Science) students studying a number of options THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE from Knowledge-based Systems, Distributed See page 74 for more information. Systems and Security, Operating Systems, Adaptive Interactive Systems, Languages and Computability, Robotics, AI for Games and Enterprise Computing.
of students find employment 95%or continue their studies within six months of graduation.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB or IBAdvanced Highers ABB, a science subject34 points (6 at HL), including who have Computing. Applicants and preferably be advised to pursuesuitable qualifications will advanced entry. Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Information Systems (also available as MSci with Industrial Placement, see page 177 for information). in Related Honours Programmes BSc Computing Science, MA Computing, MA Information Systems and Management, MEng Computing Science. Accreditation Professional The British Computer Society (BCS) recognises in Computingour Single Honours degrees membership withoutScience for professional seeking to are additional examinations. We to include each of ourextend this recognition computing programmes.
and the National Health inetiQ Q The fourth year also involves a substantialThe fourth year also involves workproject, but this time students topic of interest toindividually on a specific industry or research- them; most projects are include Naturalrelated. Taught courses Mining andLanguage Processing, Data . Visualisation and Semantic Web-Engineering Placement is takenThe optional Industrial year or afterbetween third and fourth fourth year. Teaching and Assessment All courses are supported by web-based material, usually including full course notes. Lectures in the first two years commonly include live computer demonstrations. Assessment is by a mixture of coursework and examination. Prizes for academic excellence are awarded in each year of study; these are sponsored by O’Reilly, The British Computer Society, LogicaCMG, EDS and Amazon. Future Your The employment record of our graduates is excellent with the vast majority entering occupations of their choice within three months of graduation. Our graduates have taken up posts in sectors as diverse as banking, pharmaceuticals and computer game development. Recent employers include IBM, Amazon, BP, Conoco, Hewlett Packard, EDS, LogicaCMG, SAIC, Scottish Hydro Electric, Scottish & Newcastle Breweries, British Telecom, Service.
Computing Science, including: how to Students are given the opportunity toStudents are given the skills and abilitiesdevelop their transferable as independent learners at local, nationalStrong links with industry lead to industrialand multi-national levels programmes) andplacements (in certain curriculum. ensure relevance of the Study provides a breadth of coverage whichStudy provides a breadth theory as well as theencompasses both the Systems practice of Information Why Choose Aberdeen? > Information Systems Information are influencedAberdeen at Systems programmes Information in Personalisation research recognised by our internationally Technologies. Web and Advanced > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year First year students focus on the foundations of design and implement programs (using a web scripting language), a few relevant mathematical concepts, and some of the grand challenges of Computing Science. They also study two other subjects, depending on their degree choice. Second Year In second year, students are introduced to core topics in modern information systems; with courses in E-Society, Data Management, Human Computer Interaction and Advanced Web Application Development. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third year includes a year-long Software Engineering Project. Working in teams, students develop a major information system, from an initial analysis to the final delivery. The project emphasises interpersonal teamwork skills as strongly as technical topics. Taught courses cover essential information systems’ topics, with all Single Honours students studying Adaptive Interactive Systems, Enterprise Computing and Security, Languages and Computability and E-Business Strategies. >
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Minimum Requirements Mathematics SQA Highers AABB A Levels BBB IB 32 points, 5 at HL Mathematics Mathematics at Aberdeen is highly rated for research in both Pure SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent and Applied areas. The Department is internationally recognised for qualification in Mathematics is required and its research expertise. All staff are active and enthusiastic about their one other Mathematics/Science subject. See table on page 158 for more information. subject and student : staff ratio is low. UCAS Code see page 200 Advanced Entry Why Choose Aberdeen? The Linear Algebra course focuses on systems Advanced Highers ABB or A Levels ABB > Students can choose between focusing their of linear equations and the associated matrix or IB 34 points (6 at HL), including A attention on Mathematics or spreading their algebra. The Probability Theory course in Mathematics. interests to combine it with other subjects provides an introduction to the mathematical Can We Help? framework needed to handle events involving > Mathematics is a powerful international Email us: [email protected] a certain amount of randomness. language used to describe situations in Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 precise but abstract terms. Our graduates Third Year (Junior Honours) find their skills highly valued by employers In third and fourth year, Mathematics students Your Study Options both for their rigorous thinking and their take a total of 14 courses (plus 2 courses of Single Honours Programmes in versatility enhanced study). In third year, most of these Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, are compulsory and cover topics which are Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics. > We offer a challenging syllabus which essential for any further study, for example emphasises reasoning, discussion and the Joint Honours Programmes with Complex Analysis, Group Theory, Ring Theory argumentative side of mathematics. Our Computing, Physics* and Topology of Metric Spaces. There are ambition is to give you a sound preparation further courses, some of which are optional, *Joint Honours Mathematics and Physics for a career in which mathematics plays a covering a variety of topics from Pure and – SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent role, whether it be in research or through Applied Mathematics, such as Mechanics, qualification in Mathematics and Physics applications Mathematical Methods of Physics, Stochastic are required. Degree Programme Structure and Content Processes and Linear Optimisation. Major-Minor Programmes with First Year Fourth Year (Senior Honours) French, Gaelic Studies, German, Students take up to four mathematics There are now even more options, and they Hispanic Studies. courses. Three of these are compulsory: two depend to some extent on whether a student introductory courses in Analysis (Calculus Course Information wishes to obtain a degree in Mathematics or in I and II) and a course in Algebra. The fourth www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/mathematics Applied Mathematics. The programme includes course is optional and covers a range of General Information courses on Measure Theory, Galois Theory, mathematical topics. www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Mathematical Modelling and Nonlinear The Analysis courses begin with fundamental Dynamics, along with a range of optional universityofaberdeen ideas concerning sets, functions and courses (which may vary from year to year) methods of proof. Then they discuss limits, from Pure and Applied Mathematics, reflecting @aberdeenuni differentiation and integration of functions in the research interests in the Department. There one variable. The Algebra course includes such is a major project which involves presenting an topics as vectors, matrices, complex numbers individual report. See page 26 for information
and methods of counting. The optional course Teaching and Assessment includes topics like symmetry, elementary In first year, the mathematics courses have See page 18 for information number theory, functions and relations, three lectures and one tutorial per week. elementary probability and elementary Tutorials are small group classes in which astronomy. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE students discuss problems with staff members. See page 74 for more information. Second Year At higher levels, all courses have tutorials and Students take up to five mathematics courses. some have regular computer-based practicals. Four of the courses are compulsory. Of these, The majority of courses have an element two are Analysis courses, one is in Set Theory of continuous assessment as well as a final and Algebraic Structures and one is in Linear examination. Algebra. The optional course is in Probability It is also possible to study Mathematics as an Theory. MA degree. See page 112 for more information. The two Analysis courses consolidate students’ Your Future knowledge in differentiation and integration A degree in Mathematics is the gateway to a of functions in one variable, and lead on to the wide variety of challenging careers. Employers The research expertise differentiation of functions of several variables are keen to recruit mathematicians for their of our Mathematics and to ordinary differential equations. The ability to think logically and analyse new course on Set Theory and Algebraic Structures department is developments whether in technology, includes an introduction to elementary set internationally business or commerce. theory and an introduction to the mathematics recognised in both
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, there are lectures, tutorials report an, students carry out and , students select four of the Psychology 4 Social Psychology. . Assessment is by means of examination and At level options instead of six. It is also possible to study Psychology as an MA degree. See page 117 for information. Teaching and Assessment Teaching is by means of lectures, laboratory practicals, workshops and tutorials, with more extensive experimental projects at levels 3 4 continuous assessment. Future Your Psychology graduates have many employment opportunities (usually after further postgraduate training), including clinical psychology, counselling, educational psychology, ergonomics, forensic psychology, health psychology and occupational psychology. Additional areas benefiting from an understanding of the human mind and behaviour include careers in teaching, business, marketing and advertising. Further details of opportunities for graduates can be obtained from the BPS website: www.bps.org.uk/careers Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third and Fourth Year At level 3 and practicals on: Biological Psychology; Human MemoryDevelopmental Psychology; Methodology;and Language; Research Assessment Perception; Psychological empirical investigation. They also currently select six options, from the following list: Human Neuropsychology; Applications of Cognitive Neuroscience; Abnormal Psychology; Advanced Topics in Language; Cultural Evolution; Neuroscience of Music; Forensic Psychology; Neuropsychology of Visual Awareness; Brain and Body; and Human Factors. Variations Students doing the Joint Honours programmes (all Psychology programmes are BPS accredited) take a full prescribed curriculum of level 3 Psychology courses split across third and fourth year, and complete a smaller empirical project in their final year. The Major-Minor degrees include language courses at levels 1 and At level 4
Concepts and Theory course includes The School is the oldest in the UK, being founded over 100 years ago, and maintains a strong commitment to providing a supportive and stimulating environment social cognition, neuroscience, lifespansocial cognition, neuroscience, language anddevelopment, perception, cognition and occupational/industrial psychology laboratoriesThere are a range of specialised imaging analysis,including those for brain eye movement recording, movement analysis, visual neuroscience and face recognition for undergraduate studies Internationally recognised researchers inInternationally recognised Why Choose Aberdeen? > Psychology and behaviour, of mental life and is the study Psychology > > Degree Programme Structure and Content There is a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited Honours degree and a Designated degree in Psychology. Application for entry to Honours occurs at the end of second year, and is based on academic performance achieved during second year. Students not continuing to Honours Psychology may complete the Designated degree or the Behavioural Studies Honours degree. First Year The lectures and workshops on: Biological Psychology; Lifespan Development; the Psychology of Emotion; Evolutionary Psychology; Cognitive Psychology; Perceptual Psychology; Social Psychology. The Methods and Applications course includes lectures and practical classes on all aspects of research methodology and descriptive data analysis in psychological research. Second Year There are lectures on: Developmental Psychology; Behavioural Neuroscience; Language and Cognition; Organisational Psychology; Perception; Social Psychology; Clinical Psychology. The Methods and Applications course builds on the research methodology gained in first year to examine more complex experimental designs and statistical methods. covers a wide range of activities including memory, mental memory, including wide range of activities covers a of brain damage, the effects development, illness, psychological of personality social groups and the measurement the dynamics of and abilities.
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Biological Sciences (MSci) The University has one of the largest Biology groupings of biological and environmental Conservation Biology scientists in Europe. Strong industrial links Ecology and first-class teaching provide students with training that matches the needs of Environmental Science industry. Forestry Forest Sciences Marine Biology Plant & Soil Science Zoology
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Minimum Requirements Biological Sciences SQA Advanced Highers AAB* A Levels AAB* IB 36 points, 6 at HL* Biological Sciences (MSci) (MSci) *Including Biology and Chemistry, one of which must be at A-grade. See table on page 159 for Biological Sciences (MSci) is open to students wishing to study any more information. of the degree programmes within the School of Biological Sciences. UCAS Code see page 200 Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Why Choose Aberdeen? The teaching will be based on a modular Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 > Great strength in biological sciences system addressing up-to-the-minute represented by over 120 academic staff developments and current thinking in biology, Your Study Options in many disciplines, based in two Schools from exploring the genome to the ethics of Single Honours Programme in within a single College modern biology. The extended research project Biological Sciences (MSci) will be linked to an employer and based either > Considerable flexibility of course choice – Course Information within the University or at an outside agency. a personalised designer degree programme www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci Teaching and Assessment General Information > Government bioscience research institutes Courses use a wide variety of teaching methods www.abdn.ac.uk/sras located in Aberdeen with senior student including lectures, peer discussion, laboratory access practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. universityofaberdeen > Career preparation given high priority Most courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination. @aberdeenuni > A recent internal teaching review panel Continuous assessment takes many forms commended the School of Biological including essays, practical reports or group Sciences for its committed, professional There will be opportunities for projects. The School of Biological Sciences and enthusiastic teaching across a wide expeditions, voluntary work overseas offers residential field courses which all biology range of degree programmes. The panel and ‘year-out’ placements. International students are encouraged to attend, usually was also impressed with the course choice exchanges may also be possible. Similarly, in their first and second years. within degrees and by the emphasis on field it may be possible to study for part of the courses and field-based teaching, including Your Future degree in another European university opportunities and support for expeditions, Many career possibilities are open to graduate under the ERASMUS programme. which were clearly valued by students biologists. MSci graduates are well prepared for See page 26 for information. Degree Programme Structure and Content PhD degrees or employment in many areas of biological sciences. Biologists find employment See page 18 for more information Students enter directly into level 2 and will in ecology, environmental impact, healthcare, graduate with an MSci (an undergraduate molecular biology, climate change, biological Masters degree) instead of a BSc. The MSci is THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE modelling, scientific publishing, TV, support to aimed at applicants who wish to graduate with See page 74 for more information. government, teaching in colleges, universities a qualification that goes beyond the traditional and schools, public education (zoos, museums, Honours degree. The first years are the same nature reserves, scientific societies etc) and as the traditional Honours degree; but during biomedical sciences. level 4 (Honours year) additional skills courses are offered to enhance the scientific expertise Employers now expect an impressive list of the students. This enables them to fulfil the of skills, knowledge and experience in their requirement for the advanced courses and graduate recruits. They welcome transferable project during the level 5 year. skills acquired during a work placement such Level 5 (MSci year) as communication, numeracy, use of IT, group work and time management. In addition to Level 5 is the unique year in this programme, allowing you to develop a link with a potential during which students will develop as employer, the extended project makes you a independent researchers, with enhanced more effective employee following graduation. practical and scientific writing skills. The year is split between project, tutorials and workshop- based teaching with an emphasis on the latest developments in biological sciences. Progress will be gauged on the basis of genuine critical analysis of literature and concepts. Generic teaching includes: scientific writing of research articles, presenting scientific information, preparation of grant applications, data analysis, bioinformatics, applied statistics and intellectual property concepts. student satisfaction. 91%Source: National Student Survey 2012.
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91% universityofaberdeen Difference The @aberdeenuni will be opportunities for expeditions,There voluntary work overseas and ‘year-out’ placements. International exchanges are also possible, normally in the second year it is Similarly, of a four year programme. possible to study for part of the degree university under thein another European See page 26ERASMUS programme. for information. information See page 18 for more Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry or A Levels ABB,Advanced Highers ABB Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Biology
Biology, Biomedical Sciences, , students have the opportunity to, students have the opportunity Third Year (Junior Honours) At level 3 or maintainfollow a more focused curriculum Students normallybreadth in their programme. a further skillstake eight courses, including course in Life Sciences. Other courses are two of the followingselected to include at least disciplines: essays, practical reports, or group projects. Final year students also attend a residential team building course. The School of Biological Sciences offers residential field courses which biology students may wish to attend, usually in their first and second years. Future Your Many career possibilities are open to graduate biologists. Each year several graduates continue to develop their expertise in specialist topics through MSc taught courses or postgraduate research leading to MSc, MPhil or PhD degrees. Biologists find employment in ecology, healthcare, molecular biology, climate change, biological modelling, scientific publishing, TV, support to government, teaching in colleges, universities and schools, public education Environmental Science, Forestry, MarineEnvironmental Science, Biology,Biology, Molecular & Cell Zoology. Plant & Soil Science and Fourth Year (Senior Honours) All students carry out a research project as well as writing an extended essay. The research project can be undertaken in any of the biological disciplines. Projects can be carried out using facilities within the School of Biological Sciences, at local research institutes or elsewhere. A further four courses are normally chosen to include at least two of the following disciplines: Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Environmental Science, Forestry, Marine Biology, Molecular & Cell Biology, Plant & Soil Science and Zoology. A residential team building course and careers sessions are included in the programme. Teaching and Assessment Courses use a wide variety of teaching methods including lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Most courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination. Continuous assessment takes many forms including (zoos, museums, nature reserves, scientific societies etc), environmental management and biomedical sciences.
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A recent internal teaching review panel commended the School of Biological Sciences for its committed, professional and enthusiastic teaching across a wide range of degree programmes. The panel was also impressed with the course choice within degrees and by the emphasis on field courses and field-based teaching, including opportunities and support for expeditions, which were clearly valued by students Considerable flexibility of course choice – aConsiderable flexibility degree programmepersonalised designer research institutesGovernment bioscience senior studentlocated in Aberdeen with access high priority Career preparation given Great strength in biology represented byGreat strength in biology over a single College based in two Schools within
Biology is a natural science concerned with all life forms, from the all life forms, concerned with is a natural science Biology from benefits Aberdeen man. Biology at animal and cell, to plants, teaching. for field-based opportunities Biology > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Degree Programme Structure and Content In accordance with degree requirements, four courses at levels 1 courses at levels 3 the requirements of enhanced study. These courses provide an opportunity for sustained study in other disciplines, disciplinary breadth and cross-discipline study (Sixth Century Courses). First Year All biologists take eight courses, including four foundation biology courses (Organismal Biology, The Cell, Ecology & Environmental Science and a tutorial course in Biological Sciences). In addition, a course in Chemistry is also studied. This leaves a choice of three further courses which would normally contribute towards enhanced study. Second Year All students take eight courses including a skills course in Life Sciences. Options are selected from a wide range of courses from within at least three of the disciplines of Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Molecular & Cell Biology, Plant & Soil Science and Zoology. > > > 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 167 11/02/2013 09:36
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Animal Population Ecology, PlantAnimal Population Ecology, Biogeography, Ecosystem Processes and Biogeography, Ecosystem . A wideSustainable Resource Management can be taken withinrange of further courses Sciences. the School of Biological Fourth Year (Senior Honours) takes up aA semi-independent project year. Thissubstantial part of the Honours with ais often carried out in conjunction conservation agency. Students also attend courses on Conservation in Practice, Environmental Pollution, an extended essay and contribute to a discussion programme on Topics in Conservation Biology. One further course is chosen from a list of options. Teaching and Assessment Assessment is typically a mixture of continuous assessment and formal examinations. Third Year (Junior Honours) course in LifeAll students take a skills the third yearSciences. Other core elements of include The continuous assessment includes formal practical reports, brief essays, worksheets and posters, seminar presentations and group projects. Field courses in Plant Ecology and Taxonomy and in Zoology are compulsory for Conservation Biologists. Future Your There are career opportunities in Britain and all over the world for Conservation Biologists. Conservation work has expanded greatly in recent years and many of our graduates are already placed as conservation and education staff in wildlife trusts and zoos, pollution control officers, countryside rangers, government conservation officials, land managers and a host of related jobs. As a conservation biologist you will be in increasing demand in similar posts with an edge over more traditionally qualified graduates. With your scientific training you will also be in demand for jobs requiring general graduate abilities.
Staff in these disciplines are active in conservation research Many staff actively contribute to the development of national and international policies on practical conservation work In the School of Biological Sciences theIn the School of Biological and Plant &strong disciplines of Zoology which forms theSoil Science teach Ecology, Forestrybasis of the course. Additionally, with informationand Geography contribute on environmental usage The University of Aberdeen is uniquelyThe University of Aberdeen biologyplaced to teach conservation local governmentand is closely linked to biological andinstitutes concerned with environmental conservation > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Conservation Biology Conservation of Marine the disciplines Biology encompasses Conservation and Geography. Forestry and Soil Science, Plant Zoology, Biology, The Natural Environment Through Geological Time and new interdisciplinary courses. Students take a one-week field course on Plant Ecology and Taxonomy at Bettyhill, Sutherland. Second Year All students study a skills course in Life Sciences. There is a dedicated Conservation Biology course in second year, as well as compulsory courses on Community Ecology, Diversity of Life and a field course in Zoology. Popular options include courses in Plant and Soil Science, Zoology, Ocean Biology and Geography. Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year All Conservation Biology students take eight courses including Ecology and Environmental Science, Organismal Biology and a tutorial course in Biological Sciences. This leaves a choice of five further courses which contribute to enhanced study; options include subjects such as Global Worlds, Global Challenges,
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Emphasis on field based teaching, including opportunities for international expeditions. universityofaberdeen Difference The @aberdeenuni will be opportunities for expeditions,There voluntary work overseas and ‘year-out’ placements. International exchanges are also possible, normally in the second year it is Similarly, of a four year programme. possible to study for part of the degree university under thein another European See page 26ERASMUS programme. for information. information See page 18 for more Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Ecology
Third Year (Junior Honours) Animal PopulationThird year courses are in Ecosystem Processes Ecology; Plant Ecology; . Studentsand a skills course for Life Sciences can also choose from Plant Biogeography; Biodiversity; AnimalAnimal Evolution and Interactions;Behaviour; Plant/Animal AquaticPlant/Environment Interactions; Marine EcologyBiology and Conservation; Resourceand Ecosystems; Sustainable Management and Environmental Analysis. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) Students carry out an independent research project in Ecology, often in collaboration with an external organisation or as part of an overseas expedition and undertake an extended essay on a subject of their choice. Alongside these we provide core scientific skills training including a team building course and careers workshops. There is then a choice of advanced courses in Behavioural Ecology; Wildlife Management; Nature Conservation; Conservation and Global Change; Ecological & Environmental Modelling; Marine Ecology; Tropical Forest Management; Molecular Ecology and Bioethics. Teaching and Assessment Teaching includes lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Most courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination. Continuous assessment takes many forms including essays, practical reports and group projects. Throughout all years students improve their transferable skills, for example through presentations and group activities. Future Your Ecologists are employed in a wide range of interesting jobs by government and non- organisations, conservation nature government local government, environmental protection agencies, environmental consultancies and research agencies. There are also opportunities in environmental education in field centres and schools, and in the communications sector. Information about a range of exciting ecological careers can be found in the booklet ‘Rooting for a Career in Ecology and Environmental Management?’ published by the British Ecological Society and Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
Animal Ecology field trip in Yorkshire work in many diverse environments, and particularly in the vicinities of our field stations, on the Ythan Estuary, on the Black Isle, and at Bettyhill, on the North coast of Sutherland Students also benefit from contact with practising ecologists from a number of ecological and conservation organisations based in and around Aberdeen Students benefit from participating in field A recent internal teaching review panelA recent internal teaching of Biologicalcommended the School professional andSciences for its committed, The panel was alsoenthusiastic teaching. choice withinimpressed with the course on fielddegrees and by the emphasis teaching, includingcourses and field-based for expeditions opportunities and support
Ecology teaching is underpinned by our research in both theoreticalresearch in both by our teaching is underpinned Ecology and natural different environments, ecology in many and applied estuaries to and from Arctic, to the Tropics from the managed, mountain tops. Ecology > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Degree Programme Structure and Content The Ecology degree combines a broad based training in Biology in first year, progressing to an increasingly specialised training in Ecology in the following years, with options to take enhanced study courses which provide the opportunity to study other disciplines and to take interdisciplinary courses. First Year All Ecologists take eight courses including Ecology and Environmental Science, Organismal Biology, Chemistry and a tutorial course in Biological Sciences. This leaves a choice of four further courses which contribute to enhanced study including options in Chemistry and Geography. Students take a one-week field course on Plant Ecology and Taxonomy at Bettyhill, Sutherland. Second Year Core courses in second year cover Life Sciences, Diversity of Life, Community Ecology and Topics in Plant and Soil Biology. Additional popular options include Conservation Biology, Ocean Biology, Genes and Evolution, Microbiology and a wide range of interdisciplinary courses. Students take an > or on the North-east Scottish coast. 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 169
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The Difference The See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programmes Science Science, Environmental Environmental (Physical Sciences) Fourth Year (Senior Honours) a supervisedHonours students undertake of intensiveresearch project and a range specialisation. Thus,courses relevant to their Sciences optionstudents doing the Physical on Chemistrywill have a stronger emphasis main Environmentalthan those studying the Science programme. Teaching and Assessment lectures, laboratoryTeaching methods include and tutorials.practicals, fieldwork, seminars Most courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination. Future Your Both of the Environmental Science options are well-suited to employment in nature conservation, in government or non- government conservation organisations and also in countryside departments of local government. Those who have taken the Physical Sciences option will have the training required to carry out analysis for certain types of pollutant monitoring and control. Generally opportunities are available within environmental organisations such as the environmental protection agencies, or within industries such as water companies or waste management. Environmental legislation and regulations increasingly require more rigorous environmental audit and monitoring. Such changes continue to provide further opportunities for environmental scientists in environmental consultancies, local authorities and environmental protection agencies. There are also many opportunities in environmental education and in the communications sector.
Organismal Biology, Ecology and Big research input to teaching Students benefit from field course teaching throughout the programme Active local research environment includes the James Hutton Institute (leading environmental research institute) A recent internal teaching review panelA recent internal teaching of Biologicalcommended the School professionalSciences for its committed, across a wideand enthusiastic teaching The panelrange of degree programmes. the course choicewas also impressed with the emphasis on fieldwithin degrees and by teaching, includingcourses and field-based for expeditions,opportunities and support by studentswhich were clearly valued > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Environmental Science Environmental from interdisciplinary benefits Aberdeen Science at Environmental soils, representing chemistry and biology, in environmental courses of staff expertise. a wide range take further courses of choice contributing towards enhanced study. Second Year All students study a skills course in Life Sciences. There are core courses in Community Ecology, Chemistry and Plant and Soil Biology. Further courses can be chosen from a wide range of subjects including Chemistry, Geology, Biology and Geography. Third Year (Junior Honours) Courses relate to Biology, Chemistry and Ecology. Students with an interest in the physical sciences take more Chemistry; students with an interest in life sciences take more Biology and Ecology. All students study a skills course for Life Sciences. Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year First year students take core courses in Environmental Science, Chemistry and a tutorial course for Life Sciences. Students
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with great employment record for graduates in forest management or research. universityofaberdeen Difference The Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni will be opportunities for expeditions,There voluntary work overseas and ‘year-out’ placements. International exchanges are also possible, normally in the second year it is Similarly, of a four year programme. possible to study for part of the degree university under thein another European See page 26 forERASMUS programme. information. information See page 18 for more
THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE See page 74 for more information. Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Forestry in Related Honours Programme Sciences Forest Accreditation Professional by the is accredited programme The degree and gives full Foresters Institute of Chartered the Part I examinations. exemption from
Third Year course in LifeAll students study a skills many ofSciences. Third year courses cover These includethe subjects central to forestry. Ecology, ForestSilviculture: Applied Forest ForestMeasurement and Monitoring, and Wood: PropertiesResource Management byto Products. These courses are supported ecology, dendrology,site visits to study forest silviculture, and timber processing. Other popular choices include Plant/Environment Interactions and Plant Ecology. Fourth Year The final year involves the preparation of a forest management plan and an individual research project. Students choose three specialist subjects, and a trip to the forests of southern Germany completes the programme. Three specific courses are chosen from Biology & Ecology of Forest Health, Trees in the Urban Environment, Special Topics in Forest Science, Plant Biogeography, Plant/Animal Interactions, Conservation in Practice and Wildlife Conservation & Management. Variations Students have an opportunity to take a gap year within the forestry industry, forestry organisation or research institution between third and fourth year. There is also the possibility of spending a year on an overseas aid project. Teaching and Assessment Teaching is by a combination of lectures, laboratory practicals, tutorials and field visits. Opportunities are provided for verbal and written presentations and reports, which are related to topics covered. Assessment is by examinations and continuous assessment. Forestry students are required to attend field courses, which are also assessed. Future Your The importance of forests to the global environment and economy has been increasingly highlighted at international environment conferences, maintaining a strong demand for well-motivated and educated individuals in all aspects of forestry. BSc Forestry is a requirement to becoming a professional forester. Presently, about half of our graduates become foresters within the state and private sectors in Britain. The remainder have gone to urban, environmental or social forestry, timber processing, forest management overseas and research.
combined and two combined must meet and 2 and 4
1919 and is one of the oldest student Career prospects are extremely good with opportunities in forest management and research both at home and overseas in societies in the University. It runs a wide range of social events. These include activities during Freshers’ Week, raising money for charity, arranging recreational pursuits and social evenings culminating in the Forestry Society Annual Dinner remnants of the internationally important native Caledonian pine forest, enhances the learning environment Forest visits form an important part of the degree programme, including a trip to the Black Forest in Germany The students’ Forestry Society was founded Easy access to large areas of forest, including
Forestry has been taught at Aberdeen since 1907 and brings together since 1907 and Aberdeen taught at has been Forestry and Soil and Plant Zoology, Ecology, of Forestry, the disciplines reputation both has an excellent programme The Degree Science. nationally and internationally. Forestry Forestry Forests are one of the most importantForests are one of the most on earth coveringterrestrial ecosystems land surface. Forestsabout one quarter of the from conifer- are diverse in nature ranging forests to tropicaldominated cool temperate greatest speciesrain forests where the found. Forests arerichness on earth can be planet. vital to the future of our > Why Choose Aberdeen? Degree Programme Structure and Content In accordance with degree requirements, four courses at levels 1 courses at levels 3 the requirements of enhanced study. These courses provide an opportunity for sustained study in other disciplines, disciplinary breadth and cross-discipline study. First Year Students take eight courses that include Organismal Biology, Chemistry, and a tutorial course in the Life Sciences. Further courses contribute towards enhanced study with popular options in Geology and Geography. There are two field courses on Plant Ecology and Taxonomy and the Forest Environment. Second Year All students study a skills course in Life Sciences. Other courses provide an essential grounding in many fundamental concepts of forestry. Subjects include Diversity of Life, Community Ecology, Topics in Plant and Soil Biology and Mapping and Monitoring the Environment. There is a field course on Forest Ecology and Management. > > > 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 171
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Excellent teaching and research reputation dating back to 1907.
universityofaberdeen for information. General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni will be opportunities for expeditions,There voluntary work overseas and ‘year-out’ placements. International exchanges are also possible, normally in the second year it is Similarly, of a four year programme. possible to study for part of the degree university under thein another European See page 26ERASMUS programme. information See page 18 for more Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Sciences Forest in Related Honours Programme Forestry
Third Year course in LifeAll students study a skills of pureSciences. Third year is a combination the subjectsand applied sciences where dynamics areof forest ecology and stand Silviculture, Applieddeveloped. These include PlantForest Ecology, Forest Measurement, Biogeography and Sustainable Resource Management. Other choices are available interests of thedepending on the particular student. Fourth Year The final year involves the preparation of an individual research project. Students also have the option of preparing a forest management plan, with three weeks spent studying a 500 hectare forest where the soils, vegetation and the forest stands are studied. Observations and measurements are used to prepare a five-year plan that ensures the sustainable management of the forest. Students have to choose four specialist subjects from a wide range of available options that include Biology & Ecology of Forest Health, Trees in the Urban Environment, Special Topics in Forestry, Plant Biogeography, Plant/Animal Interactions, Conservation in Practice and Wildlife Conservation & Management. A trip to study forestry in southern Germany completes the programme. Teaching and Assessment Teaching is by a combination of lectures, laboratory practicals, tutorials and field visits. Opportunities are provided for verbal and written presentations and reports, which are related to topics covered. Assessment is by an appropriate balance of examinations and continuous assessment for each course. Students are required to attend field courses, which are assessed as part of the degree. Future Your There is a demand for well-motivated and educated individuals to improve the level of knowledge and understanding of forest ecosystems. This knowledge becomes the basis of sustainable forest management. This degree will give you an opportunity to develop a career in forest conservation, environmental management and research. As a Forest Scientist with a knowledge of forest management you will be in increasing demand, but with an advantage over other graduates, in the wider environmental sciences, due to the range of subjects and skills acquired.
combined and two combined must meet and 2 and 4 Ecology and Environmental Science, Chemistry and foundation courses Geology. There are two field courses on 1919 and is one of the oldest student The students’ Forestry Society was founded in societies in the University. It runs a wide range of social events. These include activities during Freshers’ Week, raising money for charity, arranging recreational pursuits and social evenings culminating in the Forestry Society Annual Dinner. There is easy access to large areas of forest, including remnants of the once extensive native Caledonian pine forest Field visits form an important part of the degree programme, including a trip to the Black Forest in Germany The Department has close links with local and national research institutes > > > > global warming. Why Choose Aberdeen? the application ofForest Sciences is about to the understandingideas and scientific skills resource for a wideof this diverse natural the sustainablerange of purposes including: other products;production of timber and the maintenanceenvironmental protection; and plantand enhancement of animal the effects ofhabitats and in mitigating Forest Sciences Forest and brings since 1907, Aberdeen at been taught Sciences has Forest and Plant and Zoology, Ecology, of Forestry, the disciplines together reputation has an excellent Degree programme The Soil Science. internationally. both nationally and Degree Programme Structure and Content In accordance with degree requirements, four courses at levels 1 courses at levels 3 the requirements of enhanced study. These courses provide an opportunity for sustained study in other disciplines, disciplinary breadth and cross-discipline study. First Year Students cover the basic sciences in Biology and including and Plant Ecology and Taxonomy and the Forest Environment. Further course of choice meet the requirements of enhanced study. Second Year All students study a skills course in Life Sciences. Other courses provide an essential grounding in many fundamental concepts of forestry. Subjects include Diversity of Life, Community Ecology, Topics in Plant and Soil Biology and Mapping and Monitoring the Environment. Other choices contribute towards enhanced study. A field course on Forest Ecology and Management supports what is learned in the classroom.
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The programme atAberdeen is a major international research strength, with a focus on field-based teaching. universityofaberdeen Difference The @aberdeenuni An optional week-long field course has year students for third been introduced Marine & Freshwater titled Sub-tropical The course is conducted during Habitats. the Easter vacation at the Florida State University Coastal and Marine Laboratory. will be additional opportunities forThere expeditions, voluntary work overseas placements. International and ‘year-out’ also possible, normallyexchanges are in the second year of a four year it is possible to Similarly, programme. in anotherstudy for part of the degree university under the ERASMUSEuropean See page 26 for information. programme. information See page 18 for more Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Marine Biology
Sustainable Aquaculture. The breadth of Third Year (Junior Honours) Marine Ecology andThird year courses are in ConservationEcosystems, Aquatic Biology, Physiology,and Exploitation, Environmental Animal EvolutionAnimal Population Ecology, skillsand Biodiversity and all students take a course in Life Sciences. Students can also further courses onchoose from a range of many other specialist topics. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) researchStudents carry out an independent project in Marine Biology, often in collaboration with an external organisation or occasionally as part of a deep sea research cruise. Students also undertake an extended essay. There is a choice of advanced courses in Sustainable Marine Resource Management, Abyssal and Hadal Environments, Marine Benthic Ecology and options is extended by courses in Biological Timing, Bioethics, Wildlife Conservation and . Management and Advances in Vector Biology Students improve their transferable skills through presentations, groupwork, problem- based learning exercises and team building activities. Teaching and Assessment Teaching methods include lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, field courses, seminars and tutorials. Most courses are marked by continuous assessment and a written examination. Future Your The Marine Biology course is designed to provide a broad based set of generic and specialist skills for future employment. Marine Biology graduates find full-time employment in a wide range of exciting careers. Employers include fisheries laboratories, government and non-government conservation organisations, local government, environmental protection agencies and research bodies. There is a growing demand for marine specialists and a variety of companies have arisen as marine legislation and regulations increasingly require rigorous environmental audit and monitoring. There are also opportunities in environmental education. A considerable number of graduates continue their education by undertaking higher degrees (e.g. MSc or PhD) or by taking a postgraduate Diploma to enter biology or general science teaching. Recent graduates have also been taken on as interns with non- governmental organisations.
Biology and Chemistry courses
Oceans and Society. First year includes Marine Biology and substantial marine Ocean Biology, Diversity of Life, Genes and Students benefit from participating in field work in the vicinities of our Ocean Laboratory on the Ythan Estuary, Lighthouse Field station on the Black Isle near Inverness, and around Shetland Students benefit from contact with practising marine biologists from Marine Scotland - Science in Aberdeen, The Scottish Association for Marine Science in Oban and The North Atlantic Fisheries College Marine Centre in Shetland Marine Biology staff undertake applied research on issues related to fisheries management and marine spatial planning Marine Biology is an internationally with staffrecognised research strength research expertise ranging from the deep sea to the inter-tidal zones, including work on fish & fisheries, dolphins, whales, seals, seabirds, octopus and sharks A recent internal teaching review panelA recent internal teaching of Biologicalcommended the School professional andSciences for its committed, The panel was alsoenthusiastic teaching. choice withinimpressed with the course on fielddegrees and by the emphasis teaching, includingcourses and field-based for expeditions opportunities and support
Marine Biology at Aberdeen is a major international research a major international Aberdeen is at Marine Biology marine with practising from contact Students benefit strength. opportunities. and field work biologists Marine Biology Marine > > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Marine Biology is represented in first year by a tutorial course which focuses on topics in content in Organismal Biology. There is also an optional interdisciplinary course titled foundation with optional courses covering a wide range of complementary subjects that contribute towards enhanced study. Second Year All students study a skills course in Life Sciences. Second year courses progress studies in Evolution, Community Ecology and Principles of Animal Physiology. A further course can be selected from a wide range of subjects. All students take a Marine field course. 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 173
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The only Plant and Soil Science degree in the UK,
with plenty of opportunities for field courses and universityofaberdeen 26 for information. @aberdeenuni will be opportunities for expeditions,There voluntary work overseas and ‘year-out’ placements. International exchanges are also possible, normally in the second year it is Similarly, of a four year programme. possible to study for part of the degree university underin another European See pagethe ERASMUS programme. information See page 18 for more Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras expeditions.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Plant & Soil Science
; others work in the laboratories of local Environmental Pollution, Conservation 4 11 acre Botanic Garden containing over 500 different plant species or cultivars. There , 2 are extensive greenhouses and controlled environment facilities for growing plants and an important international herbarium. Staff at Cruickshank have strong links with the British Society for Soil Science, British Ecological Society and the nearby James Hutton Institute. Teaching and Assessment Teaching methods include lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination. Future Your Our graduates have a good record of employment in environmental protection agencies or in the private sector in environmental consultancy, bioremediation or biotechnology companies. There are also opportunities in environmental education and communications. Many work for overseas development agencies drawing on the tropical experience in their degree. A high proportion go on to a higher degree and then into posts in the agricultural, horticultural and food industries, research institutes, universities or nature conservation bodies. in Practice, Current Issues in Biological and Environmental Sciences, Plant-Animal Interactions, Plant Biogeography and Ecological and Environmental Modelling. As students progress with their studies they will spend an increasing amount of time in the Cruickshank Building. This is situated in an Global Soil Geography, Ecosystem Processes,Global Soil Geography, Biology and EcologyEnvironmental Analysis, ofof Plant Disease. There is a strong element and fieldwork,practical laboratory training conservationplus visits to research institutes, agencies andand environmental protection commercial companies. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) project is anAn independent research year. Studentsimportant part of the final join established research groups or follow their own approved interests in the field or laboratory. Many use data collected on expeditions undertaken between levels 3 and institutes. Other discipline courses are chosen from
combined and two combined must meet and 2 and 4 Community Ecology, Diversity of Life, Topics in Plant and Soil Biology. Further Plenty of opportunities for field courses and expeditions Opportunities to interact with end-users, such as Scottish Natural Heritage or bioremediation companies Close integration with the James Hutton Institute (leading environmental research centre) A recent internal teaching review panelA recent internal teaching of Biologicalcommended the School professionalSciences for its committed, across a wideand enthusiastic teaching The panelrange of degree programmes. the course choicewas also impressed with the emphasis on fieldwithin degrees and by teaching, includingcourses and field-based for expeditions opportunities and support Why Choose Aberdeen? > Plant & Soil Science & Soil Plant & Soil Science is the only Plant Aberdeen Science at Plant & Soil and soils is the between plants The interaction the UK. degree in managed terrestrial all natural and sustainability in basis for ecosystems. > > Degree Programme Structure and Content In accordance with degree requirements, four courses at levels 1 courses at levels 3 the requirements of enhanced study. These courses provide an opportunity for sustained study in other disciplines, disciplinary breadth and cross-discipline study (Sixth Century Courses). First Year All students of Plant and Soil Science take eight courses, including four foundation biology courses (Organismal Biology, The Cell, Ecology and Environmental Science and a tutorial course in Biological Sciences). In addition, a course in Chemistry is also studied. This leaves a choice of three further courses which would normally contribute towards enhanced study. In addition to the eight courses, students will attend a summer field trip to Bettyhill in the north of Scotland where Plant Ecology and Taxonomy is studied. Second Year All students take eight courses including a skills course in Life Sciences. Other courses include and courses of student choice contribute towards enhanced study. Third Year (Junior Honours) Students study eight courses, including a further skills course in Life Sciences. Other recommended courses are taken from Plant Ecology, Plant-Environment Interactions, >
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One of the few universities in Britain offering a Zoology degree, boasting close links with local research institutes. universityofaberdeen Difference The General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/biologicalsci
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UCAS Code see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Zoology in Related Honours Programmes Marine Biology Animal Ecology, Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for
Aquatic Biology - Conservation andAquatic Biology - Conservation enterprises in aquaculture and animal nutrition. Other choices are made from AnimalOther choices are made and Ecosystems,Behaviour, Marine Ecology Infectious Diseases Biology and Control of and Exploitation. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) project (either fieldAn independent research staff supervision),or laboratory based with and a major review essay, together with four six-week taught courses provides the basis for the final Honours year. Courses include Advanced Behavioural Ecology, Advances in Vector Biology, Parasitology, Bioethics, Biological Timing and Molecular Ecology and Evolution. Choices may also be made of subjects relating to Marine Biology. The taught courses develop insights into specialised topics and, where appropriate, include visits to research establishments and commercial organisations. These incorporate other skills- oriented activities, including statistical analysis, computing, literature summaries, oral communication, study of biodiversity and career development. Teaching and Assessment Courses use a wide variety of teaching methods: lectures, laboratory practicals, fieldwork, seminars and tutorials. Most courses are assessed by both continuous assessment and a written examination, taken at the end of the semester. Continuous assessment takes many forms including essays, a series of practical reports, or a group project which may be presented to fellow students. In third year, a typical six-week course is likely to involve four to five hours of lectures and a three-hour practical or field excursion per week. Future Your Zoology courses are designed to provide a broad based set of specialist and generic skills. A considerable number of Zoology graduates continue their education by reading for higher degrees either in the UK or abroad. Graduates may also enter biology teaching or general science by taking a postgraduate diploma. Graduates often find full-time employment in a wide range of careers. Typical employers include universities, research institutes, government agencies (e.g. SEPA, SNH), environmental consultancies, environmental charities including WWF & RSPB, National Health Service, libraries and commercial
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, which are deep sea and marine research Research on a wide range of animals and environments including deep-sea fish, salmon and trout, geese, dolphins, seals, rodents, protozoans, cephalopods and other molluscs, crustaceans, insects and ticks The School has close links with local research institutes and maintains an ecological field station which is home to Ocean Labs 1 Zoology is provided with well-equipped laboratories which house the Scottish Fish Immunology Research Centre, the Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, the Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability and the Aberdeen Centre for Energy Regulation and Obesity 2 facilities. Another field station at Cromarty on the Black Isle is a centre for the study of marine mammals One of the few universities in BritainOne of the few universities offering a Zoology degree review panelA recent internal teaching of Biologicalcommended the School professional andSciences for its committed, a wide rangeenthusiastic teaching across The panel was alsoof degree programmes. impressed with the course choice within degrees and by the emphasis on field courses and field-based teaching
Zoology is the science of animal life. It is a wide-ranging subject, a wide-ranging animal life. It is is the science of Zoology with the its interactions whole animal and down from the focusing forefront in are at the level. Zoologists to the molecular environment resources and in change, managing natural understanding climate human and animal diseases. our fight against Zoology Third Year (Junior Honours) A core programme of zoological subjects includes Biomedical Science, Plant Science or Geography. > > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Core courses include Organismal Biology, Ecology and Environmental Science, The Cell, Chemistry and a tutorial course in Biology. Three other courses are chosen from a wide range of options within the University. Second Year Core courses include Diversity of Life, Community Ecology, Principles of Animal Physiology, Zoology Field Course and a skills course for Biologists. Other popular options are taken from Conservation Biology, Ocean Biology, Genes & Evolution, Microbes - Infection and Immunity or courses relating to Animal Evolution & Biodiversity, Animal Population Ecology, Animal Physiology and an advanced skills course for Biologists. 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 175 176 Degrees in Medical Sciences
Biochemistry Working within a culture of excellence, Biomedical Science the medical sciences are committed to Biotechnology promoting the dynamic link between Genetics teaching and research, alongside a supportive environment that works Human Embryology and Developmental Biology to the highest standards. Immunology Microbiology Molecular Biology Neuroscience with Psychology Pharmacology Physiology Sports & Exercise Science Sports Studies (Exercise and Health)
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178). These Finding a Placement Finding for placements startsThe application process of the year prior toat the end of September Throughoutthe placement commencing. students receivethe application process Placementthe full support of the Industrial CareersCo-ordinator and the University registered with theService. Students remain placement year andUniversity during their and advice fromcontinue to receive guidance duration of the yeara University tutor for the in industry. At the end of their placement year students return to the University to complete their final year of study – their Honours year. The Complete Package! For students wishing to maximise their career opportunities we offer the complete package of Life Science degrees with Industrial Placement and Biobusiness (See pages 177/ five year MSci degrees will prepare the student for either a career in industry or a further postgraduate qualification e.g. PhD or MBA. Further Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sms/ugradteaching/ placements
Why Undertake a Year’s Year’s Why Undertake a Industrial Placement? an impressive listEmployers now expect experience in theirof skills, knowledge and welcome ‘transferablegraduate recruits. They work placement, suchskills’ acquired during a use of IT, groupas communication, numeracy, In addition towork and time management. workplace culture,allowing you to experience placement makescompleting an industrial followingyou a more effective employee graduation. Increasingly, placements or periods of work experience are being used as a tool by employers for pre-selecting the best students for graduate roles. An industrial placement year may therefore become a passport to employment where employers consider a work placement as a central part of their graduate recruitment process. Who Can Undertake an Industrial Placement? All students who are studying for a degree within the School of Medical Sciences, and who asuccessfully complete their first three years at level which will allow them entry into Honours year, are eligible to apply to undertake a year’s industrial placement.
Five Year MSci Degrees offer students the opportunity to spend the fourth year of their degree in an year of their to spend the fourth the opportunity offer students MSci Degrees Year Five experience breadth of practical will obtain a where they research environment commercial or industrial, programme. their degree to complement Industrial Placements Industrial Background an integral industrialDegree programmes with the opportunity toplacement offer students their degree in paidspend the fourth year of after five yearsemployment and graduate Masterswith an MSci (an undergraduate Placements varyDegree) instead of a BSc. terms students areconsiderably, but in general commercial or researchplaced in an industrial, will obtain a breadthenvironment where they to complement theirof practical experience degree programme. All degree programmes offered by the School of Medical Sciences, offer the opportunity for students to undertake a year’s placement. We currently have links with a number of different companies and have recently placed students in companies such as Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Wyeth and NIMR, as well as a number of smaller companies both in the UK and abroad. 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 177 11/02/2013 09:36 178). This is a five year MSci degree in any discipline of Medicalyear MSci degree in any the student for eitherScience and will prepare further postgraduatea career in industry or a or MBA. qualification such as a PhD A Complete Package! maximise their careerFor students wishing to of Aberdeen nowopportunities, the University of a Life Scienceoffers a complete package and Industrialdegree with Biobusiness / Placement (see pages 177
www.abdn.ac.uk/sms/biobusiness the Biobusiness options should contact Wallace at [email protected] for at pursue postgraduate training for a PhD on MBA. pursue postgraduate training Course Structure The Biobusiness components will concentrate on models that relate directly to the commercialisation of science and technology. There are three courses studied as part of the Biobusiness option: Introduction to Biobusiness can be taken in either first or second year; Biobusiness and Advanced Biobusiness are taken in third and fourth year respectively. The teaching is in the form of lectures, tutorials and seminars with assessment by presentation, essays, reports and written examinations. Experts from Biobusiness, Intellectual Property, Law and Finance will be brought in specifically to teach our Biobusiness students. Students will even be given the chance to run their own virtual biotechnology company, see if they have what it takes to be a director of a business in this burgeoning sector, and develop the skills required when pitching for funding. Who to Contact Students undertaking any degree in Medical Sciences who are interested in the Programme Co-ordinator, Dr Heather details. Further information is also available Why Take Biobusiness Options? Take Why will produceThe Biobusiness programme scientists but withgraduates who are first-class generation of bio- the potential to be the next the future recruitmententrepreneurs. Many of with Life Scienceopportunities for students in biobusiness ratherskills will involve roles at the bench.than exclusively research broaden careerBiobusiness options will successful students toopportunities, allowing Why Choose Aberdeen? here at the UniversityThe Biobusiness options opportunity forof Aberdeen are a unique also learn about theyou as a life scientist to ideas. Youcommercialisation of scientific to learn about thewill be given the chance industriesbiotechnology and pharmaceutical the languageand help in understanding The Biobusinessof the Biobusiness sector. who want to becomeOptions are for scientists maintaining thebusiness “savvy” while quality of their science. Background The Biotechnology Industry is one of the fastest growing areas in the UK and at the University of Aberdeen we want to be the first in the higher education sector to train our graduates for these emerging opportunities. Scotland is often at the forefront of groundbreaking scientific achievements. Indeed, science in Scotland by GDP is amongst the best in the world. However, when it comes to commercialisation of our science – making that critical journey from the lab to the marketplace – we could be better. In October 2009, the University of Aberdeen launched Scotland’s first programme to create the next generation of “business savvy” scientists and entrepreneurs enabled to bridge the gap between scientific excellence and commercial success. What is Biobusiness? This exciting programme aims to introduce undergraduate students to the basic concepts of business and how these can be used in conjunction with their scientific training. The courses will give students an unprecedented insight into the rapidly expanding life sciences industry – a sector where Scotland’s excellence is acknowledged around the world. We will challenge students to think about the nature of research when driven by commercial outcomes. Biobusiness Options Biobusiness of businessto the basic concepts students Options introduce Biobusiness training. with their scientific in conjunction these can be used and how
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Minimum Requirements Biochemistry SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL* Biochemistry Biochemistry is central to the study of all of biology. All living cells *Including good performance in at least two consist of many different types of molecule, each playing a role in Mathematics/Science subjects. See table on determining the properties of the living organism – the study of page 158 for more information. UCAS Code see page 200 these molecules is Biochemistry. Advanced Entry Advanced Highers ABB or A Levels ABB, or IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Biology and Why Choose Aberdeen? Fourth Year (Honours) Chemistry, one of which must be at A-grade. > Excellent staff and teaching facilities The year aims to extend and explore in depth specific aspects of Biochemistry. All students Can We Help? > Innovative and flexible teaching allowing begin their Honours year by attending a Email us: [email protected] students to follow special interests three-day reading party. An important feature Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 > Opportunities for gaining (paid) experience is a ten-week research project, carried out in in industry research laboratories in the School of Medical Your Study Options Sciences, other schools, or in local research Single Honours Programme in > Teaching programme has a strong core institutes. This project provides the opportunity Biochemistry (also available as MSci of fundamental Biochemistry but equips to carry out original research, using state- with Industrial Placement and with options students with understanding of such of-the-art technology in busy laboratories. in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for diseases as diabetes, cancer and heart The fourth year curriculum is divided into a more information). disease core course and two options courses in the Course Information
> Training provided in both specialist and first semester, with the research project and www.abdn.ac.uk/sms employment-related skills research tutorials in the second semester. General Information Degree Programme Structure and Content Variations www.abdn.ac.uk/sras First Year For degrees with an Industrial Placement, Students take first year courses in Medical the year in industry is taken between third universityofaberdeen Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus and fourth year, in an appropriate industrial additional courses selected from science and laboratory. @aberdeenuni other areas. Teaching and Assessment Second Year Teaching involves attendance at lectures, See page 26 for information
There are two second year Biochemistry practicals and tutorials. In the later years a courses: Molecular Biology of the Gene greater proportion is private study, involving See page 18 for information and Energy for Life. These courses cover the writing essays and reports, and also in organisation of genes, the mechanisms that laboratory or library work relating to specific allow their expression and how metabolic projects and student symposia. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE reactions transfer energy from light or Your Future See page 74 for more information. foodstuffs. Molecular aspects of biotechnology Graduates may move directly into positions in are also included. The second year curriculum hospital research, diagnostic laboratories and includes two courses devoted to development research institutes. Other major employers of Foundation and Research Skills in the include the pharmaceutical, food, fermentation Life Sciences. and related biotechnology industries. Third Year Courses on the Molecular Control of Cell Function explore the mechanisms involved in controlling cell function, such as protein- protein interactions. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which biological systems function and interact, including gene expression analysis, studies of the functions of genes and their protein products, and how the component biological processes within the cell interact and link. In addition, students take courses in Genetics or Microbiology. Many of our Biochemistry students have gone on to follow successful research careers in a wide range of laboratories both in the UK and overseas.
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The Difference The See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum AAAB SQA Highers A Levels ABB 6 at HL IB 34 points, information. page 159 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Entry Advanced or A Levels AAB, orAdvanced Highers AAB Biology andIB 36 points (6 at HL) including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programmes Biomedical Science (Anatomy) Biomedical Science (Physiology) (all also available as MSci with Industrial Placement and with options in Biobusiness. information). See pages 177/178 for more Accreditation Professional by offered The Biomedical Sciences degree is NOT accredited the University of Aberdeen by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBMS). courses must focus on theIBMS accredited to pursue required a specific vocational training as a biomedical scientist in a pathologycareer or biomedical laboratory within (or serving) the NHS. The Biomedical Sciences degree aims to underpin a in Aberdeen programme choices range of potential career much greater to our graduates. Biomedical Science (Developmental Biology) Biomedical Science (Developmental Biomedical Science (Pharmacology) Biomedical Science (Molecular Biology) Biomedical Science (Molecular Third Year Specialised courses in Physiology, Biology,Pharmacology, Molecular or Anatomy. Developmental Biology Fourth Year (Honours) BiomedicalOne half of the year explores topic. Thetopics of the chosen specialist ten-weekother half comprises a full-time, research project within a research institution, experiencing original research work in an active environment. Teaching and Assessment In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of the students’ time is taken up with private study involving writing essays and reports, and also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects. The final year incorporates the preparation and presentation of a research- based thesis. Future Your This degree primarily prepares graduates to follow careers in science relating to medicine. The degree can also be a basis for an application to enter graduate Medicine or Dentistry. However, the number of places available for graduate entry to Medicine and Dentistry is unpredictable and the competition extremely fierce. Thus students should study a BSc in Biomedical Sciences for its own sake and not as a possible entry route into Medicine or Dentistry. In addition, transfer after commencing a Biomedical Science degree is not a route into Medicine that can be considered.
uality Assessment Exercise Q Graduates acquire core skills and knowledge vital to the modern workplace, and an ideal training for progress to graduate programmes in medical research, medicine, dentistry and physiotherapy The integrated course is taught by a School awarded a maximum ‘Excellent’ in the Teaching The final year ten-week, full-time project in research-active laboratories provides a valuable insight into academic research core medical sciences of human structurecore medical sciences of chosen fromand function, and a topic MolecularPhysiology, Pharmacology, Biology or AnatomyBiology, Developmental Aberdeen haveBiomedical scientists in including co- made major medical advances, discovery of insulin (receiving a Nobel Prize) and discovery of the brain’s morphine-like chemicals Provides a thorough grounding in theProvides a thorough grounding Why Choose Aberdeen? > Biomedical Science Biomedical study of the structure an integrated Science provides Biomedical programme hasThis degree human body. of the entire and function pre-clinical medicine, content of the scientific aspects: two unique this whole- to study cellular processes from plus the opportunity body perspective. Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year The Biomedical Science programme has its own degree regulations and higher entry requirements but students may transfer to other schemes at any stage, provided progress requirements are met. In first year there are courses in Medical Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences, plus optional courses from the normal science programme and other areas. Second Year Second year covers: Human Anatomy (dissection of human cadaver), Human Physiology, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry combined with courses delivering key skills applicable to Biomedical Sciences. > > > >
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Minimum Requirements Biotechnology SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL* Biotechnology Biotechnology is the application of biology to improve the quality *Including good performance in at least two of human life. It is a technology based on the unique properties of Mathematics/Science subjects. See table on biological molecules, cells and organisms and provides new ways page 158 for more information. UCAS Code see page 200 of diagnosing disease, producing antibiotics and other chemicals, reducing industrial contamination of the environment and Advanced Entry Advanced Highers ABB, A Levels ABB, or improving food safety. IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Biology and Chemistry, one of which must be at A-grade. Can We Help? Why Choose Aberdeen? Fourth Year (Honours) Email us: [email protected] > Excellent staff and teaching facilities All students begin their Honours year by Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 attending a two-day reading party. An > Innovative and flexible teaching allowing important feature of the Honours course is the student to follow special interests Your Study Options a ten-week research project, carried out in Single Honours Programme in > Opportunities for gaining (paid) experience research laboratories within the Institute of Biotechnology (Applied Molecular Biology) in industry Medical Sciences. This project provides the (also available as MSci with Industrial Placement opportunity to carry out original research, > First-class courses in Biochemistry, Genetics, and with options in Biobusiness. See pages using state-of-the-art technology alongside Microbiology and Immunology 177/178 for more information). postgraduate and postdoctoral staff. The fourth Course Information > Training provided in both specialist and year curriculum is divided into a core course employment-related skills and two options courses in the first semester, www.abdn.ac.uk/sms General Information Degree Programme Structure and Content with the research project and research tutorials www.abdn.ac.uk/sras First Year in the second semester. Students take courses in Medical Sciences Variations universityofaberdeen and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional Students may undertake a one-year period of courses selected from the wide range available research in an appropriate industrial laboratory @aberdeenuni from science and other areas. between third and fourth year, which, taken Second Year in addition to the BSc (Honours) programme, qualifies a student for the award of an MSci See page 26 for information Students take core courses drawn from degree. The student is paid a salary while Biochemistry (Molecular Biology of the Gene, working with the industrial partner. Energy for Life), Genetics (Genes & Evolution) See page 18 for information and Microbiology and Immunology (Microbes, Teaching and Assessment Infection and Immunity) programmes. The In the early years, teaching involves attendance THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE second year curriculum also includes two at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later See page 74 for more information. courses devoted to development of Foundation years a greater proportion of the students’ time and Research Skills in the Life Sciences. is taken up in private study. Third Year Your Future The third year curriculum is interdisciplinary. Many of our graduates follow their Courses consider both the fundamental undergraduate degree with PhD research science that has enabled the biotechnology in a wide range of research laboratories industry to develop, and the applications of both in the UK and overseas. Others move different biological systems. Students gain a directly into positions in hospital research, comprehensive understanding of the ways in diagnostic laboratories and research institutes. which biological systems function and interact, Other major employers of Biotechnology including gene expression analysis, studies graduates include the scientific civil service, of the functions of genes and their protein pharmaceutical, food, fermentation and related products, and how the component biological biotechnology industries. processes within the cell interact.
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Many of our Genetics students have gone on to follow successful research careers in a wide range of laboratories both in the UK and overseas.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programmes (both alsoGenetics, Genetics (Immunology) Placement andavailable as MSci with Industrial with options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 information). for more
Fourth Year (Honours) Honours year byAll students begin their party. Anattending a three-day reading Honours course isimportant feature of the carried out ina ten-week research project, the School ofresearch laboratories within research institutes.Medical Sciences or in local opportunity to carryThis project provides the state-of-the-artout original research, using andtechnology alongside postgraduate postdoctoral staff. Variations For degrees with Industrial Placement the year in industry is taken between third and fourth year in an appropriate industrial laboratory. Teaching and Assessment In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of the students’ time is taken up in private study, laboratory or library work. Future Your Many of our graduates follow their degree with PhD research. Others move into positions in hospital research, diagnostic laboratories and research institutes. Major employers of Genetics graduates include the scientific civil service, pharmaceutical, food, fermentation and related industries. A Genetics degree is also a starting point for a career outside science, including management, intellectual property or a wide range of other professions.
Cell Biology courses among them. Genetic Basis of Modern Biotechnology. Human Genetics is included, together with in industry Strong emphasis on medical and Training provided in both specialist and employment-related skills Excellent staff and teaching facilities Excellent staff and teaching teaching allowingInnovative and flexible interests the student to follow special (paid) experienceOpportunities for gaining human genetics > Why Choose Aberdeen? normalGenetics allows us to understand growth andevents such as development, underlying molecularageing in terms of the helps explain whymachinery of the cell and in disease.these processes go wrong > Genetics between inherited differences is the study of the Genetics is central to of inheritance understanding An individuals. and biotechnology. medicine biology, the The second year curriculum also includes two courses devoted to development of Foundation and Research Skills in the Life Sciences. Students have a choice of other science courses, and are encouraged to include Biochemistry and Third Year Topics covered include the Mechanisms of Gene and Chromosome Mutation and the Origins of Spontaneous Mutations; Molecular and Microscopic Study of Chromosomes; The Behaviour of Genes in Populations; Developmental Genetics; Molecular Genetics in Bacteria, Viruses and Eukaryotes; Molecular Biology of Plants; Modern DNA-Based Genetic Analysis, Diagnosis, Therapy and Ecological Genetics; Environmental Impacts on Genetic Stability and Health and The Evolution of Immune and Defence Mechanisms Against Environmental Insult. > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take courses in Medical Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional courses selected from the wide range available from science and other areas. Second Year Courses introduce Animal, Plant and Microbial Genetics. The basic principles of gene action and expression are dealt with at the molecular, cellular and population levels, including Population Genetics and Evolution. The study of > >
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Minimum Requirements Human Embryology SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL* Human Embryology and Developmental Biology Human Embryology and Developmental *Including good performance in at least two Mathematics/Science subjects. See table on page 158 for more information. Biology UCAS Code see page 200 Advanced Entry Human Embryology and Developmental Biology is the modern Advanced Highers ABB, A Levels ABB or synthesis of biological and medical sciences that looks at how our IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Biology and bodies are built. It investigates the remarkable process in humans Chemistry, one of which must be at A-grade. and animals that turns a single fertilised egg into a whole new Can We Help? individual with many specialised cell types. Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91
Your Study Options Why Choose Aberdeen? Third Year Single Honours Programme in You will receive a broad and multifaceted Students are provided with an in-depth Human Embryology and Developmental training in modern biomedical sciences, study of Embryology, Birth Defects and Biology (also available as MSci with Industrial ranging from traditional morphology and Developmental Biology in courses that focus Placement and with options in Biobusiness. embryology to the latest molecular and on the Principles of Developmental Biology, on See pages 177/178 for more information). bioinformatics approaches in genetics, cell Early Embryogenesis (Patterning the Embryo), Course Information biology and biotechnology. Research in on the Development of Organ Systems, Human Embryology and Developmental Reproductive Biology and Developmental www.abdn.ac.uk/sms Biology is central to the search for cures for Genetics. General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras many human genetic diseases, including Fourth Year (Honours) cancer, and is at the forefront of recent The focus of taught courses is on special aspects advances in modern medicine. You will be universityofaberdeen of Developmental Biology, such as Stem Cell trained in embryology, reproductive biology Technology and Regeneration (including (including fertility/IVF science), stem cell @aberdeenuni IVF), the relationship between Evolution and technology, tissue regeneration, and the Developmental Biology and the Development causes of, and cures for, human birth defects. alongside an advanced See page 26 for information of the Nervous System > Excellent facilities and expert staff teaching training in cell and molecular biology. The a broad spectrum of subjects in modern Honours course features a ten-week, full- See page 18 for information biology time research project, which provides the opportunity to carry out original research, > Emphasis on medically-relevant using state-of-the-art technology alongside THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE developmental genetics and stem cell postgraduate and postdoctoral staff. See page 74 for more information. technology Teaching and Assessment > Hands-on laboratory training at In the early years, teaching involves attendance the forefront of current research in at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later developmental biology and stem cell years, a rather greater proportion of students’ technology time is taken up in private study, laboratory > Training provided in both specialist and or library work relating to particular projects. transferable employment-related skills Your Future Degree Programme Structure and Content The Human Embryology and Developmental First Year Biology degree offers particularly good Students take courses in Medical Sciences prospects for research careers in academia, (including a first taster of Developmental industry and hospitals because of its broad Biology and a closer look at the cell) and training in medically-relevant modern Chemistry for Life Sciences, plus additional biology with many transferable skills. Many courses selected from the wide range available. of our graduates follow their degree with Second Year PhD research in a wide range of laboratories. Others move into positions in hospital Courses introduce the broad foundation for research, fertility sciences, diagnostic Human Embryology and Developmental laboratories, research institutes and in Biology, from the Biology of Molecules and administrative capacities in the civil service or Genes to the Biology of Cells and Whole in the pharmaceutical and related industries. Organisms. Core research skills are taught, Hands-on laboratory Alternatively, the degree may lead on to and students complete a project on a training at the forefront careers such as teaching, publishing and developmental disease or embryological topic even marketing. of current research. of their choice. Students also take additional courses in Biochemistry and Physiology. These are combined with courses delivering key skills applicable to Developmental Biology. The Difference
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL) including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme as MSci withImmunology (also available with options inIndustrial Placement and Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for more information). with Joint Honours Programme Pharmacology (also available as MSci with Industrial Placement and with options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for more information). in Related Honours Programme Genetics (Immunology) (also available as MSci with Industrial Placement. See pages 177/178 information). for more Fourth Year (Honours) and exploresThe Honours year extends aspects of Immunologymolecular and cellular linking immunity,and the advanced concepts are three series ofinfection and disease. There for the discussion andtutorials and workshops topics and technologiesexploration of the latest in the field using primary literature. Lecturers and tutors at this stage are all actively involved in internationally recognised research. All students begin their Honours year by attending a two-day reading party. An important feature of the Honours course is a ten-week research project, carried out in research laboratories in the School of Medical Sciences or in local research institutes. This provides the opportunity to carry out original research, using state-of-the-art technology alongside postgraduate and postdoctoral staff. Variations For degrees with an Industrial Placement the year in industry is taken between third and fourth year in an appropriate industrial laboratory. Teaching and Assessment In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years, a greater proportion of the students’ time is taken up in private study involving writing essays and reports, and also in the laboratory or library work relating to specific projects and student symposia. The final year incorporates the preparation and presentation of a research- based thesis. Future Your Many of our graduates follow their undergraduate degree with a postgraduate course or with PhD research in a wide range of research laboratories. Others move directly into positions in hospital research, diagnostic laboratories and research institutes. Other major employers of Immunology graduates include the scientific civil service, pharmaceutical, food, fermentation and related biotechnology industries. An Immunology degree is also a starting point for a career outside science in management, intellectual property, publishing, teaching or a wide range of other professions. Foundation and Research Skills in the Life Our teaching programme integrates immunology from fish to man Training provided in both specialist and employment-related skills Excellent staff and teaching facilities Excellent staff and teaching teaching allowingInnovative and flexible interests the student to follow special (paid) experienceOpportunities for gaining in industry Why Choose Aberdeen? > > Immunology against defends itself of how the body is the study Immunology involved the cells and molecules courses explore The pathogens. of the the use disease and pathogens, the nature of in defence, and diagnostics, immune system in therapeutics components of the of immune lessons from the development and the evolutionary organisms. systems in different Sciences. Third Year A core course covers the fundamentals of Immunology, including Immune Regulation, Tolerance and an introduction to new ideas and advances in our understanding of the immune system. Other courses cover Applied Immunology in human disease including Autoimmunity, Asthma and Allergies, Transplants and Parasite Immunology, as well as the biology and control of infectious diseases and therapeutic advances. The latest technologies available for immunological analysis both in clinical and research settings will also be covered theoretically and in practical classes. A core course in Molecular Biology complements this degree programme. > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take first year courses in Medical Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional courses selected from the wide range available from science and other areas. A special course is available for those needing to strengthen their background in the essential skills required for study in science. Second Year Second year courses introduce Immunity, Infectious Diseases, the Biology of Pathogenic Viruses, Bacteria and Parasites and Cell Biology. Other courses introduce Fundamental Microbiology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Physiology. The second year curriculum includes two courses devoted to development of > >
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Minimum Requirements Microbiology SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL* Microbiology Microbiology is the study of bacteria, yeasts and viruses at the level *Including good performance in at least two of protein and gene (molecular biology), at the level of the cell (cell Mathematics/Science subjects. See table on biology and physiology), and at the level of the microbial community. page 158 for more information. UCAS Code see page 200 There is also focus on pathogenic micro-organisms, their interaction with the immune system, and their therapeutic treatment. Advanced Entry Advanced Highers ABB, A Levels ABB or IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Biology and Chemistry, one of which must be at A-grade. Why Choose Aberdeen? Fourth Year (Honours) > Excellent staff, passionate about high The Honours year explores molecular and Can We Help? quality teaching, using modern, up-to-date population aspects of Microbiology in depth. Email us: [email protected] teaching facilities All students begin their Honours year by Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 attending a two-day reading party. A feature > Opportunities for gaining (paid) experience of the Honours course is a ten-week research Your Study Options in industry project, carried out in research laboratories Single Honours Programmes in > Integrated teaching provision in the allied within the Institute of Medical Sciences. This Microbiology, Molecular Microbiology (all also subject areas of Biochemistry, Genetics and project provides the opportunity to carry available as MSci with Industrial Placement and Immunology out original research, using state-of-the-art with options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 technology in busy laboratories alongside for more information). > Training provided in both specialist and postgraduate and postdoctoral staff. The fourth Course Information employment-related skills year curriculum is divided into a core course www.abdn.ac.uk/sms Degree Programme Structure and Content and two options courses in the first semester, General Information First Year with the research project and research tutorials www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Students take courses in Medical Sciences and in the second semester. Options courses focus Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional on Molecular Microbiology. universityofaberdeen courses selected from science and other areas. Variations Second Year For the degrees with an Industrial Placement @aberdeenuni The core second year course is Microbes, (qualifying a student for the award of an MSci . Focusing on medical degree), the year in industry is taken between Infection and Immunity See page 26 for information aspects of microbiology, it introduces aspects third and fourth year, in an appropriate of structure, physiology, growth and ecology of biotechnology or pharmaceutical company micro-organisms. It goes on to describe the role industrial laboratory. See page 18 for information
that micro-organisms play in causing disease Teaching and Assessment and the ways that the body uses to counter this In the early years, teaching involves attendance THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE attack. Students also take foundation courses at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later See page 74 for more information. in Genetics and Biochemistry. The second years of the degree, a greater proportion of year curriculum includes two courses devoted study is student-directed, allowing a student to development of Foundation and Research to follow their own particular interests Skills in the Life Sciences. within the subject area. The later years also Third Year involve an increased participation in practical The Microbiology course covers the microbiology and a nine-week research project. interactions between the microbial cell and Your Future its biological environment, with particular Many of our graduates pursue research emphasis on the molecular and cell biology of in a wide range of research laboratories pathogenic bacteria, fungi and protozoa. The both in the UK and overseas. Others move focus on molecular medical microbiology is directly into positions in hospital research, supported by an intensive hands-on practical, diagnostic laboratories and research institutes. studying a human microbial pathogen. There Other major employers of Microbiology is also a course in Immunology that is highly graduates include biotechnology companies, recommended for those with an interest pharmaceutical, food, fermentation and related in a career in Medical Microbiology. industries.
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The Difference The See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB, orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme available as MSciMolecular Biology (also and with options inwith Industrial Placement Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for more information).
Variations Industrial PlacementFor the degree with an between thirdthe year in industry is taken industrialand fourth year, in an appropriate laboratory. Teaching and Assessment involves attendanceIn the early years, teaching at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of students’ time is taken up in private study involving writing essays and reports, and also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects and student symposia. Future Your A wide variety of career opportunities are available to molecular biologists. Many of our graduates follow their undergraduate degree with PhD research in a range of research laboratories both in the UK and overseas. Others move directly into positions in hospital research, diagnostic laboratories and research institutes (supported by the research councils and other agencies). Other major employers of Molecular Biology graduates include the pharmaceutical, food, fermentation and related biotechnology industries.
and Immunology An integrated programme covering Biochemistry, Genetics, Microbiology Training provided in both specialist and employment-related skills Excellent staff and teaching facilities Excellent staff and teaching teaching allowingInnovative and flexible interests the student to follow special (paid)Opportunities for gaining experience in industry > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > > > Molecular Biology Molecular of the molecular level investigation at Biology is the Molecular to systems in bacteria from simple of cells and tissues all aspects Biology Molecular plants and mammals. systems in more complex the treatment of for spectacular successes in has been responsible the one hand, or by bacteria and viruses on disease caused either on the other. inborn genetic errors Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take courses in Medical Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional courses selected from the wide range available from science and other areas. Second Year In second year students take a selection of courses that offer a training in fundamental aspects of Biochemistry, Genetics and Microbiology (see entries for these disciplines). The curriculum includes two courses devoted to development of Foundation and Research Skills in the Life Sciences. Third Year Third year courses provide students with an advanced understanding of the molecular biology of the cell. Students take additional courses in Genetics and Biochemistry. Fourth Year (Honours) The Honours year aims to extend and explore in depth specific aspects of Molecular Biology. All students begin their Honours year by attending a three-day reading party. An important feature of the Honours course is a ten-week research project, carried out in research laboratories within the School of Medical Sciences, other schools, or in local research institutes. This project provides the opportunity to carry out original research, using state-of-the-art technology in busy laboratories alongside postgraduate and postdoctoral staff. The fourth year curriculum is divided into a core course and two options courses in the first semester, with the research project and research tutorials in the second semester.
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology, IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Chemistry and Psychology. Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme available with Psychology (also Neuroscience and withas MSci with Industrial Placement options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 information). for more
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the preparation and presentation of a research- based thesis. Future Your Neuroscience as a distinct discipline has only emerged within recent years and there is a strong demand for graduates with a broader background in Neuroscience than has been available in traditional single subject degree schemes. Most of our previous students have gone into academic laboratory research as postgraduate students or research assistants. Alternatively, some students use the communication and analytical skills embedded in the course to apply for jobs that are not specifically science related. Fourth Year (Honours) selected areas whichIn the first half-session, context in thirdwere dealt with in a broad in depth. Theseyear are now considered include & Cells, Neuroanatomy and Developmental Neuroscience. The second half-session is occupied fully with a laboratory-based research project or a library research project, selected by students from a list which reflects local expertise. Teaching and Assessment In the early years, teaching involves also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects. The final year incorporates attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of students’ time is taken up in private study involving writing essays and reports, and
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Psychology combined with courses of top quality research Teaching The Department provides attractive and up-to-date laboratories both on the King’s College Campus and the University Medical School expertise with courses in human and animal neuropsychology The degree scheme includes a ten-week, full- time research project in the Honours year that gives a good insight into the realities The degree was graded as ‘Excellent’ in the Neuroscientists at Aberdeen discovered that the brain produces its own morphine-like substances (enkephalins and endorphins) and made the first chemical and neuropharmacological characterisation of these substances The degree programme combines this The University has a strong research base inThe University has a strong behaviour of nerveNeuroscience where the at the molecularcells is studied primarily and cellular level
Neuroscience with Psychology is the study of nerve cells and how of nerve cells is the study with Psychology Neuroscience a broadThe degree aims to instil in the brain. they work together the nervous system. regarding the functioning of base of knowledge understanding of bottom-up approach through an This is done via a but also via a at a molecular and cellular level, the nervous system through behavioural neuropsychology. top-down approach Neuroscience Why Choose Aberdeen? > > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take first year courses in Medical Sciences, Chemistry for Life Sciences and Psychology, plus additional courses selected from the science programme and other areas. Second Year Second year courses are taken in Physiology and delivering key skills applicable to Neuroscience. Third Year A series of courses - Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology and Integrative Neuroscience - provide a systematic study of nerve cell communication at ascending levels of integration. These are accompanied by parallel courses in Biological Psychology, Memory and Language and Perception. A key skill developed at this level is the use of computer-based technology for the analysis and presentation of scientific data. > > >
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme as MSci withPharmacology (also available with options inIndustrial Placement and Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for more information). with Joint Honours Programme Immunology (also available as MSci with Industrial Placement and with options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for more information).
Fourth Year (Honours) withThird year options are continued The taughtadvanced studies in Pharmacology. Molecularcourses are Molecular Toxicology, Pharmacology and Advanced Molecules, Membranes and Cells. A large part of the with a full-timeHonours year is taken up research project. Teaching and Assessment In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of time is taken up in private study involving writing essays and reports, and also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects. The final year incorporates the preparation and presentation of a research-based thesis. Future Your The degree offers good prospects for research careers in academia, industry, the scientific civil service and hospitals. It can be used as an entry qualification for certain postgraduate courses including MSc courses in Clinical Pharmacology, Toxicology, Endocrinology, Nutrition or IT. Alternatively, it may lead onto careers such as marketing, publishing or teaching. The degree does not directly lead to a career in Pharmacy.
uality Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Human Organ Systems. Parallel courses Principles of Chemotherapy. scientific discoveries such as morphine-likescientific discoveries such in the brain and cannabis-like substances Medical School Assessment Provides training and practical experience Gain core skills critical for employment The Department provides attractive and up-to-date laboratories both on the King’s College Campus and the University Pharmacologists at the University ofPharmacologists at the in outstanding Aberdeen have been involved was gradedThe pharmacology teaching Q ‘Excellent’ in the last Teaching in classical pharmacology, toxicology and cell and molecular pharmacology > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > > Pharmacology and characterisation with the discovery is concerned Pharmacology tools or as experimental as medicines that are used either of drugs disease. in health and of the body our understanding for advancing processes by with drug toxicity and with the It is also concerned metabolised absorbed, distributed in the body, which drugs are and excreted. Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take first year courses in Medical Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional courses selected from the science programme. Second Year Human Physiology courses commence. Two courses cover the Physiology of Human Cells and include Chemistry combined with courses delivering key skills applicable to Pharmacology. Third Year Third year is designed to give students a broad introduction to pharmacology. Laboratory work is carried out largely in groups and also provides extensive experience of computer- based techniques for acquisition, manipulation and presentation of scientific material. A series of core courses - Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology, Cardiovascular Physiology and Pharmacology and Integrative Neuroscience - are accompanied by specialised courses in Molecular Pharmacology, Mechanisms of Disease and
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are continued non-science jobs in the industry. the Honours year provides particularly valuable experience. Others will go onto a more vocational medical related MSc, in, for example, physiotherapy or dietetics. Alternatively, some students use the communication and analytical skills embedded in the course to apply for posts where the intensive project work in Fourth Year (Honours) level 3 The options selected at in Physiology. A largewith advanced studies is taken up with a full- part of the Honours year may be laboratorytime research project which where students get aor library based. This is research is like andfeel for what a career in to it. whether they are suited Teaching and Assessment The Department provides attractive and up-to-date laboratories both on the King’s College Campus and the University Medical School. In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of students’ time is taken up with private study involving writing essays and reports and also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects. The final year incorporates the preparation and presentation of a research- based thesis. Future Your A degree in Physiology has wide applications. Many students will continue in research
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Physiology is the study of how the body works. More than anyworks. More than how the body is the study of Physiology Physiology > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take level 1 Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences, plus additional courses selected from the science programme and other areas. Second Year Human Physiology courses commence. Two courses cover the Physiology of Human Cells and Parallel courses include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, combined with courses delivering key skills applicable to Physiology. Third Year Modules taken in the first half-session of the third year in Physiology build on the modules taken at level 2 understanding of the major physiological systems within the mammalian body. Modules taken in the second half-session will provide detailed insights into specific areas of mainstream physiology, a theme that is continued into the first half-session of the Physiology fourth year. A series of core Biomedical Science courses - Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology, and Integrative Neuroscience - are accompanied by specialised courses in Physiology which concentrate on the response of the human body to extreme environments, cardiovascular physiology and epithelial physiology. 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 189
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programme Science (also availableSports & Exercise for information). Accreditation Professional A number of organisations, including the British Association of Sport and Exercise in accreditation professional Sciences, offer sports for those offering this field. Accreditation a period science support to athletes requires of supervised postgraduate experience, while a demonstration requires accreditation research eligible to applyof competence. Graduates are in either category. for accreditation as MSci with Industrial Placement and withas MSci with Industrial Placement options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178
also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects. The final year incorporates the preparation and presentation of a research- based thesis. The Department provides attractive and up-to-date laboratories both on the King’s College Campus and the University Medical School. Future Your Sports and Exercise Science is a fast-growing discipline that offers an opportunity to combine an interest in the biological sciences with a career in a field related to sport or physical activity. Many students will continue in research posts where the intensive project work in the Honours year provides particularly valuable experience. Others will go on to a more vocational medical related MSc, in for example, physiotherapy or dietetics; or a postgraduate qualification in teaching PE or biology. Additionally, exercise and sport scientists are able to apply knowledge of biological sciences to the design and evaluation of exercise and health programmes for participants, ranging through cardiac rehabilitation patients, recreational exercisers and Olympic athletes. Graduates find employment in many areas of Biomedical and human-based sciences subjects allied to medicine and also in the sport and leisure sectors where their understanding of the basis later years a rather greater proportion of students’ time is taken up with private study involving writing essays and reports and Fourth Year (Honours) advanced studies inStudents continue with Exercise Physiology and complete the year or library basedby undertaking a laboratory research project. Teaching and Assessment involves attendanceIn the early years, teaching at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the of human performance adds to their other skills.
courses in Sport and Biochemistry, combined with courses The final year includes a ten-week, full time research project that provides a good insight into the realities of academic research. Opportunities occur from time to time to undertake projects in applied research activities Sports science courses complement those in the basic sciences and allow students to place their knowledge in the context of the sports performance and physical activity Many scientific disciplines contribute to the sports and exercise sciences, including physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, psychology, anatomy and biomechanics The course at the University of Aberdeen isThe course at the University in physiology,based on a strong curriculum biochemistry and nutrition the scientific basisThe degree scheme covers performance, andthat underpins athletic in preparingthe role of scientific support the athlete for competition for health > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > > Sports & Exercise Science includes the study of the body’s responses of the body’s includes the study Exercise Science Sports & to regular the adaptations that occur in response to exercise and of the role that regular& Exercise Science also includes exercise. Sports health. physical activity can play in maintaining modest levels of Sports & Exercise & Sports Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students take level 1 Exercise Science, Medical Sciences and Chemistry for Life Sciences plus additional courses selected from the science programme and other areas. Second Year Further expansion of Sport and Exercise Science courses develop the degree area and cover issues relating to the elite athlete, the recreational exerciser and exercise for health. Additionally, courses are taken in Physiology and delivering key skills applicable to Sports Science. Third Year Students study Integrative Physiology, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition & Biochemistry of Exercise and also continue their studies in Sports Science. Science
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Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Biology andIB 34 points (6 at HL), including one of which must be at A-grade. Chemistry, Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your Single Honours Programme (also and Health) Sports Studies (Exercise Placementavailable as MSci with Industrial and with options in Biobusiness. See pages 177/178 for information).
Sports Studies research topics and a Fourth Year (Honours) focused studiesThe Honours year comprises on covering aspects ofspecialised project course comprehensive coursephysical conditioning. A and psychologicalpromoting the physiological health completes theaspects of exercise and syllabus. Teaching and Assessment In the early years, teaching involves attendance at lectures, practicals and tutorials. In the later years a rather greater proportion of students’ time is taken up with private study involving writing essays and reports, and also in laboratory or library work relating to specific projects. The Department provides attractive and up-to-date laboratories both on the King’s College Campus and teaching accommodation at Foresterhill. Future Your Graduates in Sport Studies (Exercise and Health) will be strongly placed for employment in a wide range of sport and leisure industries and institutions such as professional sports clubs, leisure centres and tourism. Some will go on to a more vocational medical related MSc in, for example, physiotherapy or dietetics; or a postgraduate qualification in teaching PE, biology or primary education. Graduates may also begin careers in public health, occupational health and therapy, mass media and marketing.
Anatomy, together with health-related Gain core skills important for employment in the sport, health and leisure industries Obtain a unique insight into the key inter- relationships between science, sport, health and leisure Develop a practical knowledge of research skills and methods related to the basic science underpinning the use of exercise in health and fitness
Sports Studies (Exercise and Health) is an inter-disciplinary degree inter-disciplinary and Health) is an (Exercise Sports Studies basic exercise sciences, in psychology, delivered by specialists and public health. biomedical sciences Sports Studies Sports > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? a powerful roleSport and exercise have Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Studies of basic disciplines occupy the first year of study. Sports Science, Medical Science and Psychology are introduced. Additional courses are selected from the science programme and other areas. Second Year Further expansion of Sport Science and development of Exercise & Health studies are provided at this level. These are combined with more advanced studies in Psychology, Physiology and courses delivering key skills applicable to Sports Studies. Third Year Sports Science, Exercise Physiology and Sports Psychology form an important component of third year together with more specific studies on issues including Nutrition, Health and Illness.
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Archaeology At every level, the strength of the Chemistry University’s research and scholarship Chemistry (MChem) supports teaching programmes, keeping Geography them at the cutting-edge of knowledge. We are committed to the belief that every Geology & Petroleum Geology person is enriched through the discovery of intellectual imagination, nurtured by Physics shared knowledge and learning.
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Minimum Requirements Archaeology SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL* Archaeology Archaeology is a diverse and wide-ranging discipline that spans *Including good performance in at least two the humanities and physical sciences and is unique in exploring Mathematics/Science subjects. See table on the human past in its entirety. In seeking to understand how page 158 for more information. UCAS Code see page 200 ancient people lived their lives, structured their world, and engaged with their environment, archaeologists ask the big Advanced Entry See page 157 for more information. questions that can provide us with the tools to tackle global challenges in the present. Can We Help? Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Why Choose Aberdeen? Fourth Year (Senior Honours) Your Study Options > Archaeology at Aberdeen has a northern Archaeological Research Project Part 2; Single Honours Programme in focus unique in the UK, covering the Current Issues in Archaeology. Plus four Archaeology heritage of Scotland, Scandinavia, northern advanced course options chosen from a Europe, the North Atlantic and the northern range available (see above; or courses from Joint Honours Programmes with latitudes of Asia and North America related disciplines), which must include Geography, Geoscience Geoarchaeology and Human Palaeoecology > Strong inter-disciplinary approach, drawing Major-Minor Programme with if these were not taken in third year. on the strengths of related academic Chemistry Teaching & Assessment subjects across the University within both Related Honours Programmes in humanities and the physical sciences All students attend lectures, seminars, tutorials Anthropology, Chemistry, Geography, and laboratory-based practicals, and make a > Aberdeen is at the heart of a region that is History, History of Art number of excursions to ancient monuments among the richest in the UK in terms of sites and museums in Scotland. In the Honours Course Information of outstanding archaeological interest and years there is an emphasis on field and research www.abdn.ac.uk/archaeology is in close proximity to the World Heritage skills, with a required fieldwork component. General Information sites in Orkney A dissertation provides students with the www.abdn.ac.uk/sras > Excellent laboratory facilities and library opportunity to tackle an original piece of holdings, inter-disciplinary expertise across research. universityofaberdeen the full spectrum of the subject, research Honours students will participate on active staff among the world leaders in @aberdeenuni departmental field projects in Scotland and their fields elsewhere in the northern world, where Degree Programme Structure and Content they will receive practical training in survey, See page 26 for more information
First Year excavation and documentation methods. The Human Past: An Introduction to World There are also opportunities for places on our See page 18 for more information Prehistory; Being and Becoming Human; field schools in Iceland and Alaska. Beyond the Transformations in Human Society; formal training projects, students are strongly Perceptions of the Past. encouraged to improve their practical skills by THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE seeking additional field and placement work. See page 74 for more information. Archaeology in Action: The Study of the Past; Staff are happy to advise and help with such Doing Archaeology; The Study of Material Please note, the University of Aberdeen opportunities, which include projects based Culture. Plus six courses chosen from other is proud to offer a fully-flexible distance overseas. disciplines. learning degree in Archaeology (MA and BSc) Second Year Assessment is by means of written in addition to our programme in MA Scottish exams and different types of continuous Archaeology. For more information see Interpreting the Past; Archaeologies of Social assessment, depending on the course. In page 80. Life; Archaeology of the North: Colonisation the first year continuous assessment takes and Culture Contact; Archaeology of the the form of essays, but in upper years it also North: Lifeways and World-Views. Plus four includes critical reviews, posters, laboratory courses chosen from other disciplines. assignments, field notebooks and oral Third Year (Junior Honours) presentations. Archaeological Science; Advanced Your Future Archaeological Practice; Archaeological The curriculum is designed to equip graduates Fieldwork Portfolio; Archaeological Research with the practical and research skills required Project Part 1; The Archaeological Workplace. to work as professional archaeologists. The Plus three course options chosen from a broad-based nature of the discipline enables Aberdeen is at the heart range available: Scottish Archaeology; North graduates to compete strongly in the market of a region that is among American Archaeology; Archaeologies place. The analytical and communications the richest in the UK, of Landscape; Hunter-Gatherers; Viking skills acquired by Archaeology graduates make Archaeology; Geoarchaeology; Human with sites of outstanding them sought-after in a wide variety of fields Palaeoecology; Indigenous, Community archaeological interest. including industry, commerce, research and a and Public Archaeologies or courses from range of professions. related disciplines. The Difference
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Royal Society of Chemistry and fulfil the The Difference The See page 74 for more information. are required. are Accreditation Professional by the accredited are Our MChem degrees Royal Society of Chemistry to fulfil the academic for AMRSC and eventual requirements Chemist (CChem) to Chartered progression by recognised are status. Our BSc degrees the for admission to academic requirements AMRSC. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, performance in Chemistry*Including good Mathematics/Science subject.and another information. page 158 for more See table on see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry or A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB Chemistry atIB 34 points (6 at HL), including subject. A and another Mathematics/Science Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in BSc Honours Programmes Industry, Chemistry for the Offshore Chemistry, Chemistry Environmental With Programmes Major-Minor Mathematics*, Archaeology, Accountancy, Physics* Chemistry with Mathematics - SQA *Major-Minor Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification in Mathematics is required. Chemistry with Physics - SQA *Major-Minor Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification in Mathematics and Physics Variations group-based practicalsMChem students have techniques andon advanced instrumental year. The MChema mini-project in fourth is in fifth year, andpersonal research project in Europe. Forusually involves a placement courses are replacedspecialised degrees, some other departments. by specified courses in Teaching and Assessment In first year, traditional lectures and practical classes are now integrated with the support provided by the University’s Virtual Learning Environment, MyAberdeen. At higher levels, tutorials, individual and group project work, and essay and oral presentations, together with a rapidly increasing range of computer-based learning aids, also form part of the programme. Future Your Chemistry graduates are very employable because a degree in chemistry opens many opportunities in areas such as drug development, environmental protection, food chemistry, petroleum chemistry, forensic science and materials development. It is also considered to be an excellent preparation for a career in business in particular because of the skills developed in problem solving and numeracy.
Innovative methods for learning and teaching ensure that students develop skills in computing and IT, problem solving and personal skills, in addition to the core theoretical and practical principles of chemistry Our flexible range of courses offers bothOur flexible range of courses degrees general and specialised researchers inAll lecturing staff are active of research strengthone or more of the areas Chemistry,of the Department: Materials Chemistry andBiomolecular and Medicinal Environmental Chemistry The Department is friendly, with helpfulThe Department is friendly, and approachable staff > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Chemistry with state-of-the- practical work students perform Chemistry recognised staff include internationally and art instrumentation and in Biomolecular in Material Chemistry, researchers Environmental Chemistry. Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Students study introductory courses in Chemistry, alongside other courses which need not necessarily be science related. There is plenty of choice at this level. Second Year The four chemistry courses cover all the main areas of chemistry, including Forensic Analytical Chemistry, and take up half the workload. Four more courses are selected from other departments, usually in science. Third Year (Junior Honours) Students spend all their time studying chemistry, including a course on Communicating Chemistry targeted at transferable skills including computing, IT and presentation techniques. Fourth Year (Senior Honours) All students choose from a range of topics in specialised areas of chemistry, and receive training in methods of research. BSc students undertake a personal research project in fourth year.
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Minimum Requirements Chemistry (MChem) SQA Highers AAAB A Levels ABB IB 34 points, 6 at HL Chemistry (MChem) Chemistry Chemistry (MChem) is an enhanced version of the BSc, lasting five See table on page 159 for more information. years rather than four. The additional year includes material that is UCAS Code see page 200 more advanced than that included in the BSc. It is designed to Advanced Entry prepare students for direct entry into professional practice or Advanced Highers AAB, A Levels AAB or provide a basis for progression to a research degree. IB 36 points (6 at HL). See table on page 159 for more information. Can We Help? Why Choose Aberdeen? Fourth Year Email us: [email protected] > Chemistry is a core science that is the In fourth year, students have lectures on a Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 very essence of life, but is also concerned range of specialised topics, and receive training with the quality of life and its continuing in methods of research. Students have group- Your Study Options improvement based practicals on advanced instrumental MChem Programmes In techniques, problem-solving classes and a Chemistry, Chemistry for the Offshore Industry, > The Department is friendly, with helpful personal mini-project. For specialised degrees, Environmental Chemistry and approachable staff who are enthusiastic some courses are replaced by specified courses about teaching Professional Accreditation in other departments. Our MChem degrees are accredited by the > Our flexible range of courses offers both Fifth Year Royal Society of Chemistry to fulfil the academic general and specialised degrees Advanced lectures and practicals make up the requirements for AMRSC and eventual > All lecturing staff are active researchers in first half of the fifth year. The MChem personal progression to Chartered Chemist (CChem) one or more of the areas of research strength research project takes a full half year, and is status. The Chartered Chemist designation of the Department: Materials Chemistry, usually undertaken at a partner university in (CChem) recognises the experienced Biomolecular and Medicinal Chemistry and Europe in an industrial laboratory, or with a practising chemist who has demonstrated an Environmental Chemistry research group in the Department. in-depth knowledge of chemistry, significant personal achievements based upon chemistry, Teaching and Assessment > Innovative methods for learning and professionalism in the workplace and a teaching ensure that students develop skills In first year, traditional lectures and practical commitment to maintaining technical expertise in computer and information technology, classes are now integrated with the support through continuing professional development. problem solving and personal skills in provided by the University’s Virtual Learning The RSC accredits degree courses in chemistry addition to the core theoretical Environment, MyAberdeen. At higher levels, of a high standard in terms of both their and practical principles of chemistry tutorials, individual and group project work, intellectual challenge and the competence Degree Programme Structure and Content and essay and oral presentations, together with they are designed to impart to graduates. First Year a rapidly increasing range of computer-based Only MChem (or MSci) degrees are accredited. learning aids, also form part of the programme. Students study introductory courses in Course Information Your Future Chemistry alongside other courses which www.abdn.ac.uk/ncs/chemistry need not necessarily be science related. A degree in Chemistry opens many General Information There is plenty of choice at this level. opportunities in areas such as drug www.abdn.ac.uk/sras Second Year development, environmental protection, food chemistry, petroleum chemistry, In second year, there are four chemistry universityofaberdeen forensic science and materials development. courses covering all the main areas of It is also considered to be an excellent chemistry, including Forensic Analytical @aberdeenuni preparation for a career in business. Chemistry, that make up half the workload for the year. Four more courses are selected from See page 26 for more information other departments, usually in science. Third Year THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE In third year, students normally spend all their See page 74 for more information. time studying chemistry, but also attend a course on Communicating Chemistry targeted at transferable skills including computing and information technology and presentation techniques. At the end of this year, students may, if they wish, opt to change to the BSc Honours degree.
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Minimum Requirements Geography SQA Highers AABB* A Levels BBB* IB 32 points, 5 at HL* Geography Geography is the study of the earth’s surface, with particular *Including good performance in at least emphasis on the relationships between people and their environment. two Mathematics/Science subjects. Few other subjects cover such a diversity of phenomena, combining See table on page 158 for more information. UCAS Code see page 200 elements of the natural sciences, the social sciences and the humanities. Advanced Entry Advanced Highers ABB, A Levels ABB or IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Geography at A. Why Choose Aberdeen? Third and Fourth Year (Honours) > Aberdeen is a great place to study Core courses on Approaches to Geography, Can We Help? Geography. The department ranks highly Research Design & Methods and Geographical Email us: [email protected] in student satisfaction surveys and the Issues examine the subject’s history, its Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 region’s spectacular mountain and coastal key perspectives and techniques, and its areas provide perfect field sites for the study contemporary relevance. Although compulsory, Your Study Options of geography. We have recently introduced all of these courses offer a choice of lectures and Single Honours Programme in a new geography curriculum designed coursework assessments that cover the full range Geography to provide students with key skills and of geography, so students are free to pursue their Joint Honours Programmes with knowledge required by employers favourite aspects of the subject. Option courses at Archaeology, Geoscience level 3 provide further training in practical aspects > The curriculum enables students to study of physical and human geography (e.g. use of Course Information across the full range of the discipline, or remote sensing and geographical information www.abdn.ac.uk/geography to specialise in aspects of environmental, systems; statistical analysis of sediments, General Information human or physical geography, according to vegetation or census data) and associated www.abdn.ac.uk/sras their preferences concepts and topics (e.g. environmental change; > Many courses in physical geography, places, regions and globalisation; environment universityofaberdeen including specialist Honours options, and conservation). There is also a choice of draw directly on the staff’s own research international field trips. To complete their studies, @aberdeenuni into hydrology, glaciology and past Honours students produce a dissertation – an advanced, independent research project on a environmental change See page 26 for information topic of their choice. > Many courses in human geography, including specialist Honours options, draw Teaching and Assessment See page 18 for information directly on the staff’s own research into Courses are taught by a combination of lectures, development, contemporary environmental workgroups and practical tasks tailored to the issues and urban-rural change subject matter. For instance, lectures on research THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Degree Programme Structure and Content methods and group project planning meetings See page 74 for more information. First Year prepare students for field trips; workshops on advanced research techniques and one-on-one Two core courses offer a broad introduction to the discussions with staff help students to design study of geography at an advanced level. Lectures and carry out their dissertation. The assessment cover key topics such as climate change, the for most courses combines exams with behaviour of ice sheets, plate tectonics, natural coursework, such as one or more of an essay, an hazards, water resources, ecological change, oral presentation, a project report or a ‘real-world’ rural and urban development and poverty simulation exercise. and sustainability. Lectures are supported by a programme of practical work that includes It is also possible to study Geography combined spreadsheet skills for data analysis, field sampling with other social science and humanities techniques, PowerPoint presentation skills subjects as an MA degree. See page 101 for and training in the writing and referencing more information. techniques required for university-level study. Your Future We also encourage students to choose ‘outside’ Studying Geography develops a range of courses – for example, in Geology, Archaeology, transferable skills such as: critical thinking, International Relations or Environmental Science research design and data analysis skills, proficiency – that complement their geographical interests. in IT and the ability to communicate effectively Second Year in various formats. Geographers also acquire Four option courses are offered, of which specialist knowledge of cultural, political, economic students must choose at least three: Physical and environmental issues and the ability to Environments; Perspectives in Human evaluate these from different perspectives – local, Geography; Mapping & Monitoring the national and international. Employers value The region’s spectacular Environment; Environment & Society. All these attributes and Aberdeen graduates enter a mountain and coastal areas students must also take Skills & Techniques wide range of careers including: environmental provide perfect field sites in Geosciences, which includes a residential management, conservation and planning, for Geography at Aberdeen. field trip. government agencies, business and commerce, and work involving technical skills such as surveying, GIS and remote sensing. The Difference
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capital of Europe. 95% of students find employment or continue their studies within six months of graduation. universityofaberdeen Difference The Course Information www.abdn.ac.uk/geology General Information www.abdn.ac.uk/sras @aberdeenuni See page 26 for information See page 18 for information
THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE See page 74 for more information. Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, two performance in at least *Including good table on subjects. See Mathematics/Science information. more page 158 for see page 200 UCAS Code Advanced Entry A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB, Geology. IB 34 points (6 at HL), including Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your Single Honours Programme Geology Geology and Petroleum in MGeol Programme requirements. See page 159 for entry Geology. with Joint Honours Programmes (Geoscience only), Physics*Archaeology *Joint Honours Geology and Physics - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification required. in Mathematics and Physics are with Programme Major-Minor Physics* *Physics with Geology - SQA Higher or GCE A Level or equivalent qualification in Mathematics required. and Physics are
which give . The Department provides an attractive teaching and learning environment at the heart of the King’s College Campus. The Department has a Registered Museum, comprising a large collection of rocks, minerals and fossils, many of which are on public display. Future Your The vast majority of Aberdeen Geology and Petroleum Geology & Geoscience graduates find employment within the hydrocarbon or mineral exploration and exploitation sectors within a few months of graduating. Additionally, postgraduate specialised study is a popular pathway toward careers in the oil industry. Studying Geology also develops a range of transferable skills such as critical thinking, research design and data analysis skills, proficiency in IT and the ability to communicate effectively in various formats which all enhance graduate employability. instant feedback. Workshops on advanced research techniques and one-on-one discussions with staff help students to design and carry out Honours project work. The assessment for most courses combines exams with in-course assessment. In-course assessments are most commonly built around “real world” geological data sets which need to be manipulated and interpreted in order to solve geological problems. Field courses are a particularly valuable forum for teaching and learning and form a compulsory part of the degree programmes at all levels including level 1 Over the two Honours years, a total of threeOver the two Honours (28 days), a number ofresidential field courses and an independentday-long field exercises field-based project (28 days) emphasise the subject. A number ofhands-on nature of the chosen, depending onelective courses can be and programmethe interests of the student for which they are studying. Teaching and Assessment Courses are taught by a combination of lectures, practical and field work tailored to the subject matter. All courses are supported by various online resources including online multiple choice tests at level 1
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Aberdeen is ideally geographically located for the study of geology, having some world- class field sites close at hand which can be conveniently visited on day courses Many past graduates continue to work in the city and links with industry are therefore very strong and employability second to none Understanding geology is fundamental toUnderstanding geology resourcesthe exploration for hydrocarbon a Petroleumand this is why we offer However,Geology degree at Aberdeen. can be made, a basicbefore such specialism the Earth works isknowledge of the way vital to the understanding of the nature and origin of Earth Resources Aberdeen is the Energy Capital of Europe Aberdeen is the Energy the Earth works and is vital to the understanding of the nature and is vital to the understanding the Earth works Resources. and origin of Earth
Geology & Petroleum Geology provides a knowledge of the way provides a knowledge Geology & Petroleum Geology Geology & Geology Why Choose Aberdeen? > > > Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year Two core courses: The Natural Environment Through Geological Time and The Materials Forming our Dynamic Earth. The first course considers the key themes relating to the evolution of the Earth over the past 4 >
million years, including: the Earth in the solar system; Internal structure and chemical composition of the Earth; Continents, oceans and plate tectonics; Formation and fill of sedimentary basins; Absolute and relative geological time (the fossil record and absolute dating); Geological maps and structures; Volcanism. The second examines the origin, physical and chemical characteristics of the rocks and minerals that make up the Earth. Second Year Four courses all of which are taken for Single and Joint Honours programmes. These include Stratigraphical Principles, Petrology & Mineralogy Geophysics and Introduction to Field Geology which is a six-day residential course on the Isle of Arran. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Core courses relating to Plate Tectonics, Earth Structure and Stratigraphy, Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology are included along with Petroleum Geology which are core courses for the Geology and Petroleum Geology degree. Petroleum Geology Petroleum 13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 197
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92% The Difference The See page 74 for more information. THE ABERDEEN DIFFERENCE Minimum Requirements Minimum AABB* SQA Highers A Levels BBB* 5 at HL* IB 32 points, or GCE A Level or equivalent*SQA Higher in Mathematics and Physicsqualification table on page 158 for See required. are more information. more 200 UCAS Code see page Advanced Entry or A Levels ABB orAdvanced Highers ABB AB in Maths andIB 34 points (6 at HL) with Physics. Help? Can We Email us: [email protected] Call us: +44 (0)1224 272090/91 Study Options Your in Single Honours Programmes Physics, Physical Sciences in MPhys Programme Physics with Complex Systems Modelling (MPhys). See page 159 for entry requirements. with Joint Honours Programmes Mathematics Philosophy, Geology, with Programmes Major-Minor Gaelic Studies, French, Chemistry, Spanish German, Philosophy, Geology, in Related Honours Programme MA Natural Philosophy Accreditation Professional programmes All of the above Honours degree or recognition have either full accreditation from the physicists’ professional body, the body, the physicists’ professional from Institute of Physics. Third and Fourth Year (Honours) Third and Fourth Year of fundamental topics,You will cover a mixture interest areasapplied subjects and general Particle Physics. such as Astrophysics and on learningWe place particular emphasis scientists need toskills that professional Students spend 25% ofapply their knowledge. research andtheir final year on a supervised physics or an areascholarship project involving science, mathematics,of application in health computation orgeology, materials science, another appropriate discipline. Teaching and Assessment Most topics involve some continuous assessment. The proportion of continuous assessment and project work increases through the four year Honours programme. Future Your Many graduates become professional scientists in industry, research institutes and universities. Physics graduates also use their quantitative and data analysis skills in a variety of different ways in industry and commerce. Many physics graduates command high salaries in the computing and financial sectors. In addition, there is a shortage of physics teachers in schools throughout the UK. In some specialist areas such as Meteorology, Biomedical Physics, Space Science, Remote Sensing, Geophysics and other physics related subjects, it is usual to study for an MSc degree to obtain further knowledge. Many physics graduates may wish to obtain a PhD degree either in physics or a related area to provide additional skills that are valued by academic, industrial and commercial organisations.
Physical Computing. The Mathematics Digital Electronics and an introduction uantum Mechanics and Relativity. Q Long tradition of teaching physical sciencesLong tradition of teaching facilities combined with modern useful in a wideEmphasis on generic skills range of careers lessWe also offer a broad-based, Physical Sciencemathematical degree in that allows the combination of Physics courses with a wide choice of other subjects A modern modular degree structure with aA modern modular degree range of degreebroad syllabus and a wide choices > > > Why Choose Aberdeen? > Physics between balance offers a thoughtful Aberdeen at Physics and showing how of Physics basic principles understanding other areas of science. can be applied to physics Degree Programme Structure and Content First Year The Physical Universe gives an overview of some of the general aims and achievements of physics. You are also introduced to the power of the fundamental subjects of Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism, and have practical work covering Experimental Physics and component includes Calculus and Algebra. There is an option to do a course covering the . fundamentals of Astronomy and Meteorology You also have the option of taking one of the sixth century interdisciplinary courses recently developed under curriculum reform. If you’re taking a combined degree such as Physics with Geology, Chemistry, Philosophy or a language, then you will take courses from these disciplines. Honours Physical Science students do not need to take the Mathematics component. Second Year Our main programme concentrates on: Dynamical Phenomena, including oscillations and waves, Light Science, Practical Optics and to You should take one advanced Mathematics course and have three courses on subjects of your own choice. Again, Honours Physical Science students have a wider choice, with no Mathematics.
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UCAS Course Codes UCAS Course Codes Arts and Social Sciences UCAS Code Divinity and Legal Studies MV96 Finance and Hispanic Studies (5 yrs) RN43 Accountancy N400 Divinity and Literature in a World Context VQ62 Finance and Hispanic Studies (4 yrs) RNK3 Accountancy and Anthropology LN64 Divinity and Philosophy VV65 Finance and History NV31 Accountancy and Divinity NV46 Divinity and Politics LVG6 Finance and History of Art NVH3 Accountancy and Economics NL41 Divinity and Sociology LVJ6 Finance and International Relations NLH2 Accountancy and Finance NN34 Divinity with Music Studies V6W3 Finance and Legal Studies NM31 Accountancy and French NR41 Economics L100 Finance and Literature in a World Context NQ32 Accountancy and Geography NL47 Economics and English LQ13 Finance and Management Studies NN32 Accountancy and German NR42 Economics and Finance LN13 Finance and Philosophy NV35 Accountancy and Hispanic Studies NR44 Economics and French (5 yrs) LR11 Finance and Politics NL32 Accountancy and Legal Studies NM49 Economics and French (4 yrs) RL11 Finance and Real Estate NK32 Accountancy and Management Studies NN24 Economics and Gaelic Studies QL51 Finance and Sociology NL33 Accountancy and Philosophy NV45 Economics and Geography LL17 Finance with Computing N3G4 Accountancy and Real Estate NK42 Economics and German (5 yrs) LR12 French and Gaelic Studies QR51 Accountancy and Sociology NL43 Economics and German (4 yrs) RL21 French and Geography LR71 Accountancy with Computing N4G4 Economics and Hispanic Studies (5 yrs) LR14 French and German RR12 Accountancy with French N4R1 Economics and Hispanic Studies (4 yrs) RL41 French and Hispanic Studies RR14 Accountancy with German N4R2 Economics and History LV11 French and History (5 yrs) RV11 Anthropology L600 Economics and International Relations LLC2 French and History (4 yrs) VR11 Anthropology and Archaeology LF64 Economics and Legal Studies LM19 French and History of Art (5 yrs) RV13 Anthropology and Behavioural Studies LC61 Economics and Literature in a World Context LQ12 French and History of Art (4 yrs) VR31 Anthropology and Divinity LVP6 Economics and Management Studies LNC2 French and International Relations (5 yrs) RLC2 Anthropology and Economics LL61 Economics and Mathematics LG11 French and International Relations (4 yrs) LRF1 Anthropology and English LQ63 Economics and Philosophy LV15 French and Language & Linguistics (5 yrs) RQ11 Anthropology and Film & Visual Culture LW66 Economics and Politics LL12 French and Language & Linguistics (4 yrs) RQC1 Anthropology and Finance LN63 Economics and Real Estate LK12 French and Legal Studies (5 yrs) MR91 Anthropology and French (5 yrs) LR61 Economics and Psychology LC18 French and Legal Studies (4 yrs) MRX1 Anthropology and French (4 yrs) RL16 Economics and Sociology LL13 French and Literature in a World Context (5 yrs) RQ12 Anthropology and Gaelic Studies LQ65 Economics with Computing L1G4 French and Literature in a World Context (4 yrs) RQ1F Anthropology and Geography LL67 English Q300 French and Management Studies (5 yrs) RN12 Anthropology and German (5 yrs) LR62 English and Film & Visual Culture QW36 French and Management Studies (4 yrs) NR21 Anthropology and German (4 yrs) RL26 English and Finance NQ33 French and Mathematics RG11 Anthropology and Hispanic Studies (5 yrs) LR64 English and French (5 yrs) QR31 French and Philosophy (5 yrs) RV15 Anthropology and Hispanic Studies (4 yrs) RL46 English and French (4 yrs) RQ13 French and Philosophy (4 yrs) VR51 Anthropology and History LV61 English and Gaelic Studies QQ53 French and Politics (5 yrs) RL12 Anthropology and History of Art LV6H English and German (5 yrs) QR32 French and Politics (4 yrs) LR21 Anthropology and International Relations LLP2 English and German (4 yrs) RQ23 French and Religious Studies (5 yrs) VR61 Anthropology and Language & Linguistics LQ61 English and Hispanic Studies (5 yrs) QR34 French and Religious Studies (4 yrs) RV16 Anthropology and Legal Studies LM69 English and Hispanic Studies (4 yrs) RQ43 French and Sociology (5 yrs) RL13 Anthropology and Literature in a World Context LQ62 English and History QV31 French and Sociology (4 yrs) RLC3 Anthropology and Management Studies LN62 English and History of Art QV33 French Studies (5 yrs) R120 Anthropology and Philosophy LV65 English and International Relations QL32 French Studies (4 yrs) R101 Anthropology and Politics LL62 English and Language & Linguistics QQ31 French with Music Studies (5 yrs) R1W3 Anthropology and Psychology LC68 English and Legal Studies MQ93 French with Music Studies (4 yrs) R1WH Anthropology and Religious Studies LV66 English and Literature in a World Context QQ32 Gaelic Studies Q530 Anthropology and Sociology LL63 English and Management Studies QN32 Gaelic Studies and Geography QL57 Applied Mathematics G122 English and Philosophy QV35 Gaelic Studies and German QR52 Archaeology F421 English and Politics QL3F Gaelic Studies and Hispanic Studies QR54 Archaeology and Geography FF48 English and Religious Studies QV36 Gaelic Studies and History QV51 Archaeology and History FV41 English and Scottish Literature Q314 Gaelic Studies and History of Art QV53 Archaeology and History of Art FV43 English and Sociology QL33 Gaelic Studies and Language & Linguistics QQ51 Archaeology and Philosophy FV45 English with Music Studies Q3W3 Gaelic Studies and Literature in a World Context QQ5F Behavioural Studies C801 European Studies R900 Gaelic Studies and Management Studies QN52 Behavioural Studies and Philosophy CV15 Film and Visual Culture W690 Gaelic Studies and Politics QL52 Behavioural Studies and Sociology CL13 Film & Visual Culture and French (5 yrs) WR6C Gaelic Studies and Religious Studies VQ65 Behavioural Studies with French C1R1 Film & Visual Culture and French (4 yrs) WR61 Gaelic Studies and Sociology QL53 Behavioural Studies with Gaelic CCQ5 Film & Visual Culture and Gaelic Studies QW56 Geography L700 Behavioural Studies with German CCR2 Film & Visual Culture and German (5 yrs) WR6F Geography and German LR72 Computing G402 Film & Visual Culture and German (4 yrs) WR62 Geography and Hispanic Studies LR74 Computing and Mathematics GG41 Film & Visual Culture and Hispanic Studies (5 yrs) WR6K Geography and History LV71 Computing and Music IW13 Film & Visual Culture and Hispanic Studies (4 yrs) WR64 Geography and International Relations LL72 Computing and Philosophy GV45 Film & Visual Culture and History WV61 Geography and Literature in a World Context LQ72 Computing with Industrial Placement G405 Film & Visual Culture and History of Art WV63 Geography and Management Studies LN72 Divinity V605 Film & Visual Culture and International Relations WL62 Geography and Sociology LL73 Divinity and Economics VL61 Film & Visual Culture and Literature German and Hispanic Studies RR24 Divinity and English QVH6 in a World Context WQ62 German and History (5 yrs) RV21 Divinity and Film & Visual Culture VW66 Film & Visual Culture and Philosophy WV65 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13360 ABDN_Sciences IM.indd 200 11/02/2013 09:36 201 UCAS Course Codes German and Literature in a World Context (4 yrs) RQ2F Language & Linguistics and Philosophy QV15 Civil and Structural Engineering German and Management Studies (5 yrs) RN22 Language & Linguistics and Religious Studies QV16 with European Studies H226 German and Management Studies (4 yrs) NR22 Language & Linguistics and Sociology QL13 Civil and Environmental Engineering H255 German and Mathematics RG21 Languages and Literature of Scotland QQ52 Civil and Structural Engineering H225 German and Philosophy (5 yrs) RV25 Legal Studies and Management Studies MN92 Civil Engineering (5 yrs) H205 German and Philosophy (4 yrs) VR52 Legal Studies and Philosophy VM51 Electrical and Electronic Engineering H605 German and Politics (5 yrs) RL22 Legal Studies and Politics ML12 Electrical and Electronic Engineering with European Studies H606 German and Politics (4yrs) LR22 Legal Studies and Psychology CM89 Engineering (5 yrs) H104 German and Religious Studies (5 yrs) VR62 Legal Studies and Sociology ML13 Mechanical and Electrical Engineering HHH6 German and Religious Studies (4 yrs) RV26 Literature in a World Context Q200 Mechanical Engineering H305 German and Sociology (5 yrs) RL23 Literature in a World Context and Mechanical Engineering with European Studies H306 German and Sociology (4 yrs) RLF3 Management Studies QN22 Mechanical Engineering with Management H3N2 German Studies (5 yrs) R220 Literature in a World Context and Philosophy QV25 Petroleum Engineering H850 German Studies (4 yrs) R201 Literature in a World Context and Politics QL22 German with Music Studies (5 yrs) R2W3 Literature in a World Context and Religious Studies QV26 BEng German with Music Studies (4 yrs) R2WH Literature in a World Context and Sociology QL23 Chemical Engineering H813 Hispanic Studies (Latin America) (5 yrs) T711 MA (Ordinary Degree Non-Honours) Y001 Engineering H100 Hispanic Studies (Latin America) (4 yrs) T701 Management and Real Estate K438 Engineering (Civil and Environmental) H220 Hispanic Studies (Spain) (5 yrs) R410 Management Studies N200 Engineering (Civil and Structural) H221 Hispanic Studies (Spain) (4 yrs) R401 Management Studies and Mathematics GN12 Engineering (Civil with European Studies) H202 Hispanic Studies and History (5 yrs) RV41 Management Studies and Philosophy NV25 Engineering (Civil) H200 Management Studies and Politics LN22 Hispanic Studies and History (4 yrs) VR14 Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Hispanic Studies and History of Art (5 yrs) RV43 Management Studies and Psychology CN28 with European Studies) H602 Hispanic Studies and History of Art (4 yrs) VR34 Management Studies and Sociology LN32 Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) H620 Hispanic Studies and International Relations (5 yrs) RLK2 Management Studies with Computing N2G4 Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) HH36 Hispanic Studies and International Relations (4 yrs) LRF4 Mathematics G102 Engineering (Mechanical with European Studies) H302 Hispanic Studies and Language & Linguistics (5 yrs) RQ41 Mathematics and Philosophy GV15 Engineering (Mechanical with Oil and Gas Studies) H3H8 Hispanic Studies and Language & Linguistics (4 yrs) RQK1 Mathematics and Physics GF13 Engineering (Mechanical) H300 Hispanic Studies and Legal Studies (5 yrs) MR94 Mathematics and Sociology GL13 Petroleum Engineering H851 Hispanic Studies and Legal Studies (4 yrs) MRX4 Mathematics with Computing G1G4 BSc Eng Hispanic Studies and Literature Mathematics with Gaelic G1Q8 in a World Context (5 yrs) RQ42 Mental Philosophy V500 Engineering (Civil) H201 Hispanic Studies and Literature Natural Philosophy F301 Engineering (Electrical) H601 in a World Context (4 yrs) RQ4F Philosophy and Physics VF53 Engineering (Electronic) H604 Hispanic Studies and Management Studies (5 yrs) RN42 Philosophy and Politics VL52 Engineering (General) H102 Hispanic Studies and Management Studies (4 yrs) NR24 Philosophy and Psychology VC58 Engineering (Mechanical) H301 Hispanic Studies and Mathematics RG41 Philosophy and Religious Studies VV56 Law UCAS Code Hispanic Studies and Philosophy (5 yrs) RV45 Philosophy and Sociology VL53 Hispanic Studies and Philosophy (4 yrs) VR54 Philosophy with Music Studies V5W3 Law M114 Hispanic Studies and Politics (5 yrs) RL42 Politics and International Relations L240 Law - Accelerated (Graduates only) M115 Hispanic Studies and Politics (4 yrs) LR24 Politics and Religious Studies LV26 Law with Belgian Law M120 Hispanic Studies and Religious Studies (5 yrs) VR64 Politics and Sociology LL23 Law with English Law M2M1 Hispanic Studies and Religious Studies (4 yrs) RV46 Psychology C802 Law with European Legal Studies M127 Hispanic Studies and Sociology (5 yrs) RL43 Psychology and Sociology LC38 Law with French Law M121 Hispanic Studies and Sociology (4 yrs) RLK3 Psychology with French C8RC Law with German Law M123 Hispanic Studies with Music Studies (5 yrs) R4W3 Psychology with Gaelic C8QM Law with Spanish Law M126 Hispanic Studies with Music Studies (4 yrs) R4WH Psychology with German C8RF Law with options in Accountancy M1N4 History V100 Real Estate K437 Law with options in Economics M1L1 History and History of Art VV13 Religious Studies V601 Law with options in French M125 History and International Relations VLC2 Religious Studies and Sociology LV36 Law with options in Gaelic Language M128 History and Language & Linguistics VQ11 Religious Studies with Music Studies V6WH Law with options in German M124 History and Legal Studies VM12 Scottish Archaeology V405 Law with options in Management Studies M1N2 History and Literature in a World Context VQ12 Scottish Cultural Studies V2L3 Law with options in Music M1W3 History and Management Studies NV21 Scottish Studies V210 Law with options in Spanish M122 History and Mathematics VG11 Sociology L300 History and Philosophy VV15 Medicine UCAS Code History and Religious Studies VV16 Divinity & Theology UCAS Code Dental Surgery (Graduates only) A201 History and Sociology VL13 Divinity V600 Medicine A100 History of Art V350 Theology V612 History of Art and Language & Linguistics VQ31 For MA Divinity & MA Religious Studies, see Arts and Social History of Art and Literature in a World Context VQ32 Sciences UCAS codes. History of Art and Philosophy VV35 History of Art and Religious Studies VV36 Education UCAS Code History of Art with Music Studies V3W3 Education X120 History with Music Studies V1W3 Music UCAS Code Information Systems and Management GN52 International Relations and Language and Linguistics LQ21 Music W300 International Relations and Legal Studies MLC2 Music and Communities W390 International Relations and Literature Music Education XW13 in a World Context LQ22 International Relations and Management Studies LNF2 Engineering UCAS Code International Relations and Philosophy VLM2 BEng International Foundation International Relations and Religious Studies VL62 (Petroleum Engineering) H101 International Relations and Sociology LLF3 MEng Language & Linguistics Q190 Chemical Engineering H810 Language & Linguistics and Literature Civil and Environmental Engineering in a World Context QQ12 with European Studies H256
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3D Image Gallery 52-57 Distance Learning 80 Open Day 204 > Accountancy 88 > Finance 98 > Pharmacology 188 Aberdeen, Location Map 66, 67 Doctor 16 Open Lecture Programme 78 > Adult and Community Learning 81 > Forestry 171 > Philosophical Studies 80 Aberdeen the City 58 Employment (part-time & vacation) 28 Our Degrees 83 > Animal Ecology 175 > Forest Sciences 172 > Philosophy 115 Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign 32 English Language 24 Our Graduates 50, 51 > Anthropology 89 > French Law 140 > Physical Sciences, degree list 192 Accelerated Degree 71 Enhanced Study 75 Part-Time Study 80 > Applied Mathematics (BSc) 163 > French 99 > Physics 198 Access, Summer School 78 Entrance Scholarships 19 Part-Time Education Programmes 81 > Archaeology (BSc) 193 > Gaelic Studies 100 > Physics with Complex Access, to Degree Study 78 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 77 Principal’s Welcome 5 > Archaeology (MA) 90 > Genetics 182 Systems Modelling (MPhys) 198 Accommodation 36 Entry Criteria and Conditions 70 Qualifications for Entrance 70 > Arts, degrees 84 > Geography (BSc) 196 > Physiology 189 Acknowledgements 203 Entry Requirements 70 Reach Scotland 79 > BA, degrees 81 > Geography (MA) 101 > Plant & Soil Science 174 Admissions 72 Environment and our University 42 Representation 32 > BD, the degree 122 > Geology and Petroleum Geology 197 > Politics 116 Advanced Entry 71 Equal Opportunities 72 Scholarships 19 > Behavioural Studies (BSc) 160 > German 102 > Politics & International Relations 116 Advisers of Study 16 ERASMUS, Programmes 26 Scottish Credit & > Behavioural Studies (MA) 91 > German Law 140 > Primary Education 126 Advisory and Support Services 16 Events Calendar 62 Qualifications Framework 70 > Belgian Law 140 > Hispanic Studies 103 > Professional Development (BAPD) 81 Aim 4 Uni 78 Fees 18, 19 Sixth Century Courses 75 > BEng, the degree 134 > History 104 > Psychology (BSc) 164 Alumni Relations 203 Financial Information 18, 19 Sport 34, 35 > Biobusiness Options 178 > History (Part-time) 80 > Psychology (MA) 117 Alternative Admission Routes 78 Financial Information STAR Award 77 > Biochemistry 179 > History of Art 105 > Real Estate 118 Application Dates 72 (Part-time and Distance Study) 80 Student Accommodation 36, 37 > Biological Sciences 166 > Human Embryology and > Religious Studies 119 Application Details 72 Foresterhill Campus (Medical School) 67 Student Accommodation, Maps 66 > Biology 167 Developmental Biology 183 > Science, degree courses 154 BP Student Tutoring Scheme 77 Foundation Programmes 25 Student Advice & Support Office 17 > Biomedical Science 180 > Immunology 184 > Science Programme (Part-time) 80 Bursaries 18 Gap Years 71 Student Exchanges 26 > Biotechnology 181 > Industrial Placements/MSci degrees 177 > Scottish Studies 120 Campus Life (News) 38, 39 Getting to the University 64-67 Student Finance 18, 19 > BMus, the degree 130 > Information Systems 162 > Social Pedagogy (BASP) 81 Campus Maps 66, 67 Halls of Residence 36 Student Learning Service 21 > BSc (Science), the degree 154 > Information Systems & Management 106 > Social Sciences, degrees 84 Careers 28 Halls of Residence, Maps 66 Student Media 32 > BSc Med Sci, the degree 146 > International Relations 116 > Sociology 121 Centre for Lifelong Learning 80 Health and Support Services 17 Student Profiles 44 - 49 > BSc, degree list 154 > Language & Linguistics 107 > Spanish, see Hispanic Studies 103 Chaplaincies 17 History & Excellence 8 Students’ Association 32, 33 > BTh, the degree 122 > Languages and Literature of Scotland 108 > Spanish Law 140 Charter, Students 17 How to Apply 72 Study Abroad 26 > Business Law, see Law 140 > Latin-American Studies, > Sports & Exercise Science 190 Childcare 17 International Exchange Scheme 26 Summer School for Access 80 > Chemical Engineering 134 see Hispanic Studies 103 > Sports Studies (Exercise and Health) 191 Choosing your Degree 70 International Student Advisers 24 Support for Your Studies 16, 17 > Chemistry 194 > Law, degree list 140 > Teaching Qualification TQ(FE) 81 City of Aberdeen 58 International Student Fees 24 Sustained Study Programme 77 > Chemistry (MChem) 195 > Legal Studies 109 > Theology 122 Clubs and Societies 32 International Students 24 Travel to Aberdeen 64, 65 > Childhood Practice (BACP) 81 > Life Sciences, degree list 165 > Zoology 175 College of Arts and Social Sciences 11 Investing in Your Future 12, 13 Tuition Fees 18 > Christian and Religious Studies 80 > Literature in a World Context 110 College of Life Sciences and Medicine 11 King’s College Campus 66 UCAS Address and University’s Code 72 > Civil Engineering 134 > LLB, the degree 140 Estd. College of Physical Sciences 11 Key to Symbols 3 UCAS Course Codes 200 - 202 > Computing (MA) 92 > MA, degree list 84 College Transfer 78 Language Centre 24 University at a Glance 6, 7 > Computing Science (BSc) 161 > Management Studies 111 Computing Services 21 Learning Resources 20 University Timeline 12, 13 > Conservation Biology 168 > Marine Biology 173 Contents 3 Library Services 20 Visiting the University 204 > Counselling Skills 80 > Mathematics (BSc) 163 Continuous Professional Lifelong Learning, Centre for 80 Welfare 16, 17 > Dentistry 146 > Mathematics (MA) 112 Development (CPD) 28 Maps 61, 66, 67 What’s Going On 62, 63 > Divinity and Theology 122 > MBChB, the degree 146 Counselling Service 17 Mature Students 78 Who’s Who 203 > Divinity (MA) 93 > Mechanical Engineering 134 Courses and Credits 70 Medical Practice 17 Widening Access Initiative 78 > Ecology 169 > Medical Sciences, degree list 176 Curriculum Reform 74 Money Adviser 18, 19 Work Experience 29, 77 > Economics 94 > Medicine 146 Deferred Entry 70 Museums and Collections 21 Your #Faberdeen 40, 41 > Education, degree list 126 > MEng, the degree 134 Disabilities, Students with 17 Nursery 16 > Education (Primary) 126 > Microbiology 185 Discipline Breadth Courses 74 Officer Training Corps 17 > Electrical Engineering 134 > Molecular Biology 186 > Electronic Engineering 134 > Molecular Microbiology 185 1495 Engineering, degree list 134 Music Studies (MA) 113 > > > English 95 > Music 130 > English and Scottish Literature 95 > Natural Philosophy (Physics) 114 > Environmental Science 170 > Neuroscience with Psychology 187 > European Legal Studies 140 > Oil, see Geology 197 > European Studies 96 > Petroleum Engineering 134 > Film and Visual Culture 97 > Petroleum Geology 197
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3D Image Gallery 52-57 Distance Learning 80 Open Day 204 > Accountancy 88 > Finance 98 > Pharmacology 188 Aberdeen, Location Map 66, 67 Doctor 16 Open Lecture Programme 78 > Adult and Community Learning 81 > Forestry 171 > Philosophical Studies 80 Aberdeen the City 58 Employment (part-time & vacation) 28 Our Degrees 83 > Animal Ecology 175 > Forest Sciences 172 > Philosophy 115 Aberdeen Students’ Charities Campaign 32 English Language 24 Our Graduates 50, 51 > Anthropology 89 > French Law 140 > Physical Sciences, degree list 192 Accelerated Degree 71 Enhanced Study 75 Part-Time Study 80 > Applied Mathematics (BSc) 163 > French 99 > Physics 198 Access, Summer School 78 Entrance Scholarships 19 Part-Time Education Programmes 81 > Archaeology (BSc) 193 > Gaelic Studies 100 > Physics with Complex Access, to Degree Study 78 Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 77 Principal’s Welcome 5 > Archaeology (MA) 90 > Genetics 182 Systems Modelling (MPhys) 198 Accommodation 36 Entry Criteria and Conditions 70 Qualifications for Entrance 70 > Arts, degrees 84 > Geography (BSc) 196 > Physiology 189 Acknowledgements 203 Entry Requirements 70 Reach Scotland 79 > BA, degrees 81 > Geography (MA) 101 > Plant & Soil Science 174 Admissions 72 Environment and our University 42 Representation 32 > BD, the degree 122 > Geology and Petroleum Geology 197 > Politics 116 Advanced Entry 71 Equal Opportunities 72 Scholarships 19 > Behavioural Studies (BSc) 160 > German 102 > Politics & International Relations 116 Advisers of Study 16 ERASMUS, Programmes 26 Scottish Credit & > Behavioural Studies (MA) 91 > German Law 140 > Primary Education 126 Advisory and Support Services 16 Events Calendar 62 Qualifications Framework 70 > Belgian Law 140 > Hispanic Studies 103 > Professional Development (BAPD) 81 Aim 4 Uni 78 Fees 18, 19 Sixth Century Courses 75 > BEng, the degree 134 > History 104 > Psychology (BSc) 164 Alumni Relations 203 Financial Information 18, 19 Sport 34, 35 > Biobusiness Options 178 > History (Part-time) 80 > Psychology (MA) 117 Alternative Admission Routes 78 Financial Information STAR Award 77 > Biochemistry 179 > History of Art 105 > Real Estate 118 Application Dates 72 (Part-time and Distance Study) 80 Student Accommodation 36, 37 > Biological Sciences 166 > Human Embryology and > Religious Studies 119 Application Details 72 Foresterhill Campus (Medical School) 67 Student Accommodation, Maps 66 > Biology 167 Developmental Biology 183 > Science, degree courses 154 BP Student Tutoring Scheme 77 Foundation Programmes 25 Student Advice & Support Office 17 > Biomedical Science 180 > Immunology 184 > Science Programme (Part-time) 80 Bursaries 18 Gap Years 71 Student Exchanges 26 > Biotechnology 181 > Industrial Placements/MSci degrees 177 > Scottish Studies 120 Campus Life (News) 38, 39 Getting to the University 64-67 Student Finance 18, 19 > BMus, the degree 130 > Information Systems 162 > Social Pedagogy (BASP) 81 Campus Maps 66, 67 Halls of Residence 36 Student Learning Service 21 > BSc (Science), the degree 154 > Information Systems & Management 106 > Social Sciences, degrees 84 Careers 28 Halls of Residence, Maps 66 Student Media 32 > BSc Med Sci, the degree 146 > International Relations 116 > Sociology 121 Centre for Lifelong Learning 80 Health and Support Services 17 Student Profiles 44 - 49 > BSc, degree list 154 > Language & Linguistics 107 > Spanish, see Hispanic Studies 103 Chaplaincies 17 History & Excellence 8 Students’ Association 32, 33 > BTh, the degree 122 > Languages and Literature of Scotland 108 > Spanish Law 140 Charter, Students 17 How to Apply 72 Study Abroad 26 > Business Law, see Law 140 > Latin-American Studies, > Sports & Exercise Science 190 Childcare 17 International Exchange Scheme 26 Summer School for Access 80 > Chemical Engineering 134 see Hispanic Studies 103 > Sports Studies (Exercise and Health) 191 Choosing your Degree 70 International Student Advisers 24 Support for Your Studies 16, 17 > Chemistry 194 > Law, degree list 140 > Teaching Qualification TQ(FE) 81 City of Aberdeen 58 International Student Fees 24 Sustained Study Programme 77 > Chemistry (MChem) 195 > Legal Studies 109 > Theology 122 Clubs and Societies 32 International Students 24 Travel to Aberdeen 64, 65 > Childhood Practice (BACP) 81 > Life Sciences, degree list 165 > Zoology 175 College of Arts and Social Sciences 11 Investing in Your Future 12, 13 Tuition Fees 18 > Christian and Religious Studies 80 > Literature in a World Context 110 College of Life Sciences and Medicine 11 King’s College Campus 66 UCAS Address and University’s Code 72 > Civil Engineering 134 > LLB, the degree 140 Estd. College of Physical Sciences 11 Key to Symbols 3 UCAS Course Codes 200 - 202 > Computing (MA) 92 > MA, degree list 84 College Transfer 78 Language Centre 24 University at a Glance 6, 7 > Computing Science (BSc) 161 > Management Studies 111 Computing Services 21 Learning Resources 20 University Timeline 12, 13 > Conservation Biology 168 > Marine Biology 173 Contents 3 Library Services 20 Visiting the University 204 > Counselling Skills 80 > Mathematics (BSc) 163 Continuous Professional Lifelong Learning, Centre for 80 Welfare 16, 17 > Dentistry 146 > Mathematics (MA) 112 Development (CPD) 28 Maps 61, 66, 67 What’s Going On 62, 63 > Divinity and Theology 122 > MBChB, the degree 146 Counselling Service 17 Mature Students 78 Who’s Who 203 > Divinity (MA) 93 > Mechanical Engineering 134 Courses and Credits 70 Medical Practice 17 Widening Access Initiative 78 > Ecology 169 > Medical Sciences, degree list 176 Curriculum Reform 74 Money Adviser 18, 19 Work Experience 29, 77 > Economics 94 > Medicine 146 Deferred Entry 70 Museums and Collections 21 Your #Faberdeen 40, 41 > Education, degree list 126 > MEng, the degree 134 Disabilities, Students with 17 Nursery 16 > Education (Primary) 126 > Microbiology 185 Discipline Breadth Courses 74 Officer Training Corps 17 > Electrical Engineering 134 > Molecular Biology 186 > Electronic Engineering 134 > Molecular Microbiology 185 1495 Engineering, degree list 134 Music Studies (MA) 113 > > > English 95 > Music 130 > English and Scottish Literature 95 > Natural Philosophy (Physics) 114 > Environmental Science 170 > Neuroscience with Psychology 187 > European Legal Studies 140 > Oil, see Geology 197 > European Studies 96 > Petroleum Engineering 134 > Film and Visual Culture 97 > Petroleum Geology 197
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