Robert Gordon University

Robert Gordon University is an innovative, inclusive, impactful and professionally-focused institution focusing on demand-led teaching and research at undergraduate, postgraduate and PHD level. All of our courses will provide you with practical, hands-on learning and teaching experiences.

• 2nd in Scotland and top 10 in the UK for student satisfaction (THE's positivity measure, NSS 2023)
• 2nd in Scotland and top 10 in the UK for teaching excellence (Daily Mail University Guide 2024)

We have a diverse and exciting range of postgraduate courses in Accounting and Finance, Management, Communications, Information Management, Law, Engineering, Computing, Architecture and the Built Environment, Art & Design, Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences, all taught in state-of-the-art facilities, helping you to progress and develop skills within your chosen subject. All programmes are designed to offer you an effective combination of academic study and practical experience, developed in close consultation with industry.

Employability

Our relentless focus on professional education means our graduates are not just ready to work but are also equipped to make an enduring and valuable contribution to industry on a regional, national and global scale. Our continued engagement with industry ensures our courses are demand-driven, of the highest quality and tailored to meet the current and future needs of employers. Many of our courses will offer you the opportunity to undertake a period of work experience or placement, collaborate with businesses on live projects and attend industry guest lectures and masterclasses, providing you the chance to make connections and network with potential future employers.

• 1st in Scotland and 3rd in the UK (excluding small, specialist institutions) for employability and/or further study (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2022)
• 1st in Scotland and 2nd in the UK in the Graduate Employment Rate measure (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2022)
• 2nd in Scotland for graduate outcomes: on track (Complete University Guide 2024)

City of Aberdeen

Aberdeen is a cosmopolitan, creative and connected place – with people from across the world working and studying here. There is something for everyone, and with over 16,000 students, you will be part of a lively, vibrant, student friendly city with great culture, shops, restaurants, live music, bars and nightlife. Aberdeenshire has a stunning coastline with vast, spectacular sandy beaches and picturesque fishing villages. With 300 castles, stately homes and ruins dotting its landscape, it is unsurprisingly known as ‘Scotland’s Castle Country.'

• Aberdeen is the happiest city in the UK to live and work in thanks to a number of factors including our low crime rate, a high quality of life and an average monthly salary greater than the UK average (Shawbrook Bank 2021)
• Aberdeen is 1st in the UK for affordability thanks to our lower living costs (QS Best Student Cities 2023)
• Aberdeen is 1st in Scotland and top 20 in the UK for cheapest cities for student accommodation (StudentCrowd 2023/24)

As a student in Aberdeen you can enjoy food and drink experiences, a lively nightlife scene, opportunities for outdoor adventure, year-round festivals and events, inspiring art galleries and interesting museums. In addition to Aberdeen’s mile-long beach, you can explore parks and gardens and picture-perfect old towns.

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