Taught Postgraduate Programmes

The minimum requirement is a good first degree, normally equivalent to a British second-class Honours degree or above in any discipline. For more detailed information on entry requirements, please contact gbs@abdn.ac.uk. Note: MSc Petroleum, Energy, Economics & Finance has a higher entry requirement, normally equivalent to a British upper second class Honours degree and with evidence of competence in quantitative subjects.

References are not required in order for applicants to submit an application. They are not usually required in order for a decision to be made but in certain cases applicants may be asked to provide a single academic or work-related reference at the request of the academic selector. 

The English Language Requirement for all College of Arts and Social Sciences Masters programmes is an IELTS of 6.5 with 6.0 in the writing and reading (or equivalent TOEFL iBT or PTE).  For more information see www.abdn.ac.uk/international/english-requirements  

Please note, students who accept an offer of a place will be asked to pay a deposit to secure their place. This deposit is later deducted from the tuition fees payable at registration. See www.abdn.ac.uk/postgraduate/finance for further details.

Full details on how to apply can be found at http://www.abdn.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply.php

If you have not yet completed your current studies, we would require at least a transcript to date of all your subjects and grades, to allow the selectors to make a fully informed decision.  If your studies are not in English, then we would require your transcript in both the original language and translated into English. 

If you have completed your studies, we will require a copy of your degree certificate(s) along with your transcript(s) (translated into English if applicable). 

We do not normally require references, however the selectors may request an academic or work-related reference to allow a decision to be made.

If you have extensive work experience, a CV is always welcome.

If you are required to submit evidence of English proficiency, you can still apply without having taken a test, as this can be made a condition of any offer made.

Any queries can be directed to gbs@abdn.ac.uk

A full list of tuition fees for September 2013 will be available at www.abdn.ac.uk/registry/tuitionfees.  The numbers quoted below are indicative, and are yet to be confirmed (as at 11 March 2013).

A summary is given below – if you have any queries, please email gbs@abdn.ac.uk

Do note, the School does not set the fee level for applicants – that is undertaken by PG Admissions (pgadmissions@abdn.ac.uk), and is dependent upon information in your application to the University.

Prospective students should visit the University’s Postgraduate Funding database.

University of Aberdeen Alumni Discount Scheme

The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.