Engineering

Congratulations and welcome to the University of Aberdeen! 

Your first class will be your School induction. This will help you prepare for the year ahead and provide you with useful advice on your course, as well as School contacts and information on getting the most out of your academic experience.

Your School Induction will not be on your timetable, so please make sure to check the date, time and location and add this to your calendar. You can also find details about your induction and course on MyAberdeen. 

The date, time and location of your School induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Please note, this programme is subject to change. Please make sure to regularly check for any changes to the Induction programme.

Level 1 Induction

The date, time and location of your induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Level 2 Induction

The date, time and location of your induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Level 3 Induction 

The date, time and location of your induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Level 4 

The date, time and location of your induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Level 5

The date, time and location of your induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Engineering Professional Institute Talks

All students are invited to attend Engineering Professional Institute talks.

Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)

The date, time and location will be shared nearer the start of term.

Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET)

The date, time and location will be shared nearer the start of term.

Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

The date, time and location will be shared nearer the start of term.

Director of Education
Dr Euan Bain
euan.bain@abdn.ac.uk

If you have any questions relating to your programme of study this year, please contact either your Level Coordinator or relevant School Administration Assistant in the first instance. 

There will be prescribed courses you study each year to make up your degree. Depending on your programme of study, your prescribed courses will be hosted in different Schools and/or Departments. However, most Engineering courses are based within the School of Engineering. 

Each course will have a different course code prefix, for example:

• EG, EA, EE, EM and EX = School of Engineering courses
• CM = Department of Chemistry, School of Natural and Computing Sciences
• CS = Department of Computing Science, School of Natural and Computing Sciences
• GL = School of Geosciences

Find out about the prescribed courses you study that will make up your degree here.

Links to the most recent reading lists (where available) for the courses prescribed for the Engineering degree programmes can be found below. Please note that, whilst we expect the majority of reading lists to remain unchanged this year, the reading lists for courses during academic year 2025-26 may differ from those linked below.

Updated reading lists for 2025-26 will be available on MyAberdeen and through the Library prior to the commencement of teaching on 22 September 2025.

Reading Lists for Level 1 Courses

EG1008 Principles of Electronics

EG1010 CAD and Communication in Engineering Practice

EG1011 Introductory Mathematics

EG1012 Fundamentals of Engineering Materials

EG1504 Engineering Mathematics 1

EG1510 Fundamental Engineering Mechanics

EG1513 Circuit analysis and Design

CM1513 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 1

CM1513 Chemistry for the Physical Sciences 2

Congratulations and welcome to the University of Aberdeen! 

Your first class will be your School induction. This will help you prepare for the year ahead and provide you with useful advice on your course, as well as School contacts and information on getting the most out of your academic experience.

Your School Induction will not be on your timetable, so please make sure to check the date, time and location and add this to your calendar. You can also find details about your induction and course on MyAberdeen. 

The date, time and location of your School induction will be shared nearer the start of term.

Please note, this programme is subject to change. Please make sure to regularly check for any changes to the Induction programme.

The Engineering PGT induction materials can be found in the Engineering Student Resource Centre for those who missed the in-person school induction.

Dr Ines Graca
Director of Postgraduate Teaching
i.graca@abdn.ac.uk

Lyn Magee
School Administration Assistant
engineering@abdn.ac.uk

Megan Nicolson 
School Administration Assistant 
engineering@abdn.ac.uk

Reading lists for individual Engineering courses will be available through MyAberdeen before the start of term.

In the meantime, you can brush up your study skills and learn more about the University at our award-winning Toolkit website.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to campus to start your research journey with us. As a Postgraduate Research student you will have the opportunity to attend a University wide induction in addition to your school induction.

The University of Aberdeen Orientation programme has been designed to take you through all of the essential information you will need for your student life. You can get started now by working through the interactive modules.

There are a series of modules that you can work through before you arrive. Once you have registered you can access the remaining modules and complete your mandatory training programme through your bespoke PGR training platform on our virtual learning environment.

There will be a school welcome event for Postgraduate Research students. This will provide an opportunity to meet Postgraduate coordinators and PhD supervisors. There will also be time to answer any questions you may have. Further details regarding the welcome event will follow in due course.

As a PGR student you may have the opportunity to audit Master's courses to augment your research training. Please discuss this with your supervisor and check out the postgraduate taught pages above.

The PGR College also offers a comprehensive training programme to support your research journey.

The PGR College training and development programme offers academic, professional, and personal development through a number of training workshops, resources and opportunities, all intended to support the PGR community at the University of Aberdeen.