Postgraduate Taught Degrees

TESOL - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

Did you know that any discipline at undergraduate level can kickstart a career in teaching English to speakers of other languages? Our conversion programme can be completed in a single year, giving you a master’s level qualification. With a strong commitment to global standards for excellence, our MSc reflects a refreshingly practical approach to acquiring expert knowledge in linguistics to flourish academically and professionally.

Music

MMus · PgCert

The MMus in Music capitalises on research strength within the department of music and is intended for composers (vocal, instrumental, or electronic), performers, sonic artists, musicologists (of all kinds studying any genre) with a specific interest in an area of musical study. Our MMus students can design their study by selecting one or two study concentrations from four paths: Composition, Musicology, Performance, and Sonic Arts. Applicants must confirm in their application which area(s) they wish to specialise in.

Applied Health Sciences (Online, Blended)

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

Our MSc in Applied Health Sciences provides a flexible programme that can be individually tailored to align with your research interests and careers goals whether that be in public health, global health, human nutrition or health economics.

Early Years

MEd · PgCert · PgDip

The programme aims to provide a response to the continuing professional development needs of fully qualified educationalists wishing to advance their skills and knowledge, enhance their professional practice, and extend their capacity to lead and shape change in a range of educational settings through part-time study by e-learning.

Corporate Finance and Law

LLM · MSc

With both an LLM and MSc exit qualification available, this programme is delivered jointly by the University of Aberdeen's School of Law and Business School, and will provide students with an interdisciplinary learning experience in Finance and Law.

Clinical Education

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

Our MSc Clinical Education programme is designed to develop knowledge, skills and professional values in teaching and learning associated with clinical education. You will study alongside students from different clinical and geographical contexts including those from the wider multi-professional team (doctors, nurses, dentists and physician associates) and clinical staff with a role in medical, dental and nursing education. Our teaching faculty includes senior academics and lecturers from a variety of clinical backgrounds.

Project Management

ISS · MSc

Empowering managers to deliver the financial and operational success of projects across all industries, through a solid grounding in the principles and practice of project management.

Environmental Anthropology

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

The MSc Environmental Anthropology explores the ecological, social and cultural relationships between people and the environments they live in. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from theories and case studies in climate change research, multispecies ethnography and many other areas of contemporary environmental anthropology from around the world.

This programme has September and January start dates available. Apply Today.

Inclusive Practice

MEd · PgCert · PgDip

Fundamental to the programme is the belief that all learners have the same rights and are of equal worth, irrespective of their current level of attainment, cultural background, race, gender or age. All learners have the right to be educated alongside their peers, and young people's needs are best met through systems of shared responsibility.

The programme aims to help practitioners review and enhance the learning experience of all children and young people, including those with additional support needs. It endeavours to give experienced practitioners the time, opportunity and support to examine existing practice in the light of new research-informed knowledge and insights. It also aims to enable practitioners to build upon the range of experiences and different perspectives found amongst groups of colleagues supporting pupils with additional support needs, in a variety of contexts and settings, by exposing these to sustained discussion and critical appraisal.

A central feature of the course is the use of collaborative enquiry as a tool for creating new knowledge and transforming practice, by synthesising literature, personal and professional reflection and practice.

Health Economics for Health Professionals

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

This online programme provides students with an understanding of the health economics principles and tools to analyse and address the challenges of limited resources faced by the health sector.

Film, Visual Culture and Arts Management

MLitt · PgCert · PgDip

We live in an increasingly visual world. Images have both power and currency in contemporary society, and play a central role in shaping the world around us. From TV and advertising to social media and film, images form a part of our everyday lives. The MLitt in Film, Visual Culture and Arts Management develops your critical skills to both sort through and contextualise the images surrounding us. This programme offers hands-on, real-life experience to prepare you for future study or work in the world of images.

Maritime Law

LLM

Maritime Law is an exciting and highly complex field of law. At Aberdeen we’ve combined the teaching and research strength of our long-established law school and the calibre of our first-class teaching team with our growing international profile and activity to create options for this LLM.

Cultural and Creative Communication

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

Cultural and creative industries form a central element of the economy and play a key role in shaping the society in which we live.

Creative Writing

MLitt

The MLitt in Creative Writing is a taught programme designed to offer you a constructive, highly supportive learning environment in which to develop your writing and creative potential. You will be introduced to the processes and challenges involved in producing creative work of publishable quality, whether in poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction prose, or screenwriting.

You will be taught by a team of widely published creative writers including award-winning poets, fiction writers and non-fiction filmmakers.

General Law

LLM

Continue your study of law to an advanced level without the limitations of a specialist LLM. General Law offers a wide range of course modules from our other postgraduate degrees so that you’re able to tailor your studies to your own requirements.

Global Business Communication

MSc · PgCert · PgDip

Our MSc in Global Business Communication at the University of Aberdeen provides in-depth communications skills and knowledge across business, law, health care, politics, media and energy industries. You will learn to communicate effectively and pragmatically in situations reliant on an understanding of human behaviour, relationships, tactics, and politics to uncover powerful solutions to challenges in communication and interpretation.

Philosophy and Society

MLitt · PgCert · PgDip

The MLitt in Philosophy and Society is an interdisciplinary programme that enables students to explore the connections between philosophical thinking and real-world social problems and questions.

Professional Education

MEd · PgCert · PgDip

This is a flexible route to a Master’s qualification which is designed in a way which allows all professionals to construct a programme of study aligned to their own specific interests and responsibilities. For participants in schools the courses are aligned with the Standard for Career Long Professional Learning (SCLPL).

Safety and Reliability Engineering

MSc

This programme provides a thorough understanding of the concepts and tools of safety engineering, reliability engineering and loss prevention.

This programme has January and September start dates. Apply Now.

The MSc Safety and Reliability Engineering is also available to study part time online.

International Finance and Political Relations

MSc

This programme combines the strengths of the School of Social Science and the Business School to explore the intersection between money, politics and power and the relationship between international finance and policymaking at the transnational level.

This course has both January and September start dates. Apply Now.

Psychology of Mental Health

MSc

The MSc Psychology of Mental Health provides an in-depth study of the psychological principles underlying mental health and wellbeing.

Dispute Resolution

LLM · PgCert · PgDip

Unlike many other programmes on dispute resolution, this programme does not seek to combine a substantive subject with dispute processes; it focusses only on those methods best placed to resolve disputes. It is dedicated to dispute resolution methodology. The non-court dispute resolution industry is vibrant and growing as organisations and individuals seek to resolve their disputes outside the often adversarial, public, slow and expensive litigation process.
The programme is fully online with the exception of Advanced Mediation Practice. Students taking this course require to attend the university in Aberdeen for a three day period in late March. (Find out more in course information ).

Environmental Management

MSc

Equip yourself with applied knowledge and skills to address pressing environmental challenges through this interdisciplinary programme that blends environmental science, policy and management principles. Develop environmental leadership and promote sustainable practices across various sectors. Study at a Queen's Anniversary Prize-winning university ranked 4th in the UK for sustainability, with access to the Cairngorms National Park and internationally unique field sites.

Christianity and the Visual Arts (Online)

MLitt

The MLitt in Christianity and the Visual Arts combines the study of art and faith in the Christian world from medieval to modern times. Explore faith and the interpretation of Christian artworks in and beyond the western European context, with access to world-class ecclesiastical, artistic and cultural resources at the University.

Human Factors and Safety

PgCert

Our flexible PgCert will enhance your expertise and advance your career in the field of human factors and organisational psychology. You will learn to make valuable contributions to improving safety, efficiency, and human performance in sectors including aviation, energy, manufacturing, and healthcare. With the support of human factors experts from academia and industry, you’ll explore human factors principles and how to apply them in a range of work environments. You’ll also enhance your credibility and marketability in the job market by possessing a skill set that is increasingly in-demand across industries.