About Education in University of Aberdeen

At the forefront of Education research offering a dynamic and inclusive research culture, welcoming students to collaborate with our staff and professional partners to investigate the complexities of education and its underpinning values and beliefs.

Our Research

Our research degrees are offered on a full or part time basis and delivered on campus or via distance learning.

Research Interests

Sustainability and Development Studies

Supervisors: Professor Pamela Abbott and Professor Donald Gray

Professional Learning and Teacher Education

Supervisors: Dr Archie Graham, Dr Peter Mtika, Dr Dean Robson, Dr Rachel Shanks

Interdisciplinary Research

In our multi-faceted and complex world, with many factors impacting on our lives (not least in education), our disciplinary areas become more and more knowledgeable about narrower and narrower areas

Inclusion, Mental Health and Wellbeing

Research is grounded into a concern for the human subjects and the educational experiences afforded by different environments.

Supervisors: Dr Kirsten Darling-McQuistan, Dr Jackie Ravet

Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law (CISRUL)

Education research is also embedded within the Centre for Citizenship, Civil Society, and Rule of Law (CISRUL) studies life in the world of political concepts. The Centre draws on expertise from 7 disciplines to examine how political principles function within and beyond the contemporary West. Concepts such as ‘citizenship’, ‘civil society’ and the ‘rule of law’ are used as often by policy makers as by scholars.

Careers

There are many opportunities at the University of Aberdeen to develop your knowledge, gain experience and build a competitive set of skills to enhance your employability. This is essential for your future career success. The Careers and Employability Service can help you to plan your career and support your choices throughout your time with us, from first to final year – and beyond.

Academic qualification equivalents

• A score of 50 - 70% from a well ranked public institution is considered comparable to a UK 2.2

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS       :     Overall - 6.5     with: Listening - 5.5; Reading - 6.0; Speaking - 5.5; Writing - 6.0
• TOEFL     :     Overall - 90      with: Listening - 17; Reading - 21; Speaking - 20; Writing - 21
• PTE          :     Overall - 62      with: Listening - 51; Reading - 54; Speaking - 51; Writing - 54

University of Aberdeen Highlights

University of Aberdeen Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Aberdeen manages to provide a fixed fee structure throughout the program for international students so that they can project the amount in advance.

• The undergraduate arts fee starts from £17,200 and for sciences, it’s around £19,700.
• The postgraduate fee is variable and depends upon the degree chosen and discount of around 20% can be availed by Alumni of college
• For Undergraduate arts degree annual fee is of £ 17,200 which adds up for £68,800 and for engineering it is £19,700 and a total of £78,800.
• As per the calculation done by college the minimum cost of living in the U.K which covers all the basic expenses is around £1,000.

Aberdeen University Cost of Attendance

Aberdeen manages to provide a fixed fee structure throughout the program for international students so that they can project the amount in advance. Details for 2021-2022 academic session are tabulated below: