The Faculty of Design and Technology comprises Gray's School of Art, The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment, School of Engineering and School of Computing.
The combination of both design and technology
creates probably one of the fastest paced sectors in industry. Ensuring that our educational expertise
maintains its leading-edge status is absolutely critical to the success of our
four Schools and, consequently, something we work very hard to achieve.
We have strong industry links, evident in our excellent graduate employment record, professional body accreditations and industrial placement schemes.
Above all, our aim is for the sum to be greater than the total of the parts, with our Schools collaborating closely to forge new disciplines and enter new markets, creating a Faculty of Design and Technology which is a leader in its class.
Professor John Watson
Dean of the Faculty of Design and Technology
The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment combines innovative thinking with new technologies and traditional practice across all aspects of building design and construction.
We pride ourselves in the development of innovative courses that address the future needs of practice and which challenge out-moded conventions.
This approach ensures a continual demand for its graduates across all sectors of the construction industry and built environment professions, locally, nationally and internationally.
Gray's School of Art provides an important focal point in the creative culture of Aberdeen and Scotland.
Studying at Gray's is an inspiring
experience which furnishes students with invaluable visual,
intellectual, social and communication skills developed in a
collaborative and intimate environment, while preparing them for
diverse careers.
Studying art and design means thinking differently about yourself and your world. Professional study requires challenge, new ways of thinking, energy and enthusiasm. The ability to harness creativity is highly sought after in today's global economy.
Professional Engineers and Technologists have a reputation for their ability to solve problems and to undertake challenging and complex problems in all walks of life.
We combine a wide range of expertise in engineering with purpose built facilities and strong commercial links, working closely with local, national and international companies to ensure that we continue to provide professional learning that meets the demands of employers.
The School of Engineering Staff boast a very wide range of expertise, and this is reflected in the portfolio of innovative and flexible degree programmes which are offered within the School. Engineering at Robert Gordon University means taking today's technology and transforming it for use tomorrow.
The School of Engineering has modern, purpose built laboratories and facilities which use the latest technology and equipment to enhance the learning experience.
The School of Computing Science and Digital Media courses develop skills and expertise for a wide range of Computing technologies and target applications.
Our career-ready graduates benefit from degree programmes designed in partnership with industry and the professional bodies, by staff whose expertise is at the leading edge of these technologies. Our Computing laboratories are some of the best equipped of any University department and offer access to the latest software technologies.
A traditional Computer Science course suits the technically-oriented. A degree-link course in Information Systems tops up a variety of FE courses. A range of Computing courses with specialised themes focus on the latest technologies for Graphics and Animation, Mobile Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia and the Internet, or on applications in business and e-Commerce or systems to support the Information Age.
“My degree was particularly well aligned to the requirements of industry and definitely helped me to secure a job at Chevron and enabled me to make a confident start at work.”
Maurice Thomson Mechanical Engineering MEng Chevron
Three of Scotland’s east coast universities have launched a new institute aimed at becoming the global authority on offshore renewable energy.
