This postgraduate course has been specifically developed to enable students to professionally enhance their commercial skills. The course has been developed in close collaboration with industry and includes a contemporary industry perspective from sector experts from all parts of the supply chain.

The course will allow you to gain a professionally accredited qualification and develop the demonstrable core commercial competencies much in demand by the oil, gas, renewables and decommissioning industries.

Building on our expertise in providing surveying, commercial and project management education, the course has been designed to meet the particular requirements of the energy sectors, in alignment with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) competency framework, namely:

• Commercial management
• Design economics
• Risk and supply chain management
• Contract practice
• Procurement and tendering practices
• Project financial control
• Project Management

Stage 1

• Energy Industry Business Dynamics
• Business Practice Competencies
• Commercial Project Management
• Contractual Approaches to Procurement

Exit award: PgCert Commercial Practice for the Energy Sectors

Stage 2

• Risk Management & Supply Chain Vulnerability
• Commercial Value & Cost Studies
• Contract Performance Management

Pick one elective module from:

• Advanced Supply Chain & Category Management
• Value Assurance, Protection & Governance

Exit award: PgDip Commercial Practice for the Energy Sectors

Stage 3

• Dissertation

Award: MSc Commercial Practice for the Energy Sectors

We welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds who are industry aware or have a good academic qualification. We will accredit good quality prior experiential learning.

Applicants who comply with any of the following criteria should apply:

• A good Honours degree in any discipline from a recognised university.
• A recognised professionally accredited diploma or corporate body membership.
• Applicants who do not hold an Honours degree but who have relevant industry experience over a reasonable time period will be considered.

For international students 6.5 IELTS or its equivalent in TOEFL is required.

This course has been submitted to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for consideration for accreditation under the Partnership scheme. This will allow you, upon successful completion of the course, to enrol for the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC), the final step to becoming a Chartered Surveyor.

Applicants to this course may be eligible for a Merit Scholarship. More information can be found on the Architecture, Construction & Surveying Merit Scholarships page.

Applications for admission to postgraduate courses should be made online directly to the University's Admissions Office online at www.rgu.ac.uk/applyonline.

If you have any queries, please contact our Admissions Office: 

• Email PGOffice@rgu.ac.uk
• Call +44 (0) 1224 262132

If you are an International Student and would like further information and application advice:

• Complete our International Enquiries form
• Call 0044 1224 262726
• Email international@rgu.ac.uk

Course enquiries are welcome to the Course Leader:

• m.kishk@rgu.ac.uk 
• Tel: (+44) 01224 263508

Aberdeen is Europe's Energy Capital and our School has an excellent reputation for graduate employment.

Over the last two decades a large number of our surveying and project management graduates have found employment in the oil and gas industries in positions such as: Commercial Manager, Contracts Engineer, Surveyor, Cost Engineer, Project Manager, Contracts Manager, Estimator, Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager.