At Aberdeen Business School, named Business School of the Year 2020 (THE Awards 2020), our vision is to empower, inspire, create opportunity and equip you with the ability to drive change for tomorrow’s society. As an AACSB accredited business school, we strive to develop professional thinkers and promote innovation through business connected learning, award-winning teaching and an entrepreneurial perspective.
Our undergraduate degrees include a number of management and accounting courses including our flexible Management Programme. Many of our undergraduate degrees offer a 12-month work placement as well as the chance to study abroad.
We also offer a range of professionally accredited part-time and full-time on campus and online Master’s degrees across general and more specialist business and finance subject areas. Our full-time on-campus Master’s degrees include an optional 12-month work placement.
If you are interested in studying one of our degrees, please check the course page to find out if you meet our entry requirements and how to apply.
Our courses
Robert Gordon University's BA (Hons) Accounting and Finance degree will develop your academic knowledge and understanding, practical hands on skills and broader abilities needed for a successful career. Established links with professional bodies and employers ensure the course is relevant for today’s accounting profession.
BA (Hons) Accounting with Data Science at RGU will enable you to develop the business competencies and digital skills necessary to future-proof your career. An introduction to data science along with core accounting knowledge will ensure that graduates have valuable and relevant skills to meet the changing demands of the accounting profession.
This interdisciplinary course will enable you to take a data-driven approach to business challenges, preparing you to manage, analyse and visualise data effectively. This course has been designed in response to huge demand from employers for individuals with data and digital skills who can turn data into insight and insight into action.
The BA (Hons) Business and Management course from Robert Gordon University will give you a thorough understanding of the nature and context of business, the principal management functions within a business and the skills required for effective management in organisations.
This unique online Business Management degree at Robert Gordon University responds to the changing needs of global business, allowing you to obtain a formal qualification whilst working. It will enable you to progress your professional and personal development by translating learning into practice.
The BA (Hons) Business with Data Analytics course at RGU will provide you with the knowledge and skills to navigate a data driven future. As businesses increasingly depend upon data to inform strategic decision making, you will be at the forefront of data innovation bringing new and contemporary approaches to established businesses.
The BA (Hons) Business with Finance and Economics course at RGU will provide you with a comprehensive grounding across the key business disciplines. In addition, you will gain specialist understanding of how to interpret communicate and apply financial and economic information to improve strategic decision making in business.
Our BA (Hons) Business with Human Resource Management degree, explores the theoretical and practical aspects of HR. You will learn the key disciplines of human resource management through a unique blend of modules including Operations Management and Human Resource Development.
The BA (Hons) Business with Marketing degree at Robert Gordon University is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), which allows you to take advantage of certain exemptions to gain CIM qualification through the CIM Graduate Gateway.
Robert Gordon University offers the only BA (Hons) Digital Marketing degree available in Scotland. It will provide you with the relevant knowledge and skills to design, deliver and evaluate digital marketing strategies and campaigns, in preparation for a successful career in the industry.
Robert Gordon University offers the only BA (Hons) Digital Marketing and Business Analytics degree in Scotland and equips you with the ability to design, manage and deliver analytics projects within a digital marketing context. You will gain the knowledge, creative and technical skills required to succeed in the increasingly digital and analytics-driven marketing environment.
This BA (Hons) Event Management degree is highly practical and provides you with a perfect blend of core management and specialist event management knowledge and skills to be successful in the industry. You will have the opportunity to attend guest lectures and events, organise live events and participate in course related study trips.
This BA (Hons) International Business Management degree from Robert Gordon University will provide you with an understanding of the global business environment and equip you with the skills required to be at the forefront of the international business world.
This fully accredited (BA Hons) International Hospitality Management degree from Robert Gordon University combines both the academic and specialist aspects of International Hospitality Management.
This double accredited BA (Hons) International Tourism Management degree provides you with the unique opportunity to study the academic aspects of tourism management and gain first-hand industry experience. It covers all the integral features of the tourism sector including visitor attractions, hotels, leisure centres, theatres, events and business tourism, music venues and travel.
The BSc (Hons) Data Science with Business Management degree at Robert Gordon University has been designed to provide you with a great blend of practical Data Science skills alongside learning about the management and business context in which they can be applied.
This course is designed to allow participants to understand the nature, context, and format of financial information of companies and to develop knowledge of financial and management accounting techniques to support business decision making.
This course will allow students to develop knowledge and skills in the principles and practice of starting a new business encompassing key components required to compile a sustainable business plan.
This professional short course is designed for any professional who has a responsibility for crisis management and business recovery strategies, as well as those looking to specialise in crisis communication as a career.
The Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) at Robert Gordon University is a professional doctorate providing dynamic, research-based views of real management issues. You will have the opportunity to blend the latest academic thinking with business knowledge, skills and practice, enabling a significant contribution to the enhancement of professional practice.
The Doctor of Information Science (DInfSc) at Robert Gordon University is a practitioner-focused doctoral degree, equivalent in terms of academic rigour to a PhD but more applied in nature. It has been designed for experienced professionals working in a strategic, information or knowledge management environment.
Explore world energy markets and the evolution of, and challenges facing, the carbon economy. Consider the role the economics of energy transition plays in the decision making within the energy industry. Examine the direction and pace of the clean energy transition and sustainability.
Explore energy, sustainability, and climate issues, assess supply dynamics, and analyse policy to support the transition to a low carbon economy.
Explore the technical, financial, commercial, and contractual activities involved in energy transition.
For women who are keen to grow their businesses this course will empower you to explore viable opportunities, understand customers, generate creative ideas and consider risks. During the course you will create a strategy and a plan to take you to the next level and realise your growth aspirations.
Ready to launch your food, drink, or tourism venture in North East Scotland? This course offers step-by-step guidance with practical examples, case studies, and activities, empowering you with essential tools for success. Whether it's culinary delights or Scottish landscapes, it's your roadmap to turning business dreams into reality.
The Graduate Apprenticeship in Accounting at Robert Gordon University will develop your knowledge and understanding across all areas of accounting and management relevant to practice and industry. It provides the necessary underpinning in core accounting knowledge, skills and competencies allowing you to critically analyse and determine potential solutions.
Graduate Apprenticeships at Robert Gordon University are an innovative route to degree qualification, blending academic study with work-based learning which is supported by your employer. This Business Management course provides opportunities to develop in class and through online study of relevant theory with immediate application of practice through work-based learning activities.
Learn to assess the techniques, tools, processes and strategies undertaken by project managers to define, plan, monitor, evaluate, control and deliver project requirements.
Learn how integrated supply chains contribute to the achievement of organisational efficiency and effectiveness.
Explore how multinational enterprises formulate and implement responsible and sustainable strategies that respond to the grand societal challenges of our time exploring volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA).
Our flexible MBA master's degree in Business Administration programme at Robert Gordon University, has been designed with a practical element and will develop your advanced leadership skills and an in-depth understanding of the functional components of management, strategic management and specialist areas of study relating to your career aspirations.
The MBA Oil and Gas Management specialist degree at Robert Gordon University will hone your management skills to the specific needs of the oil and gas sector, giving practical experience while you learn and provide priceless insights and learning that can significantly impact your effectiveness and career.
The MBA Sustainability and Energy Transitions programme at Robert Gordon University aims to build on your prior professional experience to enable you to acquire a wider range of management knowledge and skills with additional specialist focus on sustainability and energy transitions, which are highly relevant issues for managers and leaders in the industry today.
The Professional Doctorate enables you to take a research-based approach to current issues within your profession. It aims to generate new knowledge and understanding that will contribute to enhancing policies and practices and tackling real problems in an industry, sector or organisational context.
This Accounting and Finance course at Robert Gordon University is suitable if you have a first degree in another field of study and now wish to develop a career in accounting and finance. It aims to produce independent thinkers who can deal with the complexity of the accounting and finance challenges facing organisations, domestically or internationally.
This course is targeted at aspiring and current managers who want to develop their managerial competences in the key functional areas of a business.
MSc Business and Management with Sustainability at Aberdeen Business School follows a contemporary curriculum enabling students from any academic background to transition successfully into challenging managerial careers that recognise the global economic, social and political trends impacting upon ethical and responsible organisational decision making.
This Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship course at Robert Gordon University is designed to support you, no matter where you are on your entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial journey, with effective tools and techniques targeted at enhancing your personal contribution to business success.
Leaders function at all levels of a business, providing vision and galvanising the energy of followers towards achieving that vision. The Business Leadership and Management course at Robert Gordon University is targeted at aspiring and current managers who want to develop knowledge and understanding of business practice.
The Business with Financial Management course at Robert Gordon University is targeted at aspiring and current managers who want to develop their managerial competences with an enhanced understanding of finance theory and corporate financial management. You will develop a range of strategic and finance skills relevant for business decision making within a global environment.
The MSc Business with HR Management course at Robert Gordon University is targeted at aspiring and current managers who want to develop their managerial competences in the key functional business areas, with enhanced skills in people management. It will provide you with theories, tools and techniques to support practical business management.
Globalisation, technological enhancements and a turbulent business environment are calling for an enhanced ability to manage risk and a strong focus on business continuity in all sectors. The Business with Strategic Risk Management course at Robert Gordon University offers managers, both new and experienced, the opportunity to develop their managerial skills.
The CIPR accredited MSc Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Master’s degree from Robert Gordon University provides you with the practical skills and relevant academic knowledge to ensure you will be capable of operating in a strategic communication role on graduation.
The highly practical MSc Digital Marketing degree at Robert Gordon University will equip you with the theoretical knowledge and skills to be able to design, deliver and evaluate successful strategies and campaigns. If you are looking to top-up your skillset and cannot commit to the full programme, there is the opportunity to study modules on an individual basis.
Accredited by the Energy Institute, this Energy Management degree at Robert Gordon University provides you with comprehensive knowledge and transferable management skills for the oil and gas, sustainable and renewable energy industries.
This Energy Institute-accredited Energy Transitions and Sustainability degree provides you with comprehensive knowledge & transferable management skills for addressing the management challenges of sustainable energy sourcing, evaluation and application.
This Financial Management course at Robert Gordon University will help you to develop the theoretical and analytical finance skills needed to succeed in the corporate sector and financial institutions. The course’s extensive coverage of the CFA Institute’s Candidate Body of Knowledge (CBOK) means that it is recognised in the Institute’s University Affiliation Program.
The MSc Healthcare Leadership supports professionals to become impactful leaders for the advancement of today’s health and social care environment. The course is suitable for a range of professionals who are involved in health or social care delivery, locally, nationally, or globally.
This CIPD (Level 7) accredited Human Resource Management course will prepare you for the management of people and human resources in a global context. You will gain the relevant knowledge and skills to become an effective line manager or HR professional and meet the needs of rapidly changing organisations.