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Robert Gordon University

Edinburg, Scotland, United Kingdom

Accounting and Finance PgCert | PgDip | MSc

Aberdeen Business School
This accounting and finance course is suitable if you have completed 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 are able to deal with the complexity of the accounting and finance challenges facing organisations, either domestically or internationally.
The course will provide you with the knowledge, skills and independent thinking abilities which are essential for developing a career in the accounting sector, within banking and financial institutions, or in the field of corporate finance.

You will develop key transferable skills in relation to the sourcing, recording, interpretation and application of accounting and finance information for use in decision making.

At Aberdeen Business School, we are in the business of changing your tomorrow.

Campus Information

Aberdeen

The Garthdee Campus sits in a wonderfully spacious parkland, adjacent to the River Dee. Mature trees and walkways combine with striking architecture providing a beautiful backdrop for work and play.

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 60

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

PLACEMENTS

Optional, paid, 3-month (summer) or 12-month placements can be undertaken in this course. You will be supported by a dedicated Placements Coordinator within the school who oversees the placement module. You will also be assigned a Placement Supervisor who will carry out regular visits to your placement provider and meet with you and your employer. The confidence and experience you could acquire during a placement will make you more employable and put you one step ahead of the competition when you graduate. 

Placements are not guaranteed.

JOB PROSPECTS

This course provides you with a range of technical and interpersonal skills that will prepare you for a variety of careers at the leading edge of computing. Our collaboration with industry and the industrial placement scheme will provide you with the opportunity to be involved in new developments in the very dynamic and fast-moving computing industry. Graduates from this course are highly sought after by a range of employers, including software houses, web-development companies, application developers and service providers for business and industry.

You could find yourself working for a large software developer or the latest technology start-up - and with our focus on entrepreneurship, you could even start your own company.

PSW Opportunity

  • 2 Years PSW is applicable after completing a minimum duration of 9 months course (like- Undergraduate, Postgraduate Level)
  • 3 Years PSW is applicable after completing PhD level courses.

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Bachelors Degree with a Second Class degree* or an overall average of 55%+ from a recognised institution will be considered for courses which require a 2.2 degree
Universities of Mumbai, Delhi and Calcutta, minimum overall average of 50%
CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) - 10 Point Scale GPA 6.0 or B or 'above average'
Other Point Scale Grading Systems - 4 Point Scale GPA 2.67 or B or 55%, 7 Point Scale GPA 5 or B or 55%
A small number of University postgraduate programmes do require a minimum of second class upper classification, or an equivalent - refer to the relevant course page for more information
 
IELTS Academic
 
6.5
 
PTE Academic
 
61
 
TOEFL iBT & MyBest™ 18 17 20 17 88 
TOEFL iBT - Special Home Edition 18 17 20 17 88 
TOEFL iBT Paper Edition 18 17 20 17 88