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Old Aberdeen Campus

Content

Business Management and Information Systems at Aberdeen brings together a solid grounding in business, people and organisations with in-depth study of how organisations of all sizes and in all sectors use information systems and technology as vital tools for business success. This excellent combination of subjects, with invaluable input from industry and emphasis on teamwork, has a brilliant track record in securing employment for our graduates with major blue-chip companies.

Year 1: Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen; Programming 1; The Economics of Business and Society; Managing Organizations; Accounting and Entrepreneurship; Object - Oriented Programming; Modelling and Problem Solving for Computing; Web Development.

Year 2: Software Programming; Databases and Data Management; Marketing; Human - Computer Interaction; Algorithms and Data Structures; Operations Management; Understanding Statistics.

Year 3: Artificial Intelligence; Principles of Software Engineering; Enterprise Computing and Business;
Software Engineering and Professional Practice.

Year 4: Joint Honours Computer Project; Business Strategy; Research Methods.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements:

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBB including 2 maths or science subjects plus English, Maths and Chemistry or Physics at National 5.

For second year entry you would require the above plus Advanced Higher Maths and another relevant subject at AB or BA.

Widening access entry:
3 Highers at BBC including 2 maths or science subjects plus English, Maths and Chemistry or Physics at National 5.

1 Foundation Apprenticeship is accepted in place of a non-essential Higher.