Jumpstart your success

If you’re looking to study a business or finance degree at a top-ranking UK university, the International Year Two offers a fast-track route to your graduation. You will begin your studies in the second year of your degree, allowing you to graduate in just three years. Your journey begins by spending three terms at the International Study Centre, which will help you to gain the skills to study the final two years of your degree at the University.

What will I study?

Our modules are specially designed to help international students like you to succeed at the University. Designed in partnership with University academics and taught in the same style as at the University, you will develop both your English language skills and subject knowledge by choosing to follow one of two academic routes.

Why study Business Management and Finance at the University of Aberdeen?

Aberdeen is known as being the energy capital of Europe, so the city has a high demand for both Business Management and Finance graduates. As a University of Aberdeen student, you will benefit from the close links the University has forged with international companies.

With the state-of-the-art Bloomberg finance lab, the University integrates real activity in financial markets directly into your degree. As part of your course, you will experience the platform, used by major financial services companies around the world, and gain key skills that employers are seeking.

Aberdeen is ranked as the 12th university in the UK for Business and Management (The Complete University Guide 2022).

Term 1

Economics of Business & Society 2
Accounting & Entrepreneurship 2

Term 2

International Business 2
Global Economy 2
Understanding Statistics

Term 3

Managing Organisations
Financial Markets
Marketing
Finance, Risk & Investment 2
Operational Management
Business Finance 2

Progress to your degree

By completing the International Year Two pathway and achieving the required grades, you are able to transition to the third year of your business or finance degree at Aberdeen. This pathway offers multiple available progression degrees, all of which are MA (Master of Arts) degrees. This is an undergraduate degree equivalent to a BA degree.