University of Aberdeen

University of Aberdeen, institution of higher learning, the first in Britain to train students in medicine, a field in which it has achieved special fame. The university, located in Aberdeen, Scotland, was incorporated in 1860, merging the College of Saint Mary, founded about 1495 and now called King's College, and Marischal College, established in 1593. However, it is not a collegiate university. Courses of instruction are offered in the arts, biological sciences, divinity, economic and social sciences, engineering and physical sciences, law, mathematics, and medicine. Students work toward a degree rather than in a specific department, which allows for greater flexibility in their choice of subjects. After a three-year ordinary or a four-year honors course of study, the university awards either the master of arts or the bachelor of science degree, approximately equivalent to the bachelor's degree in the United States. The university also awards graduate degrees of master (distinct from master of arts) and doctor.

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