Short CoursePart-time

Knowledge Organisation

Robert Gordon UniversityAberdeen, United Kingdom
Level
Short Course
Duration
15 weeks
Mode
Part-time
Subject
Law
Location
United Kingdom
IELTS
6.5 overall, no part below 5.5

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Overview

This short course takes a practical, hands-on approach to Knowledge Organisation, involving students in the construction of a controlled vocabulary, a faceted classification, sample thesaurus entries, and the design of a web portal. These well-established techniques are used to develop an Information Architecture for an organisation, visitor attraction, or an event.

Entry requirements

The course is ideal for students who possess an undergraduate honours degree in any discipline. All international students, for whom English is not their first language, will need either IELTS 6.5 or its equivalent in TOEFL.

English language requirements

IELTS6.5 overall, no part below 5.5

IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in all four components

Fees

International students: £1,380

UK students: £1,380

Start dates

September

Application deadline

September 2026 entry

Campus

  • Online, United Kingdom

If you studied in United States

47 countries

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Scholarships at Robert Gordon University

12 for this level
  • Alumni Discount20% of fees
  • Chevening Scholarship
  • International Students Emergency Fund
  • RGU Early Deposit Payment Discount£500.00 (US$ 646)
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Health surcharge, first year how it is chargedGBP 776
First year in totalGBP 16,766

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