PgDip IT for the Energy Industry at Robert Gordon University

PgDip is an exit award within the IT for the Energy Industry course. The course will prepare you for a career in the design and implementation of IT solutions and service management. As a graduate, you will be well-positioned for a computing career in the ever-evolving global energy industry and its IT providers. This course provides training in software development tools and techniques, IT service management and geoscience, including renewable energy.

Faculty: School of Computing, Engineering and Technology  |  Location: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course will give you an understanding of the energy industry and how to align IT services with the needs of organisations. You will become proficient in the use of modern software tools and environments and have the ability to integrate the use of tools and techniques in the framework of an appropriate development methodology to develop high quality software solutions. Throughout the course, content is complemented by practical work, allowing you to support your theoretical development through real-life simulation.

Career pathways

As a graduate of this course you will be prepared for a number of IT roles within the energy industry, both as a Software Developer and Service Manager. Aberdeen is home to many multinational energy companies and associated suppliers such as mainstream software houses, IT providers to major oil-related companies, specialist software consultancies, and venture capital start-ups.

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