About Bangor Law School

Law degrees designed to evolve with the ever-changing legal environment

Bangor University Law School’s degrees have been carefully designed to evolve with the ever-changing legal landscape, and to equip students with the legal knowledge and skills demanded by an increasingly globalised industry. Hundreds of students from several countries worldwide choose Bangor Law School every year for its teaching expertise and diverse, multi-cultural environment.

We offer a diverse range of Undergraduate degree schemes, all of which are Qualifying Law Degrees, which denotes they are approved by the Law Society of England and Wales and recognised for entry onto professional vocational training required to become a Solicitor or Barrister. Read more about our Undergraduate degrees…

Our Postgraduate degrees aims to push students’ development further, allowing them to take a closer look at the law in general or to pursue a particular specialism. Our LLM, MBA and MA programmes have been carefully crafted to respond to the latest developments in the legal industry and to produce capable, knowledgeable graduates. Read more about our Postgraduate degrees…

And to help students achieve their full potential, we offer a range of scholarships and bursaries for both undergraduate and postgraduate students.

A University with a tradition of teaching and research excellence

Bangor University was founded in 1884, making it one of the oldest and most prestigious degree awarding institutions in the UK. For more than 120 years, students from all over the world have graduated from Bangor and gone on to achieve great success in their chosen careers.

The University has risen substantially in the Times Higher Education World University rankings 2011-12, and is now placed among the world’s top 275 universities. Bangor has also been rated as the best University in Wales for its teaching, and is amongst the top 15 UK Universities for teaching excellence (Sunday Times University Guide for 2012).

Prince Charles is Chancellor of the University, and in 2007 he visited Bangor to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone of the Main University Building.

A thriving international community in a unique cultural zone

With students from over 79 countries worldwide, Bangor has a thriving international community. The International Student Welfare Office exists to help make Bangor a home from home, offering advice and support to international students and their families before, during and after their studies.

The city of Bangor is situated in one of the most spectacular university settings in the whole of the UK, located between the Snowdonia mountain range and the Menai Straits; and the city is proud of its rich Welsh culture – wherever you go in Bangor, you will hear Welsh being spoken alongside the multiple dialects of our international student body.

Read more about life in Bangor, or watch the class of 2011 tell us what's great about studying and living in Bangor...

Research expertise across all disciplines of Law

Our international body of staff is made up of experts in fields including International Law, Intellectual Property Law, European Law, Procurement Law, Competition Law, Finance Law and Devolved Government. Graduates of many of the world's leading universities, they have substantial experience at professional and academic level and are widely published in leading journals. This expertise is reflected in the teaching, through which students develop a thorough understanding of contemporary legal systems and issues with a worldwide perspective.

Bangor University Law School is also home to the Institute of Competition and Procurement Studies (ICPS), one of the UK’s leading centres for research into public procurement law. Based within the ICPS is the EU-funded Winning in Tendering project, aimed at encouraging economic growth by transforming the public tendering experience of smaller suppliers.

A new suite of LLMs delivered by leaders in their fields

This year, Bangor University Law School has launched nine new LLM degrees which are specifically tailored to meet the needs of prospective students and to prepare them for employability in the global market place. Teaching will be led by subject experts who have substantial professional and research experience in their respective fields.

These challenging programmes reflect the latest demands in industries worldwide for graduates in the following fields: International Law, International Intellectual Property Law, Law and Banking, Public Procurement Law and Law and Criminology.

Every student encouraged to reach their full potential

Bangor University Law School’s academic experience is enriched by a programme of activities designed to encourage students to accelerate their personal development and to cultivate the skills required in an increasingly competitive job market.

Through our continuous work in developing contacts with legal practitioners across the UK, we have developed a programme of work placements and internships with a number of law firms and corporations, designed to provide students with a unique insight into and experience of the type of careers they might wish to pursue upon graduating.

Mooting, the Innocence Project and Street Law all offer students an invaluable opportunity to apply their legal knowledge to practical situations and to further develop analytical, communication, presentation and teamwork skills.

In the classroom, small class sizes foster a lively learning environment and encourage students to engage fully with the teaching experience, with students and lecturers developing a close and supportive relationship.

Undergraduate Courses

Postgraduate Courses

International Partnerships

Law and Welsh