Bangor's Students Record their Satisfaction.

Publication date: 12/09/2007

Results of the third National Student Survey, an independent survey of final year students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, reveals that Bangor University has again received very positive responses from its students in the national survey.

In summary, Bangor University scores a 'Top Ten' score for teaching, 85% of all students being satisfied with the teaching on their course. Seven subject areas score satisfaction ratings between 93-100%, scoring well above average satisfaction ratings across the survey.

"The National Student Survey provides important information for prospective students researching what course to follow at which University. Our focus at Bangor is on providing a high quality teaching and learning experience for our students. We also use this information to assess our performance and improve our students' learning experiences further," said Professor Colin Baker, Pro Vice Chancellor at Bangor University.

"What is particularly pleasing is that our recently established Law School rates so highly with their students. We're also delighted that, yet again, our Music students have responded exceptionally positively to their experience at our School of Music. The School gained first place for University Music teaching in the UK, added to which, our Sports Science students rated their teaching so highly that their School achieved the high accolade of being the third best Sports Science Department in the UK," he added.

Particular areas of satisfaction emerged among certain subject areas:

• Bangor's Music students reported 100% satisfaction with their teaching- the highest satisfaction rating rate for this subject group in the UK

• Bangor's Sports Science student responded with 98% 'satisfied' with their course and puts them in 3rd place of all UK Universities.

• Bangor's new Law School students were 91% satisfied with the course -- being surpassed by only seven other Law schools in this UK national survey.

• Students studying European Languages at Bangor were very much above the average with a 95% satisfaction rating, and placing them in 5th place in the UK

• Similar outstanding results were achieved in History with a 93% rating (8th highest in the UK) and Theology & Religious Studies with 93% (6th highest in the UK).