School of History, Law and Social Sciences WELCOME
Welcome to the School of History, Law and Social Sciences.
We offer many exciting programmes, including Modern History, Early Modern and Medieval History, Archaeology, Heritage, Philosophy and Religion, Law (with an SQE facing curriculum), Criminology, Policing, Sociology and Social Policy as well as Politics.
We have a proud and long history of quality teaching and research, going back, in some cases, to 1884, when the University was founded.
Professor Peter Shapely
Courses in History, Law and Social Sciences
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22 October 2025Hundreds Celebrate 1,500 Years of Heritage at the Bangor History Festival
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16 October 2025What the Caerphilly byelection could reveal about Reform, Labour and Wales’ political future
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14 October 2025Award-winning film explores the ethics of empathic AI
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12 October 2025New Study Explores Ghanaian Policymakers’ Perspectives on Universal Basic Income
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National Centre for Religious Education in Wales
The Centre of Religious Education for Wales is a new and dynamic centre with the aim of working to ensure that Religious Education in its broadest sense, with regards to studying various religions, philosophies, ethics, values and worldviews, is safeguarded.
At the core of the Centre is the aim to promote education, encourage respect for different worldviews and traditions, and do what is needed to try and ensure that we live in an inclusive society.
Bangor University Legal Advice Clinic (BULAC)
The Bangor University Legal Advice Clinic (BULAC) provides free legal advice to members of the public (and staff and students). All advice is given by final year law students at Bangor University, supervised by qualified solicitors. BULAC aims to combine the need for access to justice within the local area, and to continue to connect the University to the local community whilst providing exceptional clinical legal education to our students.
Main Arts Building, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DG