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Overview of the university

Bangor University was founded in 1884 and was described as ‘the best university setting in the UK’, due to its stunning location in Wales nestled between the Snowdonia Mountains and the Menai Strait. The university is ranked within the top 30 in the UK for student satisfaction (The Complete University Guide 2022)*.

The university offer a wide range of subjects which are arranged into three colleges, and further broken down into schools and research institutes. These colleges are:

  • College of Arts, Humanities and Business
  • College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
  • College of Human Sciences

Students are encouraged to take part in sports clubs and societies at Bangor, with over 150 clubs to choose from including sports clubs such as football, rowing and quidditch. There are also societies that will compliment your academic studies, such as the Law Society, the Geographical Society; religious societies such as the Christian Union and the Islamic Society and societies to compliment your hobbies and interests like comedy, cooking, photography and drama. Bangor’s Students Union has also been ranked in the top 5 in the UK (WhatUni 2022).

Bangor benefits from recent facilities investment’s that include a sports centre which now includes multiple gym rooms, new fitness equipment, multiple sports halls, and a climbing wall. Students can visit Pontio which houses a theatre, studio theatre, cinema and cafe along with the Student Union.

Social life at Bangor is made easy at the Student’s Union; Bangor Academi. The Academi is primarily a nightclub, but also acts as a bar and a shop during the day.

* (UK non-specialist Universities)


Programs and courses at Bangor University

616 courses at Bangor University, listed alphabetically:

C Celtic Archaeology, PG Dip, MA Chartered Banker, MBA Childhood and Youth, MRes Childhood and Youth Studies, BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies and Psychology, BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies and Social Policy, BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies and Sociology, BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies and Welsh, BA (Hons) Children's Nursing, BNurs (Hons) Chinese and Creative Studies, BA (Hons) Chinese and Cymraeg, BA (Hons) Chinese and French, BA (Hons) Chinese and French with German, BA (Hons) Chinese and French with Italian, BA (Hons) Chinese and French with Spanish, BA (Hons) Chinese and German, BA (Hons) Chinese and German with French, BA (Hons) Chinese and German with Italian, BA (Hons) Chinese and German with Spanish, BA (Hons) Chinese and Italian, BA (Hons) Chinese and Italian with French, BA (Hons) Chinese and Italian with German, BA (Hons) Chinese and Italian with Spanish, BA (Hons) Chinese and Linguistics, BA (Hons) Chinese and Spanish, BA (Hons) Chinese and Spanish with French, BA (Hons) Chinese and Spanish with German, BA (Hons) Chinese and Spanish with Italian, BA (Hons) Chronic Disease, Graduate Certificate Clinical and Health Psychology, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Clinical Psychology, DClinPsy Clinical Sciences, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Clinical Sports Science (Intercalated), BSc Communication Networks and Protocols, PhD, MPhil Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Composition and Sonic Art, PG Dip, MMus Computer Information Systems for Business, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, BSc (Hons) Computer Science, MSc Computer Science for Business, BSc (Hons) Computer Science with Visualisation, MSc Computer Systems Engineering, BEng (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering, BSc (Hons) Computer Systems Engineering, MEng Conservation, PhD, MPhil Conservation and Land Management, MSc Conservation with Forestry, BSc (Hons) Conservation with Forestry with Placement Year, BSc (Hons) Consumer Psychology with Business, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Contraception/Associated Health, PG Cert Control and Instrumentation Engineering, MEng Counselling, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Creative and Critical Writing, PhD, MPhil Creative and Professional Writing, BA (Hons) Creative Practice, MRes Creative Practice, MART Creative Studies, BA (Hons) Creative Studies and English Language, BA (Hons) Creative Studies and Italian, BA (Hons) Creative Studies and Music, BA (Hons) Creative Technologies, BSc (Hons) Creative Writing, PG Dip, MA Creative Writing and Media Studies, BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice, MSocSc Criminology and Criminal Justice, PhD, MPhil Criminology and Criminal Justice and Italian, BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Psychology, BA (Hons) Criminology and Criminal Justice and Spanish, BA (Hons) Criminology and Law, MA Criminology and Sociology, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Criminology, Criminal Justice, Social Policy, Sociology, MA(Res) Critical Safety Engineering, MEng (Hons) Cymraeg and Sport Science, BA (Hons)
E Economics and Chinese, BA (Hons) Economics and Italian, BA (Hons) Economics and Spanish, BA (Hons) Economics with Chinese, BA (Hons) Education, PhD, MPhil Education Doctorate Programme, EdD Education Studies, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Education Studies, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Electrical Materials Science, PhD, MPhil Electronic Engineering, BEng (Hons) Electronic Engineering, MEng Electronic Engineering, BSc (Hons) Electronic Engineering, MSc Electronic Engineering, MRes Electronic Engineering (Bio-Electronics), MRes Electronic Engineering (Micromachining), MRes Electronic Engineering (Microwave Devices), MRes Electronic Engineering (Nanotechnology), MRes Electronic Engineering (Optical Communications), MRes Electronic Engineering (Optoelectronics), MRes Electronic Engineering (Organic Electronics), MRes Electronic Engineering (Polymer Electronics), MRes Electronic Engineering (VLSI Design), MRes Electronic Engineering and Music, BSc (Hons) Emergency Practitioner, Graduate Certificate English, PhD, MPhil English Language, BA (Hons) English Language and Chinese, BA (Hons) English Language and Cymraeg, BA (Hons) English Language and English Literature, BA (Hons) English Language and French, BA (Hons) English Language and German, BA (Hons) English Language and Italian, BA (Hons) English Language and Sociology, BA (Hons) English Language and Spanish, BA (Hons) English Language for TEFL, MART English Language for TEFL, BA (Hons) English Language with Creative Writing, BA (Hons) English Language with English Literature, BA (Hons) English Language with Film Studies, BA (Hons) English Language with Media Studies, BA (Hons) English Law and French Law, LLB English Literature, BA (Hons) English Literature, PG Dip, MA English Literature and Chinese, BA (Hons) English Literature and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) English Literature and Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA (Hons) English Literature and Film Studies, BA (Hons) English Literature and Italian, BA (Hons) English Literature and Linguistics, BA (Hons) English Literature and Music, BA (Hons) English Literature and Spanish, BA (Hons) English Literature with Creative Writing, BA (Hons) English Literature with English Language, BA (Hons) English Literature with Journalism, BA (Hons) English Literature with Theatre and Performance, BA (Hons) Environmental and Business Management, MSc Environmental Conservation, BSc (Hons) Environmental Conservation with Placement Year, BSc (Hons) Environmental Forestry, MSc Environmental Management, MBA Environmental Science, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science, MEnvSci Environmental Sciences, MSc by Research European Languages and Cultures, MA Exercise Rehabilitation, MSc
F Film Studies, BA (Hons) Film Studies, MRes Film Studies and Chinese, BA (Hons) Film Studies and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Film Studies and English Language, BA (Hons) Film Studies and French, BA (Hons) Film Studies and German, BA (Hons) Film Studies and History, BA (Hons) Film Studies and Italian, BA (Hons) Film Studies and Spanish, BA (Hons) Film Studies with Game Design, BA (Hons) Film Studies with Theatre and Performance, BA (Hons) Filmmaking: Concept to Screen, MA Finance, MSc Finance, MBA Financial Economics, BSc (Hons) Food Security in the Changing Environment, MSc Forestry, PhD, MPhil Forestry, MSc Forestry, BSc (Hons) Forestry and Environmental Management Degrees (TRANSFOR-M), MSc Forestry with Placement Year, BSc (Hons) French, BA (Hons) French and Accounting, BA (Hons) French and Banking, BA (Hons) French and Chinese, BA (Hons) French and Creative Studies, BA (Hons) French and Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA (Hons) French and Economics, BA (Hons) French and English Literature, BA (Hons) French and Francophone Studies, PhD, MPhil French and German, BA (Hons) French and German with Italian, BA (Hons) French and German with Spanish, BA (Hons) French and Italian with German, BA (Hons) French and Italian with Spanish, BA (Hons) French and Spanish, BA (Hons) French and Spanish with German, BA (Hons) French and Spanish with Italian, BA (Hons) French and Sport Science, BA (Hons) French with Business Studies, BA (Hons) French with Chinese, BA (Hons) French with Creative Writing, BA (Hons) French with German, BA (Hons) French with Italian, BA (Hons) French with Journalism, BA (Hons) French with Marketing, BA (Hons) French with Media Studies, BA (Hons) French with Psychology, BA (Hons) French with Spanish, BA (Hons) French, German and Italian, BA (Hons) French, German and Spanish, BA (Hons) French, Italian and Spanish, BA (Hons) Frend with Business Studies, BA (Hons)
M Management, MBA Management and Finance, MSc Management and Finance, MA Management with Accounting, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology, MSci Marine Biology, MSc Marine Biology, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Oceanography, MSci Marine Biology and Oceanography, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Oceonography, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Oceonography, MSci Marine Biology and Zoology, BSc (Hons) Marine Biology and Zoology, MSci Marine Environmental Protection, MSc Marine Environmental Studies, BSc (Hons) Marine Renewable Energy, MSc Marine Vertebrate Zoology, MSci Marine Vertebrate Zoology, BSc (Hons) Maritime Law, LLM Marketing, BSc (Hons) Marketing and French, BA (Hons) Marketing and German, BA (Hons) Marketing and Italian, BA (Hons) Marketing and Spanish, BA (Hons) Marketing with German, BA (Hons) Marketing with Italian, BA (Hons) Marketing with Spanish, BA (Hons) Media, MRes Media Studies, BA (Hons) Media Studies, MART Media Studies and English Literature, BA (Hons) Media Studies and Music, BA (Hons) Media Studies and Sociology, BA (Hons) Media Studies with French, BA (Hons) Media Studies with Game Design, BA (Hons) Media Studies with German, BA (Hons) Media Studies with Italian, BA (Hons) Media Studies with Theatre and Performance, BA (Hons) Media with Spanish, BA (Hons) Medical Biology, BSc (Hons) Medical Education Practice, PG Cert Medical Molecular Biology with Genetics, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Medical Sciences, BMedSc Medical Sciences, PhD, MPhil Medical Visualisation and Simulation, PhD, MPhil Medieval and Early Modern History, BA (Hons) Medieval Studies, PG Dip, MA Mental Health, PG Cert Mental Health Nursing, BNurs (Hons) Midwifery, BM (Hons) Midwifery Studies, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Mindfulness-Based Approaches, MA Modern and Contemporary History, BA (Hons) Molecular Biology with Biotechnology, MSc Music, BMus (Hons) Music, BA (Hons) Music, MA(Res) Music, PhD Music, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Music, MPhil Music (MMus by Research), MMus Music and Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Music and Electronic Engineering, BA (Hons) Music and Film Studies, BA (Hons) Music and French, BA (Hons) Music and German, BA (Hons) Music and History and Welsh History, BA (Hons) Music and Italian, BA (Hons) Music and Spanish, BA (Hons) Music with Education, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert
P Palliative Care Practice, PG Dip Pattern Recognition/Classifiers, PhD, MPhil Performance, PG Dip, MMus PGCE Primary Education, PgCE PGCE Secondary Education, PgCE Philosophy and Religion, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion, MRes Philosophy and Religion, MA(Res) Philosophy and Religion, PhD, MPhil Philosophy and Religion and English Literature, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and French, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and German, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and History, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and Italian, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and Music, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and Spanish, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and Welsh, BA (Hons) Philosophy and Religion and Welsh History, BA (Hons) Physical Geography and Oceanography, BSc (Hons), MSci Physical Oceanography, MSci Physical Oceanography, MSc Physician Associate Studies, PG Dip Positive Behavioural Support, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Principles of Clinical Neuropsychology, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Procurement Law, Strategy and Practice by Distance Learning, LLM Product Design, BSc (Hons) Professional Doctorate in Healthcare, Professional Doctorate Professional Welsh, BA (Hons) Professional Welsh (for Beginners), BA (Hons) Professional Writing, MART Professional Writing, MRes Professional Writing and Film, BA (Hons) Professional Writing and Media, BA (Hons) Professional Writing, Film, Media, New Media, Journalism, Creative Studies, Drama, Professional Writing, PhD, MPhil Professional Writing, Film, Media, New Media, Journalism, Creative Studies, Drama, Professional Writing (Practice-Led Research), PhD, MPhil Prudent Healthcare, PG Cert Psychological Research, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Psychology, PhD Psychology, MRes Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology, MSci Psychology (A), PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Psychology (Sc), PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Psychology with Business, BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical and Health Psychology, MSci Psychology with Neuropsychology, BSc (Hons) Public Health and Promotion, PG Dip, MSc, PG Cert Public Procurement Law and Strategy, LLM
S Social Policy, PG Dip, MA, PG Cert Social Policy, BA (Hons) Social Policy, MSocSc Social Policy and Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA (Hons) Social Policy and Economics, BA (Hons) Social Policy and History, BA (Hons) Social Policy and Psychology, BA (Hons) Social Policy, Sociology, PhD, MPhil Social Work, MA Sociology, MA Sociology, BA (Hons) Sociology, MSocSc Sociology and Criminology and Criminal Justice, BA (Hons) Sociology and Economics, BA (Hons) Sociology and English Literature, BA (Hons) Sociology and History, BA (Hons) Sociology and Linguistics, BA (Hons) Sociology and Psychology, BA (Hons) Sociology and Social Policy, BA (Hons) Soil and Environmental Science, PhD, MPhil Spanish, BA (Hons) Spanish and Creative Studies, BA (Hons) Spanish and French, BA (Hons) Spanish and Sport Science, BA (Hons) Spanish with Business Studies, BA (Hons) Spanish with Chinese, BA (Hons) Spanish with Creative Writing, BA (Hons) Spanish with German, BA (Hons) Spanish with Italian, BA (Hons) Spanish with Journalism, BA (Hons) Spanish with Marketing, BA (Hons) Spanish with Media Studies, BA (Hons) Sport and Exercise Physiology, MRes Sport and Exercise Psychology, MRes Sport and Exercise Psychology, MSci Sport and Exercise Psychology (BPS Accredited), MSc Sport and Exercise Sciences, MRes Sport Science, BSc (Hons) Sport Science, MSci Sport Science (Intercalated), BSc Sport Science (Outdoor Activities), BSc (Hons) Sport Science (Outdoor Activities), MSci Sport Science (Outdoor Recreation), BSc (Hons) top-up Sport, Health and Exercise Science, BSc (Hons) Sport, Health and Exercise Science, MSci Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, PhD, MPhil Sport, Health and Physical Education, BSc (Hons) Sustainable Forest and Nature Management (SUFONAMA) - Erasmus Mundus Course, MSc Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) - Erasmus Mundus Course, MSc

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