Bangor University

Engaging and innovative programme using a multidisciplinary approach to analysing international business challenges. You will be taught by academics who are experts in their areas and whose research contributes to the development of policy, the advancement of their disciplines, and even the better understanding of business itself. 3rd for Teaching Quality: Business, Management and Marketing (Times & Sunday Times: Good University Guide 2023). 97% Overall Satisfaction within the subject area of Management (National Student Survey 2022). Bangor Business School is focused on helping you build your employability by giving you opportunities to engage with businesses, undertake work placements and internships and participate in business competitions and other initiatives such as ENACTUS, our social enterprise programme.

Our research and other interactions with industry ensure that our courses reflect recent developments. Staff are practising professionals, who work on joint projects and are consultants to industry. Final-year BSc Computer Science projects are aligned with current research – providing you with advantages when seeking employment. We have recently installed an immersive technologies laboratory, where the latest devices are used for project and research work.

This course is strengthened by our close links with the computer industry, including Parc Menai business park, where many tech companies have offices. We are an Oracle Academy Institutional Member. We have recently installed a large networking laboratory – designed to provide the opportunity to design and administer networks and to support the delivery of computer architecture modules.

We’ve designed this course to accommodate anyone without the usual qualifications in mathematics and physics. Meaning you can pursue your interest in electronics and electronic systems to degree level. During the course you will get a thorough grounding in all the latest techniques in analogue and digital electronics, together with training in professional skills, project management techniques and an intensive preparation in maths and science for electronics. You will gain extensive practical experience to ensure that you develop sound practical skills as well as a thorough theoretical knowledge. There is high demand from international employers for graduates of this course. We have a 95% employability rating. We have a strong research base in optoelectronics, communications, microelectronics, bioelectronics and materials science, and organic and plastic electronics. Electronic Engineering at Bangor is ranked 4th in the UK for Research. It is recognised by the European Federation of National Engineering Associations.

Study your BSc in Tourism Management at a ‘live’ destination case study – a North Wales tourism hotspot with popular places to visit, such as Llanberis, Beaumaris, Llandudno and Caernarfon, on your doorstep. Practical in focus, this course has been designed with input from local tourism, including Welsh Mountain Zoo, Halen Môn (Anglesey Sea Salt) and Eryri National Park (Snowdonia National Park). Our strong links with industry provide opportunities to boost your employability through placements, guest lectures, field trips and projects, working on live briefs solving real-world tourism challenges. You’ll be taught by staff with expertise in consumer behaviour in tourism, sustainable and wellbeing tourism, tourism taxation, cultural and geographic branding. You can learn a language alongside your degree at no extra cost – we offer free evening classes in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin).

The Law LLB course gives you the knowledge, skills and experience to pursue your career as a lawyer, journalist, activist, civil servant or in many other areas where a law degree is highly valued. Our dedicated team of lawyers will provide you with in-depth knowledge of the contemporary legal issues that shape our lives and society. As well as developing your legal skills, our strong links with the legal profession and industry ensure exciting practical opportunities for ‘real world’ experiences to set you up for your chosen career. During the course you will study the fundamental areas of legal knowledge. For example, Public Law where you’ll learn about how the country is organised and run; Criminal Law which includes examining punishment and the rehabilitation of individuals who break the law, and Contract Law where you’ll learn about how legal agreements are made and operate between people and companies. Supportive study environment with dedicated a moot court room, law library and small classes which enable you to have extensive access to your lecturers. Welsh language provision is offered as part of every compulsory law module, and some optional modules can be studied entirely through the medium of Welsh.

This programme is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Students of this programme will graduate with the dual award of a Bangor University Masters and a Level 7 Certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership. This degree programme provides the opportunity to follow the prestigious CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) specialist pathway and acquire the skills to complete the CFA Level 1 examination (for both September-intake and January-intake students). Successful completion of all examinations on this course will see you receive 11 exemptions from the CIMA.

This degree programme provides the opportunity to follow the prestigious CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) specialist pathway and acquire the skills to complete the CFA Level 1 examination (for both September-intake and January-intake students). Our MSc programme is particularly focused towards employability and equipping students with the attributes to succeed in a range of potential career roles. Bangor Business School’s MSc Business Data Analytics delivers a distinct offering due to our established strengths in banking, finance, investment and marketing subjects.Market demand exceeds supply for MSc graduates in data analytics. Develop skills that are sought after in many business sectors. An appealing choice of summer projects and dissertations. Bangor’s renowned expertise in banking and finance is integrated within this programme.

This programme is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Students of this programme will graduate with the dual award of a Bangor University Masters and a Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership. The aim of the course is to provide students with an international outlook on business and an understanding of the particular demands and restrictions of conducting and managing business globally. On this course students will develop advanced, specialised knowledge and skills across a broad range of business and management subjects, developing knowledge and understanding of international organisations, their management and the changing global external environment in which they operate; thus developing a strategic overview of business and organisational issues. Students will also develop advanced theoretical knowledge of international business and management subjects including finance, marketing and entrepreneurship and how these are affected by culture.

This programme is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Students of this programme will graduate with the dual award of a Bangor University Masters and a Level 7 Award in Strategic Management and Leadership. The MBA in Law and Management emphasises both professional and vocational development as well as an awareness of key legal and regulatory issues that play a central role in the successful management of modern enterprises of all types and sizes. You will develop an understanding of higher-level managerial skills and concepts, and their application in practical situations. You will have the opportunity to examine the law and regulation that affects business in a wide range of key areas. An important objective is to provide relevant analytical training in the latest strategic, managerial, legal and commercial developments in both public and private sectors. In this specifically tailored MBA programme, Bangor Business School and the Bangor School of Law offer candidates an innovative suite of key Management and Law subjects.

Inspired by internationally recognised state-of-the-art research, the Computing for Data Science MSc programme adds Data Science and other related computing skills to an existing qualification. Focusing on topics that can aid in the handling and analysis of data using contemporary computing techniques (such as Machine Learning). This pathway adds digital and data literacy skills necessary to unlock a wide range of Data Economy careers.

The Advanced Computer Science course builds on the foundations of a CS undergraduate programme, exploring more advanced topics such as high-performance computing and augmented/mixed/virtual reality. Students delve into the inner workings of these technologies and learn to exploit them for next-generation applications. This is all supported by our continuing commitment to professionalism and ethics, allowing the next generation to make the most appropriate choices when deploying technology to the world’s problems.