Bangor University
Bangor Business School

Bangor Business School is one of the major European university schools for financial and banking studies offering a full range of disciplines from undergraduate to doctoral level. It is currently the leading Business School in the UK for research in Accounting, Banking and Finance following the most recent Research Assessment Exercise in 2008. View Guardian league table

Students are attracted by its reputation for high quality and expertise, particularly in the area of Banking and Financial Services in which Bangor is a leading European centre which houses one of the largest PhD schools of any business school in the UK. Staff research papers and articles are published regularly in leading journals and their books published to a worldwide audience.

Staff and facilities

Bangor Business School's top researchers and senior staff who were responsible for achieving the No 1 position in the UK for Accounting, Banking and Finance research, also teach on Masters programmes. This means that students will receive lecturers by academic staff who are pushing back the frontiers of research.

During recent years, Bangor Business School staff have undertaken policy work and consultancy linked to their research for organisations as diverse as the European Commission, World Bank, IMF, UK Treasury, European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, Spanish Savings Bank Association, as well as many other national and international organisations.

Academic areas

Bangor Business School's excellent record in postgraduate teaching is reflected in the innovative nature of its degree programmes, and the performance of its students at Masters and PhD levels. Bangor Business School established the first MA in Banking and Finance offered by any UK university in 1973, and more recently was the first to offer MBAs in Banking and Finance and Islamic Banking and Finance.

Postgraduate students at Bangor Business School can choose between several types of higher degree programmes and subjects. These include taught MSc, MA and MBA degrees in the fields of Accounting, Banking, Finance, Islamic Banking and Finance, Business, Management, Marketing, Consumer Psychology, Computer Science and Law. The Business School also runs a highly successful programme for students who wish to study for the research degrees of MPhil or PhD.

Bangor Business School offers a number of attractive Scholarships and Bursaries to encourage well qualified and talented students to reach their full potential.

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Career Prospects

Graduates of the Bangor Business School programmes have excellent prospects for pursuing employment in a wide range of roles in the accounting, business, banking and financial sectors of the global economy. The programmes' emphasis on practical insights enhances students' employability and enables students to develop a range of transferable skills which are widely sought in the above sectors. For example, students develop technical skills in conducing independent research and in working in a team. The Business School offers specialist advice to students at various points during their studies in order to prepare them for securing employment after the completion of their studies.

Graduates of Bangor Business School have an impressive track record of employability and some of our alumni are now employed in senior positions across the globe, from Downing Street and Deutsche Bank to Accenture Luxembourg and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.

Bangor Business School London Centre

Bangor Business School is now delivering a number of MBA and MSc degrees at its centre in the city of London. The London Centre, which is based at Broadgate Tower, enables the School to deliver its cutting edge financial services degrees to individuals who with to live and study in London. For further details visit: www.bangor.ac.uk/londonbusiness

Student Quote ...

"I couldn't have chosen a better place to study, both the people and the beautiful setting of the university. The course gave me a good grounding in economics and provided the basic skills upon which the rest of my career has been built. Members of the department were always encouraging and inspired me to take my economics further."

George Buckley
Now Chief UK Economist for Deutsche Bank in London

Further information

For further details contact Postgraduate Admissions Office

T: (0) 1248 383 023
E: business.pg@bangor.ac.uk