Law with Psychology LLB (Hons)

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Bangor University

Program Overview

Studying Law with Psychology at Bangor University gives you the best of both worlds: a solid legal education paired with real insight into how people think, behave, and make decisions. It’s a great fit if you're curious about justice, behaviour, and society, and want to understand not just what the law says, but why people act the way they do within legal systems.

Curriculum Structure

Year 1

Your first year builds the foundations you’ll rely on throughout the degree. You’ll explore Contract Law, where you learn how agreements are formed, what makes them valid, and what happens when things go wrong. You’ll also develop core Legal Skills — like legal research, case analysis, writing arguments, and even practising courtroom-style advocacy through mooting. Alongside this, you’re introduced to psychology through modules such as Social Influence, helping you understand how attitudes, norms and group behaviour shape the decisions people make.

Year 2

In your second year, the legal content becomes more advanced and applied. Tort Law takes you into the world of civil wrongs, from negligence to liability and compensation. Land Law introduces you to property rights, ownership, leases and mortgages, giving you an understanding of how housing and land-related disputes are resolved. Depending on your interests, you may also take Public Law, where you learn how governments, public bodies and constitutional principles operate and protect citizens' rights.

Year 3

Your final year gives you the freedom to steer the degree toward the areas you care about most. If you’re drawn to legal practice, modules like Family and Welfare Law or Media Law allow you to explore real-life issues around children’s rights, domestic matters, privacy and modern digital challenges. If psychology interests you more, you can choose modules such as Neuroaesthetics or topics exploring mental health, social cognition and how the mind perceives the world. You may also opt for a Work Placement, giving you valuable hands-on experience in a legal or psychological setting.

Focus Areas

A blend of core law subjects — contract, tort, land, public, family and welfare, and media law — supported by psychology modules that explore social influence, behaviour, the mind and brain, and how people think, feel and interact.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the degree, you’ll be confident in interpreting legal principles, analysing human behaviour and understanding the social factors that shape justice systems. You’ll know how to build strong legal arguments, apply psychological insight to real-world problems, and work effectively in areas connected to law, policy, mental health, social care or human rights.

Professional Alignment (Accreditation)

This is a qualifying LLB degree, meaning it covers the core legal foundations required for progression toward professional legal training in England and Wales. The added psychology component strengthens your understanding of people — a skill that’s valuable in any legal or social career.

Reputation (Employability / Outcomes)

Graduates from this type of programme move into careers across the legal sector, community services, business, public administration, social support roles and related fields. Many secure full-time work or continue into further study within a year and a half of graduating.

Experiential Learning (Research, Projects, Internships etc.)

At Bangor University, the Law with Psychology degree is built around genuine hands-on experience. Instead of only learning from textbooks, you’ll spend time developing real legal skills, exploring human behaviour through practical psychology tasks, and working with facilities that help you understand how the brain and the legal system operate in real life. You’ll practise researching cases, preparing legal arguments, and taking part in mock courtroom sessions, while also experiencing how psychologists gather data, study behaviour, and use scientific tools to understand the mind.

Here’s how that practical learning comes to life across the programme:

You’ll gain exposure to advanced psychology research spaces, including facilities equipped for MRI scanning, EEG recordings and eye-tracking — giving you insight into how brain activity and behaviour are studied.
There are specialist labs designed for motion analysis, perception experiments and behavioural research, which you may use depending on the psychology modules you choose.
Law modules include mooting and courtroom-style exercises, allowing you to practise advocacy, argument structure and presentation skills in a realistic legal environment.
You’ll have the chance to take part in supervised pro-bono work through the university’s Legal Advice Clinic, giving you genuine experience supporting real clients and building confidence in professional practice.
Both departments give you access to dedicated study areas, computer suites and resource-rich classrooms — ideal for group projects, research tasks, skills workshops and preparing for both law and psychology assessments.

Progression & Future Opportunities

Graduating with a Law with Psychology degree from Bangor University sets you up for a wide range of careers that value both legal knowledge and an understanding of human behaviour. Many graduates move into roles connected to law, social services, public administration, or wellbeing-focused work. This combination gives you the flexibility to shape a career that suits your interests, whether you’re drawn more to the legal field or the psychology side.

Typical job pathways students often explore include:

Working as a legal professional, such as a solicitor, paralegal or legal adviser
Roles in community or social support services
Opportunities in business, HR or public-sector management
Positions related to mental health, behavioural support or wellbeing services

To help you move confidently into your next step, the university offers strong career development support. Students benefit from personalised career guidance, employability workshops, CV building sessions and access to employers through career events. Bangor’s career services also provide help with gaining legal experience, identifying relevant placements and preparing for professional training routes. Graduates from this type of programme have positive outcomes overall, with many securing employment or continuing into further study within a year of graduating. The degree also offers long-term value because it builds a skillset that stays relevant in law, social care, policy-making and roles involving human interaction.

Further Academic Progression:
After completing this degree, you can continue into specialised legal training such as an LLM, the Solicitors Qualifying Examination pathway, or postgraduate study in areas like psychology, counselling, social policy or criminal justice. This opens up even more options — whether you want to deepen your legal expertise, work toward a psychology-related profession, or move into research and advanced advisory roles.