- Level
- 3-Year Bachelor Degree
- Duration
- 2 year bachelor degree top up
- Field
- Law, Politics, and Public Administration
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Fast Offer Speed5–7 days
Program overview
A two year accelerated law degree for graduates, covering the foundations of legal knowledge across contract, tort, criminal, public, land and equity law, plus legal research.
This accelerated route compresses a qualifying law degree into two years for someone who already holds a bachelor degree in another subject.
Bachelor of Laws in Law, Two Year Accelerated Top-Up is taught at the Bangor University and awards a full bachelor degree on completion, so it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route and its two years of unsponsored work. The point to understand about Bachelor of Laws in Law, Two Year Accelerated Top-Up is entry rather than exit: it is a final year top-up, so you must already hold a recognised diploma or equivalent covering the first two years. Students on Bachelor of Laws in Law, Two Year Accelerated Top-Up cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants. Apply Study Visa confirms the visa position for Bachelor of Laws in Law, Two Year Accelerated Top-Up in writing before you pay a deposit.
The academic bar for Bachelor of Laws in Law, Two Year Accelerated Top-Up is a completed bachelor degree with 60 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for accelerated law degree is recorded at GBP 15,000 a year. Bangor charges no application fee, so applying for accelerated law degree costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. accelerated law degree lists only two entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the accelerated law degree application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 75 with reading 18, writing 18, speaking 20 and listening 17; PTE Academic 56 with no component below 51; or the Duolingo English Test at 105.
- Application and deposit: Bangor charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this course. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: A qualifying law degree does not confer the right to practise. Becoming a solicitor requires the Solicitors Qualifying Examination and two years of qualifying work experience.
- Graduate Route: accelerated law degree awards a full bachelor degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work. You must apply from inside the UK on a valid student visa. Students on taught courses cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants under the January 2024 rules.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Trainee Solicitor: after the SQE and qualifying work experience
- Paralegal: law firms and in house teams
- Legal Analyst: corporate legal functions
- Compliance Officer: regulated firms
- Legal Researcher: practices and chambers
- Barrister: after the bar course and pupillage
Reality check: an accelerated degree covers three years of content in two, so the workload is heavy and there is limited room to fall behind.
About Bangor University
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.8
- World rank
- #567
- Established
- 1884
- Reference No.
- 10007857
