History of Â鶹´«Ã½
Law School
The late Emeritus Professor D.W. Elliott has written a brief history of Â鶹´«Ã½ Law School.
We've taught law at Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne since 1923. The Armstrong College of the federal University of Durham first taught the subject.
King's College
Armstrong College and Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne Medical School combined in 1935. They became 'King's College'. In 1963, the Durham Colleges and King's College were re-constituted. They became the Universities of Durham and Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne respectively.
Faculty of Law
From 1923 to 1994, there was a Faculty of Law, first at the federal University of Durham. It came to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne from 1963.
Until 1963 all law graduates in the North East had degrees from the federal University of Durham. But they had read law in Â鶹´«Ã½ at Armstrong College or King's College. After that date, Â鶹´«Ã½ law graduates took a Â鶹´«Ã½ law degree.
Â鶹´«Ã½ Law School
In 1994, the Faculty of Law became a department, known as Â鶹´«Ã½ Law School. Further re-structuring created a new Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 2002. Â鶹´«Ã½ Law School is one of nine constituent Schools.
In 2006 the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ upon Tyne adopted the name 'Â鶹´«Ã½'.