The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
BCL Law and Accounting
Maynooth, Ireland
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 17,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The BCL Law and Accounting at Maynooth University runs three years and pairs law with accounting. It's jointly accredited; graduates get exemptions from Institute of Chartered Accountants CAP 1 and equivalent ACCA and CIMA papers, and the degree is accredited by the Honorable Society of King's Inns. Transfer to LLB (MH501) is available after year one.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue professional routes in law or accounting, including accounting training with exemptions, sitting FE-1 to access solicitor training or King's Inns entrance for barrister training. Employers hire graduates for accounting, banking, financial services, research, teaching and for postgraduate study.
- This degree is jointly accredited by both the legal and accounting professions. Students can avail of exemptions (upon graduation) from CAP 1 examinations from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland, and equivalent examination papers from the ACCA and the CIMA professional accounting bodies. This law degree is accredited by the Honorable Society of King's Inns.
- This degree is designed for those who would like to study law while gaining a strong background in accounting. For the three years of this programme, students take Law and Accounting in equal measure, making this degree particularly attractive for those considering a career in either of these fields.
- Students acquire key financial and accounting skills alongside a thorough grounding in core law subjects.
- Become a highly sought-after law and accounting graduate with the technical and transferable skills needed to succeed in your chosen career. Enhance your employability by developing your faculties for argument, reasoning and for the analysis of complicated ideas.
- BCL students who successfully complete the first year of the programme have the option of transferring into the second year of the LLB programme (MH501).
Duration: 3 years or 4 years (with Erasmus/study abroad option)
Law is taken jointly with Accounting for the three years of the programme.
- Students take the core modules required for professional legal and accounting careers, but also choose from a range of optional modules. No prior knowledge of accounting or law is required, as we teach both subjects from first principles.
- A number of modules focus on developing critical skills (legal writing, advocacy, financial literacy and communication skills).
- You can apply for a work placement in a law or accounting firm, or for a year studying abroad, during your degree (subject to availability - the University will support you in the search for a placement job; however, the process is competitive).
- Embark on the route to becoming a professional in accounting or law, both of which offer a rewarding career with international mobility and high earning potential.
- The numeracy skills, coupled with an ability to think critically and analytically, which are developed on this programme, are invaluable assets in a wide range of careers. Graduates have successful and rewarding careers in accounting, banking and the financial services sector generally, as well as financial research and teaching.
- Graduates of the BCL programme, wishing to pursue a career in accounting, will be in a position to enter professional training and avail of exemptions from the professional accounting bodies.
- Graduates of the BCL will be eligible to take the Law Society's FE-1 entrance examinations (necessary to access training as a solicitor) and the entrance examinations for the Kings Inns' Barrister-at-law degree programme (necessary to access training as a barrister).
- Many of our students continue to further postgraduate study in a very wide range of Law, Business, Accounting and Finance subjects at Maynooth University.