The National University of Ireland, Maynooth
BSc Mathematics and Computer Science with Education
Maynooth, Ireland
BSc
DURATION
5 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 18,000 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: If you want to teach second-level math and computer science, this degree at Maynooth University combines a four-year BSc with 60 Education credits, awarded as a Level 8 honours degree. You can exit after four years or continue the guaranteed five-year route: one postgraduate year gives a Level 9 professional master, meeting Teaching Council requirements to register as a Newly Qualified Teacher and teach up to Leaving Certificate.
Career Outcomes: Graduates are eligible to work as a second-level mathematics and computer science teacher. They can also move into curriculum development, educational technology, tutoring, or STEM policy and outreach roles.
If you are interested in a career as a second-level Mathematics and Computer Science teacher, this may be the degree for you.
You will study with the Maynooth University Department of Education who are committed to reflecting on and interrogating the purposes, principles and values underpinning educational policy, practice and theory. You will take a five year route to second-level teaching instead of a six-year route.
Why choose this degree?
As an undergraduate, you will study a four-year Science degree, while also completing 60 credits in Education. After four years you are awarded a BSc Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education) degree - a level 8 honours degree.
You now have two pathways open to you:
- You can choose to exit your studies with your level 8 qualification and take a different path in your education or career.
- You can continue with your studies to become a fully qualified teacher. This means you complete one further year of study at postgraduate level - required in order to meet the Teaching Council requirements to be registered as a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) in two subjects. Having graduated with your Level 8 BSc Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education) degree, you are guaranteed your place in this postgraduate year. At the end of year five of your studies, you will have achieved, in addition to your level 8 higher degree, a level 9 professional masters qualification. You will be a fully qualified second-level mathematics and computer science teacher, recognised by the Teaching Council to teach up to Leaving Certificate level. Through this pathway you are fully qualified after five years rather than taking the six year route.
- An alternative, six-year route to second-level teaching is available. You can take the BSc Bachelor of Science (MH201) degree for four years and then apply for the Level 9 Professional Master of Education degree. The PME is a two-year, full-time programme designed to qualify graduates to teach at second level. Entry to the PME is competitive and is not guaranteed to graduates of the BSc Bachelor of Science degree.
Duration: 4 years + 1 year postgraduate study
- After four years of concurrent Mathematics, Computer Science and Education studies, students may graduate with a Level 8 honours degree in Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education).
- To become a fully qualified Mathematics and Computer Science teacher, students must complete a fifth year of study at Masters level - the Professional Master of Education.
- Once you reach the required standards after 4th year, the place in 5th year is guaranteed.
- Having studied Mathematics, Computer Science and Education for four years you are awarded a BSc Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education) degree - a level 8 honours degree. You can decide to exit the programme at this stage or stay on for one more year of postgraduate study, which will result in the Level 9 Professional Master of Education degree. This extra year is required in order to meet the Teaching Council requirements to be registered as a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) in two subjects.
- Having completed the five years of the BSc Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education) degree, students have a Professional Master of Education (PME). Graduates from this programme are on an equal footing with graduates from the consecutive route (i.e. four year BSc followed by two year PME). Through this pathway you are fully qualified after five years rather than taking the six year route.
MH212 MCS: fully qualified second-level computer science and mathematics teacher up to Leaving Certificate level.