Back to Course List BCL (LAW AND ACCOUNTING) Qualification BACHELOR OF CIVIL LAW DEGREE Award Type and NFQ level: UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE (8) CAO/PAC code: MH406 CAO Points: 445 FETAC: FETAC details Overview Entry Requirements Department People Course Structure Career Options How to Apply Overview Students choose whether they wish to undertake the BCL (Law and Business) or BCL (Law and Accounting) when they arrive at the University in September. Consider the BCL (Law and Accounting) if you are interested in: gaining a broad, informed understanding of the core theories, concepts and methods that underpin the legal regulation of business and commercial life; developing your facilities for argument and reasoning, for clear thinking, and for the analysis of complicated ideas through the study of law and business; gaining detailed knowledge of the legal, business, enterprise and innovation policies and institutions that shape the current domestic, regional and global environment; honing the ability to express complex issues clearly in oral and written forms; exploring the legal relationships that pervade our society, affecting individuals, families, corporations and the State; gaining a firm grounding in all key areas of business administration and management, acquiring skills in areas such as marketing, human resources and business law; and acquiring a thorough grounding in the fundamental areas of legal study, including foundational legal principles, legal systems, and the role of Irish, European, and international law.

Career Options Graduates of the BCL (Law and Accounting) programme will be in a position to immediately enter professional legal training, either by sitting the Law Society FE1 examinations for entry to the solicitors’ profession, or by sitting the King’s Inns Barrister-at- Law Degree entrance examinations for entry to the barristers’ profession. The written and oral skills that law graduates acquire are also in demand in the public and private sectors in Ireland, as well as in European institutions. The study of business skills as part of the Law and Business degree opens up additional career options, including enterprise, management, administration, the media, and consultancy, and will be of particular value to those wishing to pursue careers in major law firms. The Law and Accounting degree attracts significant exemptions from relevant accounting bodies; see the Department's website for further details. Graduates are likely to be primarily focused on a professional accountancy qualification, but they can also consider careers in service or manufacturing organisations in general management, marketing, sales, operations, accounting, project management, MIS and human resource management functions. Careers in banking and financial institutions are also common options.