CourseCast is a podcast series by SETU that explores the courses available across our campuses. Every episode gives you important information in terms of the course content, life on campus, career opportunities after graduation, and, most importantly, how you can apply to study the various programmes at SETU. Throughout the series, We speak to course leaders, students, graduates, and people in industries related to the courses. If you're curious about studying at SETU, then CourseCast is the podcast for you.
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This episode is about the BSc (Hons) in Public Health & Health Promotion. This four year, honours degree course is approved by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education, which allows graduates to register as Accredited Public Health and Health Promotion Practitioners with diverse career opportunities in health services, industry, communities, charitable and voluntary organisations, working to improve the health and wellbeing of populations and individuals.
To discuss course content and structure, career opportunities and lots more, we hear from co-directors of the programme Elaine Mullan and Evan Matthews, recent graduate JJ Taylor and by Veronica Taglienti, a current student.
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22 Sept 2026
Software Development & Sports Science
A new course for the 2027 intake of students, and the first of its kind in Ireland, this is an interdisciplinary programme that combines cutting-edge software development with the scientific study of sport and human performance.
Guests on the podcast were: Amanda Freeman Gater, head of the Computing and Mathematics Dept at SETU; Dr Eoin Everard, lecturer, Department of Sport and Exercise Science; and Stephen O’Dwyer, founder of TrojanTrack, an AI powered equine technology company.
They outlined how students who do the course will develop strong technical expertise in areas such as programming, web development, data science, wearable technologies, and artificial intelligence, while also gaining a deep understanding of the science behind sport and exercise performance.
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10 Sept 2026
Music
This episode is all about the BA (Hons) in Music; a four year full-time degree which aims to give students a well-rounded third level music education. The programme offers a balance between practical and theoretical modules.Guests on this episode of CourseCast were: Bridget Knowles Programme lead / lecturer, and mezzo-soprano; Dr Michael O'Toole, lecturer and virtuoso classical guitarist; current student Eve Whelan, and recent graduate Andrew Ryan.
All of the guests give their perspectives on the course, its content, the career opportunities and the ways in which it can shape people's lives. You'll also hear some music peppered though the podcast, including the singing voice of Eve Whelan and Andrew Ryan's classic guitar playing.
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