Successful malting, brewing and distilling requires the application of both scientific and engineering principles. This four-year course, which is the first undergraduate malting, brewing and distilling degree in Ireland, equips students with the necessary scientific knowledge and instrumentation competencies to work in the malting, brewing and distilling industry.

Combined with modules in product development, marketing and regulatory affairs, graduates will be ideally qualified to work in these expanding industries.

On completion of this four-year apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified brick and stonelayer, with a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft – Brick and Stonelaying.

Brick and stonelayers go on to be employed in the building industry, working on new buildings, restorations, and extensions.

Many craftspersons use their qualification as a platform to launch careers such as managers, owners of businesses and instructors amongst others.

On completion of this four-year apprenticeship, you will become a fully qualified brick and stonelayer, with a QQI Level 6 Advanced Certificate Craft – Brick and Stonelaying.

Brick and stonelayers go on to be employed in the building industry, working on new buildings, restorations, and extensions.

Many craftspersons use their qualification as a platform to launch careers such as managers, owners of businesses and instructors amongst others.

This course provides intensive, hands-on technical training in cinematography, professional sound recording, and post-production. Students master industry-standard equipment—including RED and Arri camera systems—to produce high-fidelity cinematic content. By bridging creative vision with technical proficiency, the program ensures learners are fully equipped for the rigorous demands of professional film and television sets.

The General Nursing program is a comprehensive foundational course designed to equip students with the clinical knowledge, technical skills, and professional aptitude required to deliver high-quality care across diverse healthcare settings. The curriculum places a profound emphasis on the "art of caring," focusing on effective communication and a deep empathy for the patient’s individual experience of health and illness. Learners will explore core nursing theories, anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology, while developing the practical ability to perform clinical procedures with precision. 

This  BSc (Hons) in Intellectual Disability Nursing is an innovative, one-year pathway across Cavan, Monaghan, and Louth/Meath ETB campuses designed to widen access to third-level education. This unique preparatory program integrates QQI Level 5 Nursing Studies with foundational academic scaffolding, offering additional student support in mathematics, ICT, and essential study skills to build academic confidence. It serves as a direct, localized stepping stone that prepares learners to transition seamlessly into the four-year degree program at Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT).

The Mental Health Nursing program is a dedicated professional pathway focused on the promotion of psychological wellness and the holistic care of individuals experiencing mental illness or emotional distress. The curriculum moves beyond clinical symptoms to emphasize a recovery-oriented approach, training students to partner with service users in planning their care and rebuilding their lives. Learners will gain expertise in therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, pharmacology, and the legal frameworks surrounding mental healthcare.

The Occupational Therapy degree is a professional program designed to develop highly competent practitioners who empower individuals across the entire lifespan. Students explore the intersection of human anatomy, psychology, and environmental factors, learning to design interventions that help clients overcome barriers caused by injury, illness, or disability. Through a blend of academic theory and intensive clinical placements, learners develop the clinical reasoning and practical skills necessary to enhance independence, wellbeing, and quality of life for diverse populations.

This BA (Hons) in Physical Education degree aims to develop your critical understanding of physical education, through theoretical, practical and work-based learning. You will have the opportunity to qualify and work in professional sports coaching and pursue PE teaching.

This one year course aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop essential knowledge and practical skills to work in the rapidly growing construction and renewable energy industries.

It gives students a taste of all the main construction trades including Carpentry & Joinery, Building, Plumbing and Electrical. Students will also gain significant on site experience with some of the largest construction companies in the area. The course also provides progression opportunities into Further and Higher Education.

This programme will be delivered using a hybrid approach which is a learner-centred process involving digital, printed, live and recorded class activities using SETU's virtual learning environment Blackboard collaborate. The structured manner will facilitate students in their learning process to reach programme and module learning objectives. Learners will also be required to complete project work in order to achieve certification. Attendance at each of the modules is mandatory.

Building Engineers are responsible for designing the engineering systems in buildings. These systems consume almost half of all the energy we use today. Building Engineers together with architects design energy efficient and environmentally-friendly buildings.

Building engineers are at the heart of the building design process. They design, develop, install and implement the mechanical and electrical systems that ensure our buildings are safe, sustainable, comfortable, efficient and effective.

Our graduates’ impact and value lies at the leading edge-convergence of creative design vision and making it work through engineering and construction technology.  

A common entry BEng in Building Engineering (with award title of BEng in Building Engineering with Renewable Energy or BEng in Fire Safety Engineering). At the end of Stage 1, learners choose either the Building Engineering with Renewable Energy or Fire Safety Engineering pathway, having had the opportunity to decide which best suits their interests, skills and ability.

This unique course allows students to gain the skills required to start them on the path to becoming a chartered surveyor, as recognised by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI). This course prepares students for entry into building surveying practice, and for providing a professional building surveying service. 

Students will develop the skills required to support the building surveying industry, including evaluating the design, specifications, and performance of buildings. The topics used to build this expertise include; BIM, CAD, Building Refurbishment, Materials Performance and Building Surveys.

Building surveyors are concerned with the provision of expert advice on all aspects of design, construction, maintenance and repair of buildings and the conservation of the built heritage. Much of their work involves the assessment of the condition of buildings and specifying remedial work to be undertaken.

The degree programme in Building Surveying provides the specialist knowledge and skills necessary to enter the Building Surveying profession at graduate level with a view to completing the Assessment of Professional Competence to gain professional membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Course content is aimed at providing an understanding of the roles and purposes of building surveying and its relationship with other disciplines within the industry. In addition to core areas of technology, maintenance management and building conservation, professional practice skills are further developed through integrated project work in all years of the programme.

This course is relevant to students wishing to pursue a career in Architectural Technology / Building Design/ Building Management. Preparation of students for suitability tests and the preparation of portfolios for Architecture Courses are strong features of the course. This course is designed to develop the necessary skills and techniques of Computer Aided Draughting, Building Construction and Design.

This is a one-year common entry course to the honours degree courses in the Built Environment. Successful completion of this Common Entry Year will entitle the student to progress into Year 2 of the following courses, subject to availability of places:

• BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying
• BSc (Hons) in Construction Management
• BSc (Hons) in Property Valuation and Management*

*Offered on the Moylish Campus

This is a one year common entry stage to the honours degree programmes in the Built Environment. Successful completion of this Common Entry Year leads to admission to Stage 2 of the following programmes, subject to availability of places:

• BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying;
• BSc (Hons) In Property Valuation & Management;
• BSc(Hons) in Construction Management;
• B.Sc. (Hons) in Civil Engineering Management

This programme is offered on the CAO in addition to the four existing Level 8 honours degrees in the Department of the Built Environment. 

This two-year course provides students with a strong foundation in the key aspects of business, producing a well-rounded graduate who can undertake a variety of business roles in an organisation. The broad and varied range of subjects offered provides graduates with the practical, work-ready skills they need to gain employment in a variety of companies, including project management, customer service, marketing, human resource management and financial roles.

Business really matters in the current challenging global economy. The role of business is to enable commerce and to make the world a better place for all – by creating wealth, jobs, prosperity and choices. The Honours Degree in Business provides students with the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills to work effectively at operational and management level within a business environment in the public or private sector or as a self-employed individual.

Business programmes educate students in a broad range of business principles and functions, providing a solid understanding of the modern business world. Coupled with an opportunity to undertake a semester long work placement at the during third year means that, on graduation, our students are equipped with the necessary core knowledge and skills to contribute immediately and effectively to any organisation.

NCI’s Higher Certificate in Business is an ideal introduction to contemporary theories and approaches to modern business practices in key areas such as marketing, human resource management and entrepreneurship.

The BA (Honours) in Business is a modern, comprehensive and broad-based business degree, designed with modern businesses in mind and the requirement to produce graduates with relevant employability skills that also embrace broader societal needs in relation to sustainability and business ethics.