SETU Carlow to offer home economics degree

SOUTH East Technical University (SETU) will begin offering a bachelor of arts degree in home economics from September, it has announced.

The degree will be structured in such a way that students will major in home economics and minor in a subject of their choosing from the arts and humanities.

In the announcement, SETU said that ‘the programme creates greater access for students of the south-east, who aspire to teach home economics or who wish to enter other related professions’.

From September, SETU will be the only university in the south-east offering a degree in home economics. Students taking the degree will have the option to study abroad at a partner university for a year and then graduate with a BA in home economics (hons) international.

“At its core, the degree brings together food and nutrition, textiles, family and consumer studies and sustainability,” said programme director Dr Aileen Murphy. “Our state-of-the-art culinary and textile laboratories provide the optimum environment for students to put their learnings into practice.

“Students will also have the chance to engage with health initiatives, food producers, sustainability projects and community organisations, ensuring their learning is grounded in real societal needs.”