Setanta College

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Setanta College
Type Private
Established1999
Dean Prof Ian Jeffreys PhD
Academic directorProf Liam Hennessy (coach) PhD [1]
Location
Thurles (Main Campus)
,
Ireland
Campus Distance learning
Affiliations Higher Education and Training Awards Council, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI), National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), International Therapy Examination Council (ITEC) [2]
Website www.setantacollege.com

Setanta College is a distance learning college, with a focus on sports courses. It offers internationally accredited qualifications, ranging from Higher Certificate to Master's degree level. The college is primarily web-based but also offers campus-based courses at its Limerick City campus. Other teaching locations include London, UK, [3] Karnataka, India, [4] and Pennsylvania and Florida in the United States. [5]

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History

Setanta College was founded by Liam Hennessy BA, MSc, PhD, FRAMI, [6] a former international pole vault competitor and record holder. [7] Hennessy is an exercise physiologist and strength and conditioning coach whose work has been published in scientific journals [8] [9] and has worked with European soccer club teams in Italy, [10] and Germany, [11] [12] the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), [12] the Irish Olympic Team, [13] [14] Tipperary GAA, [13] and as Fitness coach to three time Major winning golfer Pádraig Harrington. [15] Through his own work, Hennessy believed there was a need for better qualified experts in the area of strength and conditioning, and so designed a course that would concentrate on this area of expertise.

In 2019 Setanta College entered a partnership with Irish American University (IAU) that saw the graduate programmes accredited regionally by IAU. [16]

Other courses

Setanta College has designed and operates or facilitates courses for the Irish National Teachers' Organisation and World Rugby. [17] In addition to these courses, Setanta College has delivered education programmes to coaches at the National Cricket Academy of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) [18] and to other sporting organisations such as Saracens Rugby and Arsenal F.C. [ citation needed ]

Education partners

Alumni

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