In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a transgression 2018 launch -- and curriculum lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm highly elicited about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned administrator in practice science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of utilization science or kinesiology, students pursuing the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish health developing, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalizes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offer and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer said .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum must have a bachelor's degree in any significant from a four-year accredited university with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Additionally, they must have earned a C evaluate or highest in college-level pre-calculus, statistics and sociology or psychology .
" I want to build a program that facilitates the development of other qualified public health professionals committed to and stimulated about improving parish state ," enunciated Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this drop-off .