In have responded to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a drop 2018 start -- and planned lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm unusually stimulated about it ," alleged Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate planned chairman in rehearsal discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercise discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, community health proliferation, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU commits a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalties , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer told." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already render and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer enunciated .
Candidates for the grad curriculum must have a bachelor's degree in any major 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 energized about improving parish state ," announced Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this drop-off .