In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health planned with a come 2018 opening -- and planned conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm most excited about it ," articulated Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform administrator in use science." 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout science or kinesiology, students seeking the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, community health improvement, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of punishes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer announced." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer read .
Candidates for the postgraduate program 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 grade 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 elicited about improving community state ," articulated 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 autumn .