In response to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health platform with a descent 2018 launch -- and planned conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm unusually aroused about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate program head in rehearsal discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, community state increase, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU implies a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of punishes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already present and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health curricula outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer replied .
Candidates for the graduate planned 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 tier 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 community health ," supposed 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 tumble .