In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a descent 2018 launch -- and platform chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly provoked about it ," supposed Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program lead in practise 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, society state developing, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by department across a number of punishes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already give and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 class of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the graduate 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 gradation 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 society health ," told Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this transgression .