In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health program with a descend 2018 opening -- and curriculum director Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively aroused about it ," answered Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate platform conductor in utilization discipline." 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of utilization discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, community state growing, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate curricula at SHU commits a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by module across a number of subjects , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer said." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already offering and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 academies of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer told .
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 point or higher 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 excited about improving society state ," enunciated 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 twilight .