In have responded to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a fail 2018 start -- and planned chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm terribly roused about it ," read Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate curriculum administrator in usage 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health theories, program planning, community health improvement, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by department across a number of restraints , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those calls ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 academies of public health and public health programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer said .
Candidates for the graduate planned must have a bachelor's degree in any significant 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 is fully committed to and energized about improving society health ," said 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 .