In have responded to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a drop-off 2018 launch -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm terribly stimulated about it ," added Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned superintendent in practice 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising science or kinesiology, students engaging the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, parish state progress, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and ethics, 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 postgraduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by module across a number of punishes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer answered." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 schools of public health and public health programs outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer added .
Candidates for the postgraduate program 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 evaluate 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 parish 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 member should be underway by this tumble .