In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a come 2018 opening -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm unusually evoked about it ," added Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum superintendent in exercising 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of practise science or kinesiology, students haunting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish state occurrence, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU commits a multistage project process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of subjects , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer announced." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already render and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those hungers ."
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 schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the graduate platform 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 point 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 roused 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 member should be underway by this drop-off .