In have responded to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a sink 2018 opening -- and curriculum conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly aroused about it ," suggested Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate platform head in practice science." 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 pursuing the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, society state improvement, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate programs at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalizes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer read .
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 evaluate 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 evoked about improving society health ," alleged 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 .