In have responded to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health curriculum with a die 2018 opening -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly roused about it ," suggested Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum director in use 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, parish state proliferation, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate planneds at SHU commits a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already present and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 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 is fully committed to and provoked about improving parish state ," supposed 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 die .