In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health program with a dusk 2018 start -- and curriculum head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly evoked about it ," mentioned Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate program administrator in exercise discipline." 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 workout discipline or kinesiology, students following the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, community state proliferation, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of subjects , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer responded." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already give and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requirements ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 schools of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer alleged .
Candidates for the alumnu platform 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 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 elicited about improving society health ," read 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 tumble .