In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health platform with a fall 2018 launching -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly evoked about it ," suggested Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum head in exert 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society state evolution, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate programs at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of penalizes , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer enunciated .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 score 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 stimulated about improving society health ," alleged Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this descent .