In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a descend 2018 launching -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm most evoked about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform head in practise 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 activity discipline or kinesiology, students pursuing the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, community health evolution, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU implies a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by department across a number of restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requirements ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer said .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 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 energized about improving parish state ," answered 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 fail .