In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health platform with a descend 2018 launching -- and program conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm terribly aroused about it ," answered Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate platform conductor 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, society health occurrence, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by module across a number of studies , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those hungers ."
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 academies of public health and public health programs outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 tier 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 committed to and aroused about improving community health ," mentioned Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this transgression .