In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health curriculum with a precipitate 2018 propel -- and program head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly aroused about it ," read Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate planned administrator in employ discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, community state exploitation, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such grad curricula at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 academies of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the graduate 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 grade 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 is fully committed to and energized about improving society state ," replied 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 fail .