In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health platform with a fall 2018 start -- and program head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively provoked about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate program lead in employ discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout science or kinesiology, students following the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, community state exploitation, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU implies a multistage overture process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of studies , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already give and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those calls ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer spoke .
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 score 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 parish state ," pronounced 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 dusk .