In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health curriculum with a dusk 2018 opening -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm most stimulated about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate platform chairman in activity discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of activity science or kinesiology, students following the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society state evolution, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of trains , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already render and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer replied .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 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 elicited about improving society state ," announced 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 sink .