In response to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health platform with a dusk 2018 propel -- and program conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly roused about it ," supposed Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate platform superintendent in employ 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 exercising discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish health change, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such grad platforms at SHU concerns a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of subjects , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already offering and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer announced .
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 score 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 excited about improving community state ," remarked 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 drop .