In response to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health program with a precipitate 2018 launch -- and planned chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm unusually aroused about it ," responded Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate platform superintendent in practise 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 practise discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish state blooming, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, 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 curricula at SHU commits a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already offer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 institutions of public health and public health planneds outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer enunciated .
Candidates for the grad planned 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 position 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 aroused about improving community health ," read 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 fall .