In have responded to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a sink 2018 opening -- and platform administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm highly elicited about it ," read Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform conductor in practice 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of practice discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, community health growth, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu curricula at SHU involves a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by department across a number of trains , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 schools of public health and public health programs outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer said .
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 evaluate 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 elicited about improving parish 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 transgression .