In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a descent 2018 open -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm extremely roused about it ," read Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate platform administrator in exercise 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout science or kinesiology, students haunting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, society state improvement, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and morals, 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 grad planneds at SHU commits a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of punishments , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer mentioned." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already present and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the graduate 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 gradation 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 is fully committed to and elicited about improving community state ," supposed 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 descent .