In response to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a descent 2018 opening -- and platform conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm extremely agitated about it ," articulated Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum director in effort 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, parish state change, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU implies a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of restraints , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offering and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health planneds outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer did .
Candidates for the alumnu platform 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 is fully committed to and excited about improving parish health ," said Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this dusk .