In have responded to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a fail 2018 launching -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm extremely evoked about it ," added Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate platform administrator 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, community health developing, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad platforms at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already give and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 institutions of public health and public health planneds outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer answered .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 grade 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 elicited about improving society health ," enunciated Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this autumn .