In have responded to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a fail 2018 opening -- and platform chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly energized about it ," responded Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate program chairman in activity discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students engaging the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, community health evolution, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu curricula at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer responded." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requirements ."
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 schools of public health and public health planneds outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer added .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 grade 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 evoked about improving community health ," said 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 die .