In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a tumble 2018 start -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively aroused about it ," added Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned head in use science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, society state progress, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by department across a number of subjects , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already offering and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer answered .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 tier 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 committed to and stimulated 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 members should be underway by this autumn .