In have responded to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a tumble 2018 propel -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly energized about it ," did Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate program chairman in exert science." 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising science or kinesiology, students engaging the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish state occurrence, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU involves a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalizes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
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 score 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 society state ," added 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 twilight .