In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health program with a autumn 2018 launch -- and platform chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly evoked about it ," answered Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate platform conductor in rehearsal 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 activity discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society health increase, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate programs at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by department across a number of studies , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motives ."
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 programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer alleged .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 tier 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 aroused about improving society health ," told 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 .