In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a dusk 2018 opening -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm exceedingly evoked about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate platform conductor in effort discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of utilization science or kinesiology, students haunting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, community state growth, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu curricula at SHU implies a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer answered." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already give and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 schools of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer added .
Candidates for the grad program 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 evaluate 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 evoked about improving community state ," remarked 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 twilight .