In response to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a descent 2018 open -- and platform conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively aroused about it ," suggested Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate program conductor in use 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 effort discipline or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, community health exploitation, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU involves a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer responded." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already render and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requirements ."
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 platforms outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer added .
Candidates for the graduate 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 position 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 energized about improving parish state ," responded Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this die .