In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health platform with a descend 2018 propel -- and platform director Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm unusually excited about it ," added Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate program director in usage 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ science or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, society state progress, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate curricula at SHU commits a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by module across a number of disciplines , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer told." 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 motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the grad program 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 grade 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 agitated about improving community health ," announced 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 descent .