In response to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a transgression 2018 start -- and curriculum director Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm exceedingly agitated about it ," enunciated Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform lead in practise discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of activity science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society health growth, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU implies a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-disciplines , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer announced." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already present and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer added .
Candidates for the postgraduate planned 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 grade 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 excited about improving society health ," replied 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 transgression .