In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health curriculum with a descend 2018 opening -- and platform chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm excessively evoked about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate planned superintendent in rehearsal 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout science or kinesiology, students haunting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, parish health growing, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, 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 alumnu planneds at SHU commits a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer answered .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 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 is fully committed to and provoked about improving community state ," suggested Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this die .