In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health curriculum with a twilight 2018 opening -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm highly elicited about it ," replied Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate platform head in effort discipline." 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, society state increase, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU implies a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the postgraduate platform 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 is fully committed to and provoked about improving community state ," added 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 come .