In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health curriculum with a fail 2018 launching -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm unusually agitated about it ," enunciated Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate curriculum director in rehearsal 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 practice science or kinesiology, students engaging the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, society state blooming, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalties , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already present and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 programs outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 evaluate 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 energized about improving parish health ," mentioned 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 descend .