In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a die 2018 propel -- and planned conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm exceedingly agitated about it ," remarked Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate program administrator in utilization discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of practise science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society state increase, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU commits a multistage project process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer told." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already proposal and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health planneds outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer alleged .
Candidates for the grad 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 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 is fully committed to and evoked about improving society health ," responded 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 sink .