In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health curriculum with a sink 2018 open -- and program conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm exceedingly evoked about it ," added Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned chairman in use science." 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health theories, program planning, community state blooming, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU involves a multistage overture process that includes vetting by department across a number of restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already proposal and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 institutions of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer supposed .
Candidates for the graduate 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 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 parish health ," did 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 descent .