In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a tumble 2018 launching -- and planned lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm highly evoked about it ," enunciated Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in exert 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, society state blooming, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU concerns a multistage overture process that includes vetting by department across a number of subjects , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer said." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already offer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization 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 shortly, Greer told .
Candidates for the alumnu platform 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 position 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 stimulated about improving society state ," said 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 tumble .