In have responded to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a dusk 2018 launching -- and platform lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm highly energized about it ," suggested Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate platform superintendent in exercising discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercise science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, parish health developing, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU concerns a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of punishes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already present and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requirements ."
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 institutions of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer told .
Candidates for the postgraduate program 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 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 agitated about improving society health ," pronounced 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 tumble .