In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health platform with a sink 2018 opening -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm extremely excited about it ," told Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform chairman in use science." 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students seeking the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, parish health exploitation, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by module across a number of punishments , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer responded." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those requires ."
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 class of public health and public health planneds outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the grad 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 tier 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 stimulated about improving parish health ," read 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 dusk .