In have responded to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health program with a transgression 2018 start -- and planned administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly roused about it ," articulated Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned head in usage 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, community health growing, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU implies a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already present and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 institutions of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
Candidates for the grad 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 score 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 committed to and evoked about improving society state ," remarked 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 descend .