In have responded to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a transgression 2018 launch -- and curriculum lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm excessively agitated about it ," spoke Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate program director in activity 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of utilization science or kinesiology, students haunting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, parish health occurrence, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of self-restraints , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer replied .
Candidates for the alumnu platform must have a bachelor's degree in any significant from a four-year accredited university with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Additionally, they must have earned a C point 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 energized about improving parish health ," added Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this fail .