In response to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health program with a descent 2018 propel -- and platform conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm exceedingly agitated about it ," did Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in practise 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal science or kinesiology, students engaging the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, parish state development, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by module across a number of studies , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer told." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer added .
Candidates for the grad 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 grade 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 evoked about improving society health ," responded Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this autumn .