In response to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a tumble 2018 launching -- and curriculum lead Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively provoked about it ," suggested Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned conductor in practice discipline." 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 employ science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society health exploitation, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and moralities, 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 implies a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by module across a number of penalties , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer enunciated." 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 crowding those wants ."
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 academies of public health and public health curricula outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer added .
Candidates for the graduate platform 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 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 provoked about improving parish health ," 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 sink .