In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a die 2018 launching -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm unusually agitated about it ," answered Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate program lead in effort 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of activity discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, society health developing, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate programs at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of penalties , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer answered." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already give and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer pronounced .
Candidates for the graduate 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 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 provoked about improving community health ," enunciated Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this drop .