In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health planned with a sink 2018 launching -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm unusually roused about it ," read Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate platform administrator in rehearsal science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ science or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, society health change, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by department across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer spoke .
Candidates for the graduate program 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 position 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 excited about improving society health ," suggested 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 die .