In have responded to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a come 2018 launching -- and curriculum director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively energized about it ," told Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned director in rehearsal 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 rehearsal science or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, society health change, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and ethics, 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 postgraduate platforms at SHU involves a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already offer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requirements ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer read .
Candidates for the postgraduate program 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 score 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 parish 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 drop .