In response to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health program with a descend 2018 opening -- and platform lead Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm highly aroused about it ," suggested Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate program superintendent in activity science." 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 workout science or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, community health development, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by department across a number of penalizes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offer and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 class of public health and public health curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer added .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 tier 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 elicited about improving society health ," answered 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 dusk .