In have responded to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a descend 2018 open -- and program conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm terribly elicited about it ," remarked Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate curriculum director in activity discipline." 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 usage science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society state growing, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such grad curricula at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by department across a number of subjects , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already render and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer alleged .
Candidates for the alumnu curriculum 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 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 committed to and provoked about improving society state ," 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 twilight .