In response to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health planned with a descend 2018 start -- and planned lead Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm unusually aroused about it ," read Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate curriculum head in employ 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of use science or kinesiology, students pursuing the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, parish state increase, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate programs at SHU implies a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by module across a number of subjects , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 academies of public health and public health programs outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer supposed .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 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 is fully committed to and excited about improving community health ," remarked 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 .