In response to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health program with a precipitate 2018 propel -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm highly excited about it ," did Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate platform director in usage science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal science or kinesiology, students seeking the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, community state change, 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 students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate planneds at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of trains , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer alleged." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health platforms outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer told .
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 agitated about improving community health ," suggested Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this precipitate .