In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a come 2018 open -- and planned chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm extremely excited about it ," supposed Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate program chairman in employ discipline." 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of activity discipline or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, society health developing, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of studies , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 institutions of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 gradation 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 energized about improving community state ," pronounced Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this autumn .