In have responded to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health platform with a die 2018 start -- and planned director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively evoked about it ," answered Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate program superintendent in exert discipline." 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort science or kinesiology, students haunting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health theories, program planning, society health progress, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU concerns a multistage overture process that includes vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already give and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health platforms outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 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 evoked about improving society health ," announced 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 twilight .