In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health platform with a fail 2018 start -- and platform administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm extremely energized about it ," spoke Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate curriculum lead in effort science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of use discipline or kinesiology, students pursuing the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, parish health developing, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU implies a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by module across a number of methods , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer alleged." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 class of public health and public health programs outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer replied .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 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 provoked about improving community health ," told 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 transgression .