In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health curriculum with a die 2018 propel -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm extremely roused about it ," said Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform superintendent in rehearsal 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 workout discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, parish health exploitation, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of trains , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling 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 busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health curricula outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer remarked .
Candidates for the grad program 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 tier 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 roused about improving society health ," supposed 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 fall .