In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health planned with a precipitate 2018 start -- and curriculum conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm terribly excited about it ," announced Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in utilization 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ science or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish health exploitation, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already offer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those motives ."
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 academies of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer told .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 point 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 elicited about improving society state ," remarked 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 transgression .