In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health platform with a come 2018 propel -- and curriculum head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm highly evoked about it ," answered Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate program administrator in exert 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 exert discipline or kinesiology, students pursuing the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, parish health proliferation, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate planneds at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offering and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer enunciated .
Candidates for the graduate platform 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 grade or highest 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 state ," read 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 die .