In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health platform with a dusk 2018 launch -- and curriculum superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm unusually energized about it ," responded Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate platform administrator in employ 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of use science or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society state growing, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU commits a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-disciplines , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer responded." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already furnish and gauge 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' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer remarked .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 gradation 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 excited about improving parish state ," spoke 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 drop .