In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health program with a autumn 2018 open -- and program chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively roused about it ," alleged Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program chairman in practice 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 employ discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish health proliferation, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU commits a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by department across a number of studies , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer articulated .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 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 is fully committed to and stimulated about improving parish state ," announced Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this drop .