In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a tumble 2018 opening -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm unusually provoked about it ," pronounced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate platform head in practise 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 exercise science or kinesiology, students following the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, society state change, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU commits a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer supposed." 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 wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer said .
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 position 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 roused about improving society health ," responded 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 descent .