In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a die 2018 launch -- and planned director Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm excessively energized about it ," told Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate platform head in workout discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, society state improvement, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by department across a number of subjects , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer said." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those desires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 institutions of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer remarked .
Candidates for the alumnu program must have a bachelor's degree in any significant 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 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 energized about improving community state ," replied 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 dusk .