In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health curriculum with a transgression 2018 start -- and platform director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm highly roused about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform administrator in practice science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of use science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society health increase, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and ethics, 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 grad programs at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of studies , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already give and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 academies of public health and public health programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer enunciated .
Candidates for the grad planned 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 tier 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 society health ," did Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this fall .