In have responded to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health curriculum with a drop-off 2018 launching -- and platform conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm highly evoked about it ," said Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned head in exercising 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 rehearsal science or kinesiology, students seeking the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, parish state growth, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate planneds at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalizes , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already offer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 class of public health and public health programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer pronounced .
Candidates for the postgraduate platform 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 grade 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 is fully committed to and stimulated about improving parish state ," suggested 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 .