In response to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a transgression 2018 launching -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm exceedingly aroused about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate curriculum administrator in use 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 practice science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, society health exploitation, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such grad platforms at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already present and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding 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 enterprise 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 shortly, Greer did .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 score 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 aroused about improving parish health ," enunciated 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 fall .