In response to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health program with a drop-off 2018 open -- and planned head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm exceedingly elicited about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate planned director in exercising science." 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort science or kinesiology, students haunting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, parish health increase, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of punishes , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already give and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those calls ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 told .
Candidates for the graduate program 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 tier 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 excited about improving society health ," remarked 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 .