In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health platform with a precipitate 2018 opening -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly roused about it ," responded Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate platform superintendent in utilization science." 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 exercise science or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, society health increase, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu curricula at SHU implies a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalizes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already render and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 point 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 agitated about improving community 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 descend .