In have responded to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health program with a dusk 2018 launch -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly excited about it ," replied Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate planned chairman in employ 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish state development, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and moralities, 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 planneds at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer answered." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already present and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer replied .
Candidates for the postgraduate curriculum 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 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 committed to and provoked about improving parish state ," told Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this descent .