In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a drop 2018 launch -- and planned head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm extremely roused about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate planned superintendent in employ 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, parish state progress, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer pronounced." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offering and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer did .
Candidates for the graduate 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 point 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 committed to and stimulated about improving parish health ," replied 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 fall .