In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a die 2018 start -- and program head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm excessively evoked about it ," remarked Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned director in practise discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort science or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish state increase, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishes , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already furnish and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health programs outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 evaluate 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 elicited about improving community state ," 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 twilight .