In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health platform with a come 2018 launching -- and curriculum head Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm exceedingly agitated about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate platform lead 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, parish state growing, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and ethics, 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 programs at SHU involves a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offering and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requirements ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 class of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 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 is fully committed to and agitated about improving community health ," told Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this drop .