In response to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a transgression 2018 launching -- and platform lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm highly aroused about it ," did Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in usage 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercise science or kinesiology, students following the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, parish health growth, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate curricula at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of trains , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer remarked." 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 desires ."
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 programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer said .
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 score 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 stimulated about improving community health ," articulated 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 precipitate .