In have responded to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health platform with a dusk 2018 opening -- and curriculum superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively elicited about it ," said Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate planned head in employ 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of activity discipline or kinesiology, students following the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, community state improvement, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU implies a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by department across a number of trains , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer responded." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
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 evaluate 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 energized about improving society state ," articulated 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 .