In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a die 2018 launch -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm excessively excited about it ," articulated Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum superintendent 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 practice science or kinesiology, students following the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, parish health increase, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU concerns a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-disciplines , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer said." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health planneds outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer remarked .
Candidates for the postgraduate planned 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 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 evoked about improving community state ," alleged Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this descend .