In response to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a fall 2018 launch -- and curriculum conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm exceedingly roused about it ," alleged Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate curriculum director in effort discipline." 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 effort science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, parish state proliferation, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU implies a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by module across a number of subjects , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already render and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer spoke .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 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 committed to and provoked about improving society state ," 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-off .