In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a transgression 2018 opening -- and curriculum head Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively energized about it ," remarked Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned director in practise discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, parish state increase, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu curricula at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by department across a number of methods , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already offer and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 academies of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer answered .
Candidates for the grad program 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 position 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 agitated about improving society health ," mentioned 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 fall .