In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a fail 2018 start -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly agitated about it ," answered Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate planned superintendent in exercising science." 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of utilization science or kinesiology, students following the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society health increase, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by department across a number of punishes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer read .
Candidates for the graduate platform 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 position 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 energized about improving society health ," told 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 drop .