In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health program with a descent 2018 launch -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm unusually elicited about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate platform conductor in exert science." 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 discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, parish state growing, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and morals, 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 graduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already present and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requires ."
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 schools of public health and public health curricula outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 tier 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 agitated about improving parish health ," pronounced 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 fail .
