In response to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health curriculum with a fail 2018 start -- and planned director Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly evoked about it ," pronounced Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate program conductor in practice 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 practice discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, community state development, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU commits a multistage overture process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already present and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 schools of public health and public health platforms outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
Candidates for the alumnu curriculum 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 is fully committed to and excited about improving community state ," announced 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 autumn .
