In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health platform with a tumble 2018 propel -- and curriculum director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm exceedingly elicited about it ," said Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program conductor in utilization science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of practise science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, community state developing, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU implies a multistage overture process that includes vetting by department across a number of penalizes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer told." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already give and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those calls ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the grad 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 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 is fully committed to and elicited about improving community health ," announced Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this tumble .
