In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health curriculum with a die 2018 start -- and program lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm highly aroused about it ," spoke Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned director in exercising science." 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, society state developing, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate curricula at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by module across a number of punishes , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority 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 remarked .
Candidates for the grad platform 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 score 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 energized about improving community health ," remarked 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 tumble .