In have responded to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a come 2018 propel -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm most agitated about it ," did Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate program superintendent in employ discipline." 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 rehearsal science or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, parish state proliferation, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, 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 grad planneds at SHU involves a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 schools of public health and public health programs outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer said .
Candidates for the grad planned 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 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 evoked about improving community health ," spoke 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 tumble .