In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a die 2018 launch -- and planned lead Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively stimulated about it ," told Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned administrator in effort discipline." 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort science or kinesiology, students haunting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society health occurrence, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate programs at SHU involves a multistage overture process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of studies , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already present and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those desires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 institutions of public health and public health programs outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer mentioned .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 point 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 excited about improving community health ," articulated 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 die .