In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health platform with a die 2018 launching -- and planned director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm highly aroused about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned conductor in exercise 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercise discipline or kinesiology, students following the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, parish health increase, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such grad curricula at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer answered." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already furnish and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those needs ."
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 class of public health and public health curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer mentioned .
Candidates for the postgraduate program 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 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 committed to and aroused about improving parish state ," alleged 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 drop .