In have responded to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a drop-off 2018 opening -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm extremely elicited about it ," supposed Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate program director in practise 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, society state exploitation, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned 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 commits a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by module across a number of disciplines , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer read .
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 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 excited about improving society state ," read 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 die .