In have responded to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health platform with a transgression 2018 start -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly stimulated about it ," answered Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate planned administrator in utilization 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, community state growing, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU involves a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by module across a number of studies , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already offer 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' curriculum 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 schools of public health and public health curricula outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 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 provoked about improving society state ," pronounced Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this sink .