In response to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health planned with a sink 2018 opening -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly provoked about it ," suggested Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate curriculum director in employ science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society state change, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU involves a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough beings 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 organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the alumnu program 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 evaluate 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 excited about improving community health ," announced 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 transgression .
