In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a die 2018 launching -- and curriculum head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly aroused about it ," answered Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate planned head in practice 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercise science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish health increase, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those demands ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the grad 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 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 committed to and energized about improving parish state ," said 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 drop-off .