In have responded to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a autumn 2018 open -- and curriculum conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm particularly excited about it ," mentioned Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate planned head in practice science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, community health increase, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such grad curricula at SHU concerns a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by department across a number of self-restraints , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already furnish 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' program 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 schools of public health and public health programs outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer spoke .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 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 committed to and agitated about improving society health ," responded 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 come .