In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a twilight 2018 start -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm exceedingly stimulated about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate platform director in practice 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, parish health improvement, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU commits a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalties , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer remarked." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offering and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 academies of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the graduate program 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 grade 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 state ," articulated 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 come .