In have responded to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a precipitate 2018 start -- and planned administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm most elicited about it ," announced Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate planned chairman in activity discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of use discipline or kinesiology, students pursuing the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health theories, program planning, society health improvement, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU involves a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by department across a number of methods , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already present and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those hungers ."
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 schools of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer said .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 position 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 excited about improving community health ," alleged Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this descend .
