In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a twilight 2018 launch -- and planned chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm terribly stimulated about it ," spoke Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in rehearsal science." 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of practise science or kinesiology, students engaging the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, society health evolution, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by department across a number of trains , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offer and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 institutions of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer alleged .
Candidates for the graduate 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 gradation or higher 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 parish health ," replied 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 tumble .