In response to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a transgression 2018 launch -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively evoked about it ," told Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned conductor in exert 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of use discipline or kinesiology, students pursuing the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, community state blooming, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU implies a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already give and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those motives ."
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 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 enunciated .
Candidates for the alumnu platform 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 tier 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 is fully committed to and elicited about improving parish health ," announced 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 autumn .
