In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a come 2018 propel -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm particularly excited about it ," spoke Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in effort discipline." 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 effort science or kinesiology, students haunting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, parish health growth, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu curricula at SHU implies a multistage project process that will cover vetting by department across a number of methods , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer said." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already volunteer and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer said .
Candidates for the grad curriculum 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 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 stimulated about improving society state ," suggested 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 twilight .