In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a precipitate 2018 launch -- and platform conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm most aroused about it ," responded Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate program superintendent in exercising science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of practice science or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, society state increase, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU commits a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer mentioned." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already give and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those calls ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 institutions of public health and public health curricula outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer supposed .
Candidates for the graduate 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 evaluate 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 energized about improving society 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 transgression .