In response to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health planned with a descent 2018 opening -- and program conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly agitated about it ," suggested Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate planned superintendent in practice science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exert discipline or kinesiology, students pursuing the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, society state evolution, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU commits a multistage project process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalizes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offer and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those necessities ."
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 curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the alumnu program 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 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 evoked about improving community health ," articulated Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this autumn .