In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a drop-off 2018 opening -- and curriculum head Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm terribly energized about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate curriculum administrator in effort 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish state improvement, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of disciplines , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those calls ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer answered .
Candidates for the grad program 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 is fully committed to and stimulated about improving community 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 precipitate .