In response to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a descend 2018 opening -- and platform superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm terribly provoked about it ," told Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned conductor in exercising discipline." 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 exercise discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health theories, program planning, parish health proliferation, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU implies a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by department across a number of methods , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer read." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already furnish and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer did .
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 grade 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 provoked about improving parish health ," spoke 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 .
