In have responded to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health planned with a precipitate 2018 propel -- and curriculum superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm unusually agitated about it ," articulated Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate platform conductor in practise 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 employ science or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, community state developing, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that includes vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer alleged." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already render and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer answered .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 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 state ," replied Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this precipitate .
