In response to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health program with a fail 2018 open -- and curriculum administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm extremely evoked about it ," alleged Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in usage 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout discipline or kinesiology, students following the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish health development, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU commits a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by department across a number of restraints , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already offer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit schools of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 score 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 is fully committed to and roused about improving parish state ," remarked 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 tumble .