In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a fall 2018 launch -- and program director Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm terribly roused about it ," spoke Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate platform head in effort discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of practice discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, society state developing, gift 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 alumnu programs at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already render and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health programs outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer remarked .
Candidates for the graduate planned 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 gradation 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 evoked about improving society 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 precipitate .
