In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health curriculum with a tumble 2018 propel -- and planned lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly aroused about it ," told Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned administrator in exert discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming 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 pursuing the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, community state developing, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by module across a number of restraints , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer told." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already proposal and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer remarked .
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 point 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 aroused about improving society health ," added 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 transgression .
