In have responded to student require, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health platform with a fail 2018 opening -- and planned conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively elicited about it ," pronounced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate platform head in practice 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ science or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, community health development, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate platforms at SHU concerns a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offer and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 class of public health and public health programs outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 excited about improving society state ," replied 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 .