In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health program with a sink 2018 propel -- and program director Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm excessively provoked about it ," replied Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program administrator in employ science." 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ science or kinesiology, students pursuing the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health possibilities, program planning, parish state growth, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate curricula at SHU implies a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by department across a number of studies , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer mentioned." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 academies of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer mentioned .
Candidates for the grad 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 grade or higher 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 state ," pronounced Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this transgression .