In have responded to student requisition, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a tumble 2018 launching -- and platform superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly excited about it ," added Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program head in utilization 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercise science or kinesiology, students pursuing the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health conjectures, program planning, society state growing, gift writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state 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 planneds at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offering and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 schools of public health and public health curricula outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
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 tier 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 committed to and excited about improving parish health ," replied Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this die .