In have responded to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health planned with a sink 2018 launch -- and platform administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly evoked about it ," pronounced Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate program administrator in activity 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 workout science or kinesiology, students seeking the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, society health progress, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by department across a number of penalties , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer did." We look to see if there's a divergence in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those wants ."
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 platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer spoke .
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 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 agitated about improving community state ," pronounced 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 descend .