In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health planned with a descent 2018 propel -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm highly evoked about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate program lead in practise discipline." 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 activity discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health theories, program planning, society health growth, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate platforms at SHU involves a multistage overture process that includes vetting by module across a number of methods , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer alleged." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those necessitates ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent enterprise recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health planneds outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer spoke .
Candidates for the graduate curriculum 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 parish state ," did 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 descent .