In response to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health platform with a come 2018 propel -- and program administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm unusually agitated about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate curriculum administrator in exert science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of workout science or kinesiology, students engaging the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, community health blooming, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad planneds at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of restraints , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer answered." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already volunteer and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 schools of public health and public health curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer told .
Candidates for the alumnu curriculum 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 score 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 committed to and elicited about improving society health ," enunciated Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this fail .