In response to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health program with a sink 2018 opening -- and planned superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm excessively stimulated about it ," did Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate platform superintendent in exercise discipline." 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 exercise discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society health exploitation, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU implies a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by module across a number of punishes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer spoke .
Candidates for the graduate platform 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 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 agitated about improving community health ," did 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 descend .