In have responded to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health program with a tumble 2018 open -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm most roused about it ," suggested Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and lead of the undergraduate planned conductor in workout discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students haunting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish health evolution, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU involves a multistage overture process that includes vetting by module across a number of punishments , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 schools of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer said .
Candidates for the postgraduate platform 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 evaluate 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 aroused about improving community state ," suggested 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 sink .
