In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a descend 2018 launching -- and program chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly energized about it ," said Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and head of the undergraduate planned administrator in activity science." 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of employ discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, parish health progress, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate programs at SHU commits a multistage proposal process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of restraints , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those necessities ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer did .
Candidates for the grad 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 point or highest 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 provoked about improving parish health ," remarked 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 precipitate .