In response to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health program with a drop 2018 start -- and platform head Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm exceedingly agitated about it ," suggested Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate platform superintendent in employ 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 institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of exercising science or kinesiology, students haunting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, society state increase, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health government and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU involves a multistage proposal process that includes vetting by module across a number of penalties , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer mentioned." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those requirements ."
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 academies of public health and public health programs outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer added .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 gradation 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 agitated about improving society state ," articulated 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 drop-off .