In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a sink 2018 launching -- and program director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm highly stimulated about it ," supposed Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate program conductor in exert science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in get a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort science or kinesiology, students pursuing the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, community state exploitation, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and ethics, 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 graduate planneds at SHU involves a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by department across a number of punishments , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly invited is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already offering and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program 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 academies of public health and public health curricula outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 committed to and agitated about improving society health ," said Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty member should be underway by this descend .