In have responded to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a drop-off 2018 start -- and planned administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm extremely energized about it ," supposed Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate planned conductor in practise discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other class to do so ."
In addition to the field of utilization science or kinesiology, students pursuing the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, parish state improvement, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by module across a number of trains , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently expected is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer mentioned." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offer and be determined whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those desires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer enunciated .
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 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 agitated about improving community state ," replied Greer. She estimated that the initial class will be incorporated in 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this fall .