In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a descend 2018 open -- and platform administrator Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm most elicited about it ," responded Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program lead in employ science." 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of practise science or kinesiology, students pursuing the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, community state improvement, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate curricula at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by department across a number of studies , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer told." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already offering and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those requires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 institutions of public health and public health planneds outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the alumnu planned 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 score 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 parish health ," alleged 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 twilight .