In have responded to student involve, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a fail 2018 launching -- and program conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm extremely stimulated about it ," told Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program superintendent in exercise 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal discipline or kinesiology, students engaging the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health philosophies, program planning, society state developing, subsidy writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such graduate curricula at SHU commits a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer enunciated." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already present and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motives ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer told .
Candidates for the alumnu 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 point 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 aroused about improving community health ," said 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 autumn .