In have responded to student requirement, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health curriculum with a drop 2018 launching -- and curriculum superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm highly excited about it ," enunciated Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate planned superintendent in activity 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 practise science or kinesiology, students pursuing the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, community state exploitation, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate planneds at SHU commits a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by faculty across a number of subjects , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly expected is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer replied." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already give and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those hungers ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' program now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent bureau 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 abruptly, Greer articulated .
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 tier 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 is fully committed to and excited about improving society state ," mentioned 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 transgression .