In response to student request, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is supplementing a master of public health curriculum with a drop 2018 propel -- and program superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm unusually elicited about it ," spoke Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and superintendent of the undergraduate planned administrator in practise science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in going a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students engaging the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, society health development, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also open to part-time students .
Adding such graduate platforms at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that will cover vetting by department across a number of penalizes , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer articulated." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already offering and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those involves ."
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 academies of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer read .
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 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 community state ," announced 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 descent .