In response to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health curriculum with a dusk 2018 propel -- and curriculum superintendent Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly elicited about it ," said Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate program conductor in practice discipline." 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 exercise science or kinesiology, students seeking the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society health proliferation, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such grad programs at SHU concerns a multistage recommendation process that will cover vetting by department across a number of subjects , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer suggested." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already offering and gauge whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those needs ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 curricula outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer spoke .
Candidates for the grad program 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 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 provoked about improving society state ," pronounced 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 sink .