In have responded to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is computing a master of public health planned with a transgression 2018 launching -- and platform lead Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm unusually aroused about it ," remarked Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate platform lead in usage 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 schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of usage science or kinesiology, students seeking the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health speculations, program planning, society health blooming, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health organisation and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit curriculum can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU implies a multistage suggestion process that will cover vetting by module across a number of penalizes , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a chink in what we already proposal and gauge whether enough people are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent authority recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit class of public health and public health platforms outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the postgraduate curriculum 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 gradation 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 state ," articulated 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 drop .