In response to student demand, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a transgression 2018 start -- and platform lead Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm particularly agitated about it ," supposed Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and chairman of the undergraduate program director in utilization discipline." We have a growing number of students who are interested in coming a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other institutions to do so ."
In addition to the field of rehearsal discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health ideologies, program planning, parish state developing, award writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and moralities, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu platforms at SHU involves a multistage project process that will cover vetting by department across a number of restraints , not all related to health sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly asked is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a crack in what we already offering and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those involves ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent busines recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit institutions of public health and public health platforms outside institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer responded .
Candidates for the grad program 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 grade 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 stimulated about improving society health ," enunciated Greer. She estimated that the initial class will include 15 to 20 students, and said the search for three core faculty members should be underway by this descend .