In have responded to student challenge, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health curriculum with a tumble 2018 start -- and planned director Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm excessively provoked about it ," alleged Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and administrator of the undergraduate platform lead 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 utilization science or kinesiology, students pursuing the "bachelors degree" in public health will be introduced to public health assumptions, program planning, society state improvement, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit platform can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate programs at SHU concerns a multistage overture process that includes vetting by department across a number of studies , not all related to state disciplines .
" The one question that is frequently questioned is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already proposal and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those motivations ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' curriculum 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 schools of public health and public health planneds outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer suggested .
Candidates for the graduate 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 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 energized about improving parish state ," alleged 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 .