In have responded to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is including a master of public health program with a precipitate 2018 propel -- and planned conductor Anna Greer couldn't be more pleased .
" I'm most energized about it ," enunciated Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate curriculum conductor in employ science." We have a growing number of students who are interested in getting a graduate degree in public health, but they've been going to other schools to do so ."
In addition to the field of effort discipline or kinesiology, students seeking the master's degree in public health will be introduced to public health beliefs, program planning, society health growth, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state disposal and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu programs at SHU concerns a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by module across a number of self-disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer spoke." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already give and be determined whether enough parties are interested in it. The university has been very successful at filling those desires ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' platform 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 class of public health and public health planneds outside schools of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer announced .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 grade 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 evoked about improving parish health ," read 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 precipitate .