In response to student expect, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is lending a master of public health planned with a transgression 2018 opening -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm extremely agitated about it ," announced Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and conductor of the undergraduate program chairman in usage science." 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 utilization discipline or kinesiology, students prosecuting the "masters degree" in public health will be introduced to public health hypothesis, program planning, society state blooming, grant writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, health disposal and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is also is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU involves a multistage proposition process that includes vetting by faculty across a number of subjects , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is frequently queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer added." We look to see if there's a spread in what we already furnish and gauge whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing those necessaries ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned now must be accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, an independent organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit academies of public health and public health planneds outside class of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer pronounced .
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 position 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 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 members should be underway by this drop .