In response to student ask, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is adding a master of public health planned with a autumn 2018 launching -- and curriculum chairman Anna Greer couldn't be more satisfied .
" I'm particularly aroused about it ," mentioned Greer, an assistant professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate platform superintendent in employ 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 class to do so ."
In addition to the field of activity discipline or kinesiology, students haunting the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health presumptions, program planning, community health improvement, concession writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state administration and morals, according to Greer. The 48 -credit planned can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is likewise open to part-time students .
Adding such postgraduate platforms at SHU implies a multistage overture process that includes vetting by module across a number of self-restraints , not all related to health disciplines .
" The one question that is repeatedly requested is,' What is the need for a programme designed ?'" Greer pronounced." We look to see if there's a gap in what we already give and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at replenishing 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 academies of public health and public health platforms outside academies of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process shortly, Greer supposed .
Candidates for the grad program must have a bachelor's degree in any significant from a four-year accredited university with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Additionally, they must have earned a C evaluate 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 is fully committed to and provoked about improving community health ," alleged 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 transgression .