In response to student necessitate, Sacred Heart University in Farifield is contributing a master of public health platform with a tumble 2018 open -- and platform lead Anna Greer couldn't be more delighted .
" I'm exceedingly energized about it ," spoke Greer, an associate professor at Sacred Heart since 2011 and director of the undergraduate program head in exert discipline." 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 academies to do so ."
In addition to the field of use science or kinesiology, students following the undergraduate degree in public health will be introduced to public health thoughts, program planning, society health exploitation, concede writing, epidemiology and biostatistics, state organisation and ethics, according to Greer. The 48 -credit program can be completed in two years by full-time both students and is too is accessible to part-time students .
Adding such alumnu planneds at SHU implies a multistage overture process that will cover vetting by department across a number of disciplines , not all related to state sciences .
" The one question that is repeatedly queried is,' What is the need for a program ?'" Greer supposed." We look to see if there's a breach in what we already furnish and be determined whether enough beings are interested in it. The university has been very successful at crowding those wants ."
Having received the university's approval, the masters' planned 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 institutions of public health. Sacred Heart will submit an application to begin that process abruptly, Greer mentioned .
Candidates for the postgraduate 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 tier 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 aroused about improving community state ," said 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 descend .