Until a week ago, I thought the idea of ever going back to school was preposterous. The husband has mentioned on occasion that he thinks I should go back to school if I want to. Since he is a professor, he found that I can take 6hrs per semester if I'm enrolled in a degree program. (So no taking classes in this dept and that just to see what I like.)
Still thinking he was crazy, I talked to a spinning teacher at the gym about the Kinesiology Dept. She assured me that it isn't all gung-ho CrossFit people, so I checked out the website. After looking around, I know Kinesiology wasn't the right fit for me, despite my love for working out.
What I did find by clicking around was a Master's in Public Health. The program has four areas of focus including Public Health Physical Activity. The other areas include food safety and biosecurity, infectious diseases/zoonoses and public health human
nutrition.
On a whim, I called the department and on Monday I have an appointment with the department head to discuss the program. The more I read about the program, the more excited I become. There are classes that don't sound as thrilling as others, and classes that sound dreadful (biostatistics). But all in all, it sounds intriguing.
I'm actually EXCITED about speaking with the department head on Monday! I'm forming a list of questions to ask. It would awesome if this is a great fit for me!
I worry I'm getting too excited about it.
Obviously, I have to take into great consideration the impact it could have on my family--both positive and negative. I could write out all of the pros and cons, but I think I'd be getting ahead of myself. Right now, I'm going to simply get more information and go from there. One step at a time.
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That sounds so interesting! I can't wait to hear what you find out.
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