Frontiers in Public Health (Oct 2022)
Responding to the need of postgraduate education for Planetary Health: Development of an online Master's Degree
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo,
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo,
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo,
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo,
- Ariadna Moreno,
- Marina Bosque-Prous,
- Enrique Castro-Sanchez,
- Enrique Castro-Sanchez,
- Payam Dadvand,
- Payam Dadvand,
- Payam Dadvand,
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán,
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán,
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán,
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán,
- Ana García-Juanatey,
- Ana García-Juanatey,
- Mireia Gascon,
- Mireia Gascon,
- Mireia Gascon,
- Mireia Gascon,
- Oriol Grau,
- Oriol Grau,
- Jacint Jordana,
- Jacint Jordana,
- Rachel Lowe,
- Rachel Lowe,
- Rachel Lowe,
- Hug March,
- Hug March,
- F. Xavier Medina,
- F. Xavier Medina,
- Lela Mélon,
- Lela Mélon,
- Lela Mélon,
- Grettel Navas,
- Grettel Navas,
- Grettel Navas,
- Andrea Núñez Casal,
- Andrea Núñez Casal,
- Andrea Núñez Casal,
- Isabel Ruiz-Mallén,
- Isabel Ruiz-Mallén,
- Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia,
- Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia,
- Cathryn Tonne,
- Cathryn Tonne,
- Cathryn Tonne,
- Margarita Triguero-Mas,
- Margarita Triguero-Mas,
- Christos Zografos,
- Christos Zografos,
- Josep M. Antó,
- Josep M. Antó,
- Josep M. Antó,
- Josep M. Antó
Affiliations
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Cristina O'Callaghan-Gordo
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Ariadna Moreno
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Marina Bosque-Prous
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Enrique Castro-Sanchez
- College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, Brentford, United Kingdom
- Enrique Castro-Sanchez
- Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Payam Dadvand
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Payam Dadvand
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Payam Dadvand
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán
- Graduate School, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, United States
- Carlos A. Faerron Guzmán
- Planetary Health Alliance, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
- Ana García-Juanatey
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Ana García-Juanatey
- CEI International Affairs, Barcelona, Spain
- Mireia Gascon
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Mireia Gascon
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Mireia Gascon
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Mireia Gascon
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Oriol Grau
- 0Plants and Ecosystems, University of Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
- Oriol Grau
- 1Global Ecology Unit (CREAF), Catalonia, Spain
- Jacint Jordana
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Jacint Jordana
- 2Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals, Barcelona, Spain
- Rachel Lowe
- 3Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), Barcelona, Spain
- Rachel Lowe
- 4Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Barcelona, Spain
- Rachel Lowe
- 5Centre on Climate Change & Planetary Health and Centre for Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
- Hug March
- 6Estudis d'Economia i Empresa, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Hug March
- 7Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- F. Xavier Medina
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- F. Xavier Medina
- 8Unesco Chair on Food, Culture and Development, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Lela Mélon
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Lela Mélon
- 9UNESCO Chair in Life Cycle and Climate Change, ESCI-UPF, Barcelona, Spain
- Lela Mélon
- 0Department of Law, Faculty of Law, Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona, Spain
- Grettel Navas
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Grettel Navas
- 1Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Grettel Navas
- 2Faculty of Government, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Andrea Núñez Casal
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Andrea Núñez Casal
- 3Departamento de Ciencia, Tecnología y Sociedad, Insituto de Filosofía, Spanish National Research Council (IFS-CSIC), Madrid, Spain
- Andrea Núñez Casal
- 4Departamento de Filosofía y Antropología, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC), Santiago, Spain
- Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
- 7Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Isabel Ruiz-Mallén
- 5Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Nacho Sánchez-Valdivia
- 6COVID-19 Early Detection, Surveillance and Control Department, Public Health Agency of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Cathryn Tonne
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Cathryn Tonne
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Cathryn Tonne
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Margarita Triguero-Mas
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
- Margarita Triguero-Mas
- 7Mariana Arcaya's Research Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Cambridge, MA, United States
- Christos Zografos
- 8Johns Hopkins University - Universitat Pompeu Fabra (JHU-UPF) Public Policy Center, UPF-BSM, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Christos Zografos
- 9Research Group on Health Inequalities, Environment, and Employment Conditions (GREDS-EMCONET), Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
- Josep M. Antó
- ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain
- Josep M. Antó
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
- Josep M. Antó
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Josep M. Antó
- 0IMIM Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.969065
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 10
Abstract
Planetary Health has emerged as a new approach to respond to the existential risks that the clime and global environmental crises pose to human societies. As stated by various stakeholders, the challenges involved in Planetary Health are of such magnitude that education must be at the forefront to obtain a meaningful response. Universities and higher education institutions have been specifically called to embed the concept of planetary stewardship in all curricula and train the next generation of researchers and change makers as a matter of urgency. As a response to this call, the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) developed the first online and asynchronous Master in Science (MSc) in Planetary Health. The aim of the programme is to train a new generation of academics and professionals who understand the challenges of Planetary Health and have tools to tackle them. This article describes the development of the curriculum of this MSc, presents the main characteristics of the programme and discusses some of the challenges encountered in the development of the programme and its implementation. The design of this MSc was based on: the alignment of the programme with the principles for Planetary Health education with a focus on human health; a multi-, inter-, and trans-disciplinary approach; the urgency to respond to the Anthropocene challenges; and the commitment to the 2030 Agenda. The MSc was recognized as an official degree by the Agency for Quality of the Catalan University System, included in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education, and the Spanish National Academic Coordination body in April 2021 and launched in October 2021. There are currently more than 50 students enrolled in the program coming from a broad range of disciplines and geographic locations. The information presented in this article and the discussion on challenges encountered in developing and implementing the programme can be useful for those working in the development of similar programs.
Keywords
- curriculum development
- education for sustainable development (EfSD)
- Master in Science
- planetary health education
- postgraduate education
- sustainable development goals –SDG