The Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), and the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) have developed an 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. 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 Spanish academic system on 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.

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

Antó, Josep M.

Bosque-Prous, Marina

Castro Sanchez, Enrique

Dadvand, Payam

Faerron Guzmán, Carlos A.

García Juanatey, Ana

Gascon, Mireia

Grau, Oriol

Jordana, Jacint

Lowe, Rachel

March, Hug

Melon, Lela

Moreno, Ariadna

Navas, Grettel

Núñez Casal, Andrea

O’Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina

Ruiz-Mallén, Isabel

Sánchez-Valdivia, Nacho

Tonne, Cathryn

Triguero-Mas, Margarita

Xavier Medina, F.

Zografos, Christos

Frontiers in Public Health

PubMed

Este artículo está sujeto a una licencia CC BY 4.0Planetary 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 o cial 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.We acknowledge support
from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and State
Research Agency through the Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa
2019–2023 Program (CEX2018-000806-S), and support from the
Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program.Peer reviewe

O'Callaghan-Gordo, C.

Castro-Sánchez, Enrique

García-Juanatey, Ana

Medina, F. Xavier

Mélon, Lela

Tonne, Cathryn C.

Triguero-Mas, M.

Digital.CSIC

Responding to the need of postgraduate education for Planetary Health: Development of an online Master's Degree

Data availability statement: The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary material, further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author/s.Copyright © 2022 O'Callaghan-Gordo, Moreno, Bosque-Prous, Castro-Sanchez, Dadvand, Guzmán, García-Juanatey, Gascon, Grau, Jordana, Lowe, March, Medina, Mélon, Navas, Núñez Casal, Ruiz-Mallén, Sánchez-Valdivia, Tonne, Triguero-Mas, Zografos and Antó. . 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.Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and State Research Agency through the Centro de Excelencia Severo Ochoa 2019–2023 Program (CEX2018-000806-S); Generalitat de Catalunya through the CERCA Program

O'Callaghan-Gordo, C

Moreno, A

Bosque-Prous, M

Castro-Sanchez, E

Dadvand, P

Guzmán, CAF

García-Juanatey, A

Gascon, M

Grau, O

Jordana, J

Lowe, R

March, H

Medina, FX

Mélon, L

Navas, G

Núñez Casal, A

Ruiz-Mallén, I

Sánchez-Valdivia, N

Tonne, C

Triguero-Mas, M

Zografos, C

Antó, JM

Brunel University Research Archive

Unidad de excelencia María de Maeztu CEX2019-000940-MAltres ajuts: CERCA Programme/Generalitat de CatalunyaPlanetary 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

O'Callaghan-Gordo, Cristina

Bosque Prous, Marina

Castro-Sanchez, Enrique

Guzmán, Carlos A.Faerron

Grau Fernández, Oriol

Navas Obando, Grettel

Ruiz Mallén, Isabel

Antó i Boqué, Josep Maria

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Responding to the need of postgraduate education for Planetary Health : Development of an online Master's Degree

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

Guzman, Carlos A. Faerron

Garcia-Juanatey, Ana

Grau Fernandez, Oriol

Nunez Casal, Andrea

Ruiz-Mallen, Isabel

Sanchez-Valdivia, Nacho

Anto, Josep M.

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Responding to the need of postgraduate education for Planetary Health : development of an online Master's Degree

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Responding to the need of postgraduate education for Planetary Health: development of an online Master's Degree

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

Guzmán, Carlos A. Faerron

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