Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
ISGlobal, Barcelona, Spain.
Front Public Health. 2022 Oct 26;10:969065. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.969065. eCollection 2022.
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.
行星健康已成为应对气候和全球环境危机给人类社会带来的生存风险的一种新方法。正如各利益攸关方所述，行星健康所面临的挑战如此之大，教育必须走在前列，才能做出有意义的回应。大学和高等教育机构已被特别要求将行星管理的理念纳入所有课程，并作为当务之急，培养下一代研究人员和变革推动者。作为对这一号召的回应，加泰罗尼亚开放大学（UOC）、庞培法布拉大学（UPF）和巴塞罗那全球健康研究所（ISGlobal）共同开发了第一个在线和异步的行星健康科学硕士（MSc）课程。该课程旨在培养新一代了解行星健康挑战并有能力应对这些挑战的学者和专业人士。本文描述了该 MSc 课程的开发过程，介绍了该课程的主要特点，并讨论了在课程开发和实施过程中遇到的一些挑战。该 MSc 的设计基于以下几点：将课程与以人类健康为重点的行星健康教育原则保持一致；采取多学科、跨学科和交叉学科的方法；对人类世挑战做出紧急回应；以及对 2030 年议程的承诺。该 MSc 于 2021 年 4 月被加泰罗尼亚大学系统质量机构认可为官方学位，被纳入欧洲高等教育质量保证注册处，并被西班牙国家学术协调机构认可，并于 2021 年 10 月正式推出。目前，来自广泛学科和地理位置的 50 多名学生注册了该课程。本文介绍的信息和对课程开发和实施过程中遇到的挑战的讨论，对那些从事类似课程开发的人可能有用。
