- Dates
- October - June
- Location
- Online
- Mode
- Asynchronous
- Language
- Catalan / Spanish
- Length
- flexible
- Credits
- 60 ECTS
Over the last century, humanity has made great strides in improving the health and well-being of society. However, globally, these advances have been uneven and have been achieved through the overexploitation of natural resources at an unprecedented rate. We have entered a new era called the Anthropocene, characterized, among other changes, by global warming and the increasing extinction of species. These changes pose an unprecedented challenge for the future of humanity.
In this context, Planetary Health is emerging as a new scientific and professional field aimed at promoting profound changes in our societies to continue to improve the health of humanity within the sustainable limits of the planet, in a just and equitable society. Areas of action for Planetary Health include: food production and consumption within environmental limits, integrated land use solutions, co-benefits for health and the environment, rational management of chemicals, sustainable cities, or the integration of environmental services with health systems, following the path outlined by the Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals.
As the call for action at the Nobel Prize summit recently noted, "global sustainability offers the only viable path to human security, equity, health and progress." That is why the Open University of Catalonia (UOC, coordinator), Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) and the Barcelona Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal) offer, in an online modality, this Interuniversity and Multidisciplinary Master in Planetary Health.
Academic programme (60 ECTS)
Courses
- Planetary Health, a response to the challenges of the Anthropoecene (5 credits)
- Interdisciplinary approaches for Planetary Health (5 credits)
- Global and multilevel governance in planetary health (5 credits)
- Research in Planetary Health: From hypothesis to the research protocol (4 credits)
- Sustainable food systems and healthy diets (5 credits)
- Changes in land use, loss of biodiversity and human health (5 credits)
- Water resources and Planetary Health (5 credits)
- Global contamination and health (5 credits)
- Urbanization and healthy and sustainable cities (5 credits)
- Climate change and health (5 credits)
- Integrated solutions and transformative changes (5 credits)
- Final Master's Project (6 credits)
Academic leadership
● Dr. Josep Maria Antó
Research Professor at ISGlobal, Parc de Salut Mar, and Professor of Medicine at Pompeu Fabra University
● Dra. Cristina O'Callaghan Gordo
Professor of Health Sciences Studies at the Open University of Catalonia and associate researcher at ISGlobal
Academic council and faculty
● Dr. Jacint Jordana
Researcher in Economics at Pompeu Fabra University
● Dra. Rachel Lowe
Associate Professor in the Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Associate Researcher in the ISGlobal Climate and Health Program
● Dra. Cathryn Tonne
Associate Professor of Research in the Air Pollution and Urban Environment Program at ISGlobal
• Dr. Christos Zografos
Researcher in Socio-Environmental Sciences at Pompeu Fabra University
● Dr. Josep Maria Antó
Research Professor at ISGlobal, Parc de Salut Mar, and Professor of Medicine at Pompeu Fabra University
● Dra. Marina Bosque Prous
Professor of Health Sciences Studies at the Open University of Catalonia
• Dr. Payam Dadvand
Associate Professor of Research in the Air Pollution and Urban Environment Program at ISGlobal
• Dra. Ana Garcia Juanatey
Associate Professor of Public International Law at Pompeu Fabra University
• Dr. Hug March
Associate Professor of Economics and Business Studies at the Open University of Catalonia
• Dr. Francesc Xavier Medina
Professor of Health Sciences Studies at the Open University of Catalonia
• Dra. Lela Melon
Professor of Business Law for Sustainability at Pompeu Fabra University
• Dra. Cristina O'Callaghan Gordo
Professor of Health Sciences Studies at the Open University of Catalonia and associate researcher at ISGlobal
• Dra. Isabel Ruiz Mallen
Researcher at the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute of the Open University of Catalonia
Scholarships
The UOC currently offers several scholarships for Latin American students:
- UOC scholarships for students from Latin America and the Caribbean
Students with citizenship in Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Mexico have a specific call for scholarships.
- UOC scholarships for students from Ecuador
- UOC scholarships for students from Peru
- UOC scholarships for students in Colombia
- UOC scholarships for students in Mexico
Admissions
For more information and to apply for admission to the Master of Planetary Health, visit the Open University of Catalonia.
