Planetary Health and Climate-Resilient Health Systems 5 t/m 8 EC. MA

Planetary Health and Climate Resilient Health Systems

A master course for EWUU students – choose your preferred package:

5 ECTS – 6 ECTS - 8 ECTS

This innovative master level course will be offered in three different packages . Based on your preference and what option fits your schedule best you can choose one of the packages offered below.
Registration: To register for one of these course packages, please press the ‘register’ button in the right-hand menu AND send an email to Julia
AddisonJ.Addison@umcutrecht.nl. In this email you mention.

• Full name and student-number
• Institution (WUR or TU/e) and Master’s program that you are currently following
• Preferred package (1, 2 or 3)
• Any questions that you might have about the course

Note that you can register for this course until January 15thby sending an email to Julia Addison.
Please find more information about the content of the course and the packages below.About this course Since the dawn of humanity, human life has been intricately intertwined with the stability of Earth's natural systems. Both living and non-living components that make up our biosphere determine our continued health and well-being. That being said, we are on the cusp of change, as our daily activities, consumption and exploitation of natural resources (mostly non-renewable) are putting enormous stress on our planet and are deemed to be unsustainable. The inseparable relationship between the health and survival of humankind and the planet is best captured in the concept of Planetary health. Planetary health aims to identify new pathways that will support the renewed relationship between humans and Earth's natural systems - in a way that society can continue responding to their needs without overburdening their environment and the Earth's natural systems.
Through a combination of online modules, in-class workshops and interactive seminars, students will gain an in-depth understanding of the complexities and possible trade-offs necessary to build health systems supportive of both human and environmental health and respond effectively to climate change.
This course provides students with the opportunity to work on an interdisciplinary team to tackle real-world problems through challenge-based learning. In collaboration with external stakeholders, students from EWUU Alliance partners (TU/e, WUR and UU/UMCU) will work together to develop solutions to their presented challenge for more climate-resilient and just health systems. Course learning objectives After completing this course, students are expected to be able to:

1. Display understanding of the concepts of sustainability in healthcare, from the perspectives of health systems, climate resilience, and health equity and justice.
2. Discuss the relation between these concepts, possible trade-offs and how these relate to Global Goals.
3. Analyze with stakeholders how these concepts relate to the project, and from there identify a specific group challenge
4. Evaluate existing(?) approaches and solutions relating to their specific challenge
5. Create actionable solutions to the challenge that contributes to more climate-resilient and just health systems
6. Effectively collaborate within international, interdisciplinary teams and with external stakeholders
7. Effectively communicate scientific findings and solutions to an inter and trans-disciplinary audience

Format of the class This course follows two primary methods of learning:

1. Display understanding of the concepts of sustainability in healthcare, from the perspectives of health systems, climate resilience, and health equity and justice.
2. Discuss the relation between these concepts, possible trade-offs and how these relate to Global Goals.
3. Analyze with stakeholders how these concepts relate to the project, and from there identify a specific group challenge
4. Evaluate existing(?) approaches and solutions relating to their specific challenge
5. Create actionable solutions to the challenge that contributes to more climate-resilient and just health systems
6. Effectively collaborate within international, interdisciplinary teams and with external stakeholders
7. Effectively communicate scientific findings and solutions to an inter and trans-disciplinary audience

Course structure: 3 ‘course package’ options In order to make the course more widely accessible and appealing to students across the EWUU Alliance network (UU/UMCU, TU/e and WUR), there are two other packages through which this course can be followed. All student packages will work together and take the same course but will do so in different capacities. Below, the two other course packages are described. Package 1 Package 1 students take this course as full-time students for the full 6-week duration. For these students, the course is worth 8ECTS, equating to 224 hours of work spread across the in-class sessions, online learning modules, and self-study over the 6 weeks (~37hours per week). Package 1 students have a larger credit load from the course in comparison to Package 2 (who only take the course part-time) and Package 3 students (who take the course full-time but only for 3 weeks).
Package 2 Package 2 students take this course as part-time students for the full 6-week duration. For these students, the course is worth 5ECTS, equating to 140 hours over the 6 weeks (or 23 hours per week). Some of the online modules can be covered before the official start date of this course to help to manage the workload more flexibly and at their own pace. When the course officially starts, the students will be introduced into their groups and meet their challenge agents in order to start on their challenges. Package 2 students will act as consults within the group work, rather than active group members, to reflect their part-time role within the course. As a consultant, Package 2 students will act as a ‘critical friend’ to their group, taking part in team meetings and providing feedback but not writing the group assignments themselves. Feedback should be provided within team meetings and on draft documents or plans
Package 3 Package 3 students will take this course as full-time students, but for only a 3-week duration. For these students, the course is worth 6ECTS, equating to 168 hours. These 168 hours are spread across both in-class sessions, online modules and group work outside of class. While a large portion of these hours will take place in the three weeks of course-timeline, some online modules can be covered before the official start date of this course to help to manage the workload more flexibly and at their own pace. Package 3 students will take an active role in their group for 3 weeks to define the problem, set the challenge proposal, investigation plan and investigation progress pitch, but not to the final challenge solution presentation.

Additional information Package 1, Package 2, Package 3, Course load 8ECTS, 6ECTS, 5ECTS, Duration 6 weeks (full-time), 3 weeks (full-time), 6 weeks (part-time), Start date 27th February 2023 Contact J.addison@umcutrecht.nl Course Level Masters Course requirements English writing and verbal skills

Course assignments Graded Assignments Weight Package 1 Weight Package 2 Weight Package 3 1 Challenge proposal & investigation plan (group) 20% 20% (P/F) 30% 2 Investigation progress pitch (group) 5% 5% (P/F) 10% 3 Final solution presentation (group) 25% 25% (P/F) 0% 4 Essay (individual) 30% 30% 40% 5 Reflective Portfolio (individual) 20% 20% 20%