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. 2022 Oct 26;10:969065. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.969065

Table 2.

Distribution of competences and skills across the modules of the programme.

Competences and skills Modules
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Basic competences and skills
CB6 – Gain and understand knowledge that forms the basis or an opportunity for original thinking in the development and/or application of ideas, typically in a research context x x x x
CB7 – Capacity to apply the acquired knowledge and capacity for problem-solving in new or relatively unknown environments within broader (or multidisciplinary) contexts related to the field of studies. x x x x
CB8 – Capacity to integrate knowledge and tackle the complexity of formulating judgements based on incomplete or limited information, taking due consideration of the social and ethical responsibilities involved in applying knowledge and making judgements x x x x x x x x
CB9 – Capacity to communicate conclusions and the knowledge and grounds on which they have been reached to specialist and non-specialist audiences in a clear and unambiguous manner x x x
CB10 – Learning skills that enable ongoing self-directed and independent learning x x x x x
General competences and skills
CG1 – Capacity to search for, analyze, assess, and use information provided to make decisions in complex situations x x x x x x
CG2 – Capacity to work in interdisciplinary teams to attain shared goals in relation to planetary health x x x x
CG3 – Capacity to apply creative thinking to contribute improvements or solutions in areas and situations of varied complexity in relation to planetary health x x x x
CG4 – Capacity to resolve complex situations in a feasible, sustainable way, by analyzing their components, finding alternatives, reaching consensus on their application and assessing the results of their implementation
Transversal competences and skills
CT1 – Capacity to act in an honest, ethical, sustainable, socially responsible and respectful way considering human rights and diversity, both in academic and professional practice, and design solutions to improve these practices x x x x x
Specific competences and skills
CE1 – Analyze the interaction between human health and the Earth's natural systems, using complex theoretical and conceptual models that relate the factors that promote environmental change, their effects on health, and allow for possible solutions to guarantee health in a sustainable way x x x x x x x x
CE2 – Design research projects and interventions, applying and integrating advanced knowledge on socioeconomic, political and / or cultural factors that interact affecting human health and promoting the degradation of natural systems x x x x x
CE3 – Critically interpret, synthesize and integrate the results of quantitative and qualitative analysis from research in the main scientific disciplines related to Planetary Health (health sciences, natural and climate sciences, social sciences and economics) x x x x x
CE4 – Select and apply advanced methodologies and resources from different scientific disciplines in the field of Planetary Health to strategically solve complex situations and problems x x x
CE5 – Mastering the language and communicative conventions of the disciplinary fields of Planetary Health in order to act as an interlocutor in the professional field, formulating arguments and transmitting results and ideas in a clear and unambiguous way x x x x x
CE6 – Implement with initiative and autonomy research projects or interventions in the field of Planetary Health, integrating a multidisciplinary vision, transferring the main results to the actors involved x x
CE7 – Critically evaluate and apply innovative proposals for solutions for the prevention, promotion and management of health with a multidisciplinary approach, taking into account environmental sustainability and equity x x x x x x x x x
CE8 – Formulate predictions about the evolution of health problems based on changes in natural systems, through innovative and multidisciplinary approaches that consider socioeconomic, political and / or cultural factors x x x x x x