James Lind Institute - Switzerland
Master of Public Health (MPH) in One Health and Planetary Health
Geneva, Switzerland
Master degree
DURATION
18 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Master of Public Health (MPH) in One Health and Planetary Health at the James Lind Institute (JLI) explores connections among humans, animals, plants, and environments. One Health addresses zoonosis, cross-species spillover and epidemics; planetary health examines health impacts of environmental disruption. The program covers transmission mechanisms, ecological epidemiology, socio-ecological systems, training you to analyze emerging disease drivers and responses.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include veterinary medicine, environmental health, infection control, disease surveillance, policy development, and community education. Graduates can work in public health, research, health administration, ecology and health roles involving surveillance, risk assessment, stakeholder engagement and mitigation.
One Health is one of the most emerging disciplines in the realm of public health. The One Health paradigm focuses on the holistic and interconnectedness of animals, humans, plants, and their shared environments to acknowledge and solve complex public health problems. The discipline integrates a multidisciplinary approach towards animal-human relationships and the resultant zoonosis, cross-species spillover events, and epidemics or pandemics.
Planetary health is considered a part of One Health and is defined as “the health of human civilization and the natural systems on which it depends”. It is an emerging interdisciplinary specialty primarily focused towards characterization and quantification of the human health impacts of manmade disruptions of Earth’s natural ecosystems.
The One Health approach is based on the principle that the health of a community is heavily dependent on its environment and its interactions with other species. The COVID-19 outbreak has demonstrated the capacity of a zoonosis event to transform into a world-changing pandemic. This has put emerging diseases at a research priority, highlighting the role of expert professionals with a multisectoral perspective. Professionals from varied backgrounds like veterinary medicine, public health, health policy, ecology, clinical medicine, microbiology collaborate at local, regional, national, and global levels to optimize health outcomes.
The MPH One Health/Planetary Health program provides a thorough understanding of underlying mechanisms for the transmission of diseases between species and the facilitating environments. The program matrix will help students develop a constructionist approach toward emerging one-health issues of the world.
Complete all credit requirements for the Master of Public Health (MPH) program – Proceed to Specialization in One Health/Planetary Health
Upon enrolment in this program students will first complete all credit requirements of the Master of Public health (MPH) Management program.
Complete Specialization– Receive MPH with Specialization in Epidemiology and Biostatistics degree
Upon completion of all credit requirements for the award of the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, you will initiate a specialization in One Health/Planetary Health. The duration of this specialization is usually 36 weeks. After completing the specialization, you will receive the MPH with a Specialization in One Health/Planetary Health Degree.
Following is an outline of the MPH with Specialization in One Health/Planetary Health Degree program:
- Concept of One Health/Planetary Health
- Environmental Health & Climate change
- Human Exposure Science
- Surveillance of Human and Animal Diseases
- Outbreak investigations
- Emerging Zoonotic diseases
- Agriculture/Livestock/Animal shelters management
- Disease modelling
- Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis
- Wildlife Disease Management
- Environmental Law and Policy
Electives (Any two)
- One Health Epidemiology
- One Health: Situation Analysis and Systems Thinking
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Vector-Parasite Interactions
What is the MPH/MSc Dual Degree Program?
In the dual degree program, you will complete an additional 48 ECTS Credits through online learning at International Telematic University UNINETTUNO, Rome, Italy (Università Telematica Internazionale UniNettuno ‘UTIU’). You will receive two degrees as follows:
You can either chose to complete these 48 ECTS Credits during or after the completion of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program. This is a very unique opportunity to earn a Master’s degree in Public Health via the Master of Science in Public Health Management Program at UTIU. The program has been thoughtfully structured in order to provide the required knowledge and skills to new aspirants, current Public Health professionals, and those working or aspiring to work within the health sector.
Duration: 36 Weeks
Following is the structure of the additional 48 ECTS Credits for the MSc in Public Health Management Program:
- Principles of Public Health UN-001
- Globalization and Public Health Challenges UN-002
- Public Health Systems and Public Health Policies UN-003
- Ethical, Cultural and Behavioural Aspects of Health UN-004
- Final Dissertation/Thesis UN-005
The ‘MPH in One Health/Planetary Health’ upholds the mission of the James Lind Institute for bridging the skills-need gap in public health and clinical research. This integrative specialization offers public health professionals an opportunity to identify key barriers, study transmission dynamics, collaborate with key stakeholders and community partners to formulate optimized solutions and mitigation strategies.
The program provides a comprehensive understanding of ecological epidemiology, socio-ecological systems, and global health enhances your skills in using transdisciplinary interactions.
This degree will empower the students to explore careers in the fields of veterinary medicine, environmental health, infection control, diseases surveillance, policy development, and community education.
Job Outlook:
Excellent
Career Opportunities:
The job market for public health professionals with expertise in One-Health is ever-growing with the advent of new transmission dynamics and emerging pathogens.
