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Study Details: 2 Years
If you’re a practising midwife our MSc/PGDip/PGCert Midwifery puts you at the cutting-edge of thinking, research and practice to benefit your career. It’ll also help you meet new challenges and opportunities as a practitioner, partner and leader delivering and shaping future maternity services.
Our postgraduate midwifery course is delivered online with modules that can be taken as standalone CPD courses or built towards a PGCert, PGDip, or full MSc. Key areas of study include advanced midwifery practice, leadership, research, and service development.
You'll learn through multimedia materials, interactive sessions, and collaborations with your peers. You'll finish the MSc with a dissertation focused on professional and clinical contexts.
Applicants should hold at least a 2:2 degree in health related area
Applicants with a core or equivalent qualification from a recognised overseas Higher Education Institution
UK applicants must be a qualified midwife registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the UK and have no restrictions on their professional practice
A detailed admissions procedure will be forwarded on application
Demonstrate evidence of successful academic study at a minimum of Level 6 or equivalent and is normally within the last 3 years
2 references required
Overseas applicants must demonstrate evidence of their qualification or registration as a midwife and hold a current midwifery licence to practice in their own country
IELTS: Score of at least 7.0 or equivalent within the last 2 years
Following successful completion of the MSc Midwifery course you can progress your career as an educator, leader, or advanced practitioner. You could also pursue further study with a professional doctorate or a PhD.
Successful completion of the course means you’ll meet new requirements of midwives including having a master’s qualification.
Core Modules:
Organisational Leadership and Management
Spontaneous Labour and Birth; evidence and debate
Dissertation
Introduction to Postgraduate Research
Dissertation
Optional Modules:
Maternal and Child Health: Culture and Society
Enhancing Critical Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth
Advocating and Educating for Quality Improvement (AEQUIP)
through Effective Leadership
Innovative Approaches to Midwifery Education
Examination of the Newborn (2)
Safeguarding Children in an International Context
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