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Professional Doctorate in Midwifery DMid

Professional Doctorate in Midwifery DMid

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Study mode

Part time

Duration

6 years

Start date

SEP-26

Key information
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Qualification type

Professional Doctorate

Subject areas

Midwifery

Course Summary

A doctorate in Midwifery allows you to delve deep into why we do the things we do as midwives, with a focus on understanding the pragmatic and professional issues within midwifery.Studying for a professional doctorate with us will allow you time to explore the questions you want to ask that are relevant to your service, to your mums and babies.At the College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare we have a wide range of expertise in research and the education of nurses.While at the Richard Wells Research Centre, we conduct primary research, undertake guideline development and review and, through its work as an internationally accredited centre for evidence-based practice, carry out comprehensive systematic reviews.Our particular areas of expertise are:patient safety and infectionmental healthmidwifery and family healthlearning disabilityhealthcare management and service improvement.

Modules

The module aims to enable you to: ? Develop a comprehensive understanding of the purpose of evidence synthesis and the methods used to synthesise evidence from research and other sources; ? Develop the knowledge and critical skills required to undertake a scoping review that addresses a clinical/ practice/ service question and identify potential research gaps.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£3,800

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

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Entry requirements

You must be classified as an EU (or UK) student before starting the course.

You will normally need:

a good first degree (first or upper second class) or equivalent in a relevant field

a Masters Degree with Merit or Distinction or equivalent professional experience

In addition, you need to have at least two years' relevant professional experience, endorsed by relevant membership of a professional body or institute. Your research needs to be in an area which falls within the University's research domain to enable the University to appoint relevant supervisors.

You may also enter via non-traditional routes, by demonstrating Masters-equivalent experience and learning.

University information

UWL's career-focused courses and industry-led teaching makes it a great choice to set students up for success in their future career. Join a community of over 1,000 postgraduate students across UWL campuses. The university’s campuses are designed for great student experience within a vibrant local community, and students can benefit from everything the capital has to offer, only a few stops on the Tube from central London. If students have...more

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