menu icon
Advertisement
Book your open day visit nowClick to book open day

Different course options

Study mode

Full time

Duration

3 years

Start date

23-SEP-24

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Midwifery

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Course Overview

‘Midwife’ means ‘with woman’ and this has underpinned the relationship between midwives and women for hundreds of years. The term ‘pregnant woman’ is commonly used across the world, and in evidence-based guidance for maternity care, to refer to all childbearing people. The MSc Midwifery Studies course has been developed to incorporate the changing context of childbearing and the future direction of midwifery practice, whilst drawing on the essential elements of midwifery.

The MSc has been designed to meet the requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), enabling you to apply for professional registration as a midwife in the UK upon successful completion of your degree. Building upon our successful BSc (Hons) Midwifery Studies course, we will support you to develop the knowledge and skills of a competent midwife. However, the MSc will also develop your graduate capabilities further, enabling you to work at a higher academic level, with a greater focus on innovation, leadership and research skills.

You will leave the course as a confident graduate who is able to deliver high quality care to childbearing women, their babies and families. Not only this, you will also be equipped to take up exciting research and leadership roles, with competencies that will help you move into more specialist areas and support improvements in midwifery care.

Your future

The MSc Midwifery Studies programme will prepare graduates to be capable clinical midwives, but also to undertake leadership roles, future study and professional development.

Midwives can practice in both hospital and community environments, meaning there are many job opportunities once qualified. Our MSc placement options will put you in a good position to pursue specialist or management level roles as your career progresses.

You will be encouraged to define your learning needs and priorities, demonstrating a proactive approach to your own lifelong learning, to ensure you achieve all the requirements of the programme and in readiness for future employment.

Modules

Academic skills when studying away from your home country can differ due to cultural and language differences in teaching and assessment practices. This module is designed to support your transition in the use and practice of technical language and subject specific skills around assessments and teaching provision in your chosen subject. The overall aim of this module is to develop your abilities to read and study effectively for academic purposes; to develop your skills in analysing and using source material in seminars and academic writing and to develop your use and application of language and communications skills to a higher level.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£9,250

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£18,250

Entry requirements

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree. Applicants should have a GCSE grade 4 (grade C) or above in Mathematics, English Language and a Science subject, and also a science, social science or health subject at level 3 (A-Level or equivalent), prior to submitting their application.

University information

Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria University is globally recognised for its research-intensive approach to postgraduate study. The university encourages its students to ‘Take on Tomorrow’ and is renowned for producing highly qualified future leaders in both academia and industry. A reputation for academic excellence is complemented by a proven track record of generating a rich body of innovative research output. Northumbria has...more

Similar courses at this uni

Midwifery MSc

Full time | 3 years | JAN-25