| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Full-time | 2 years | find out | find out | find out |
The 2-year MSc Midwifery programme in midwifery is for adult nurses on the NMC register.
Throughout the programme, you'll gain the knowledge, skills, and competence to care for women and their families across the childbearing period; during pregnancy, labour, birth, postnatal, including the systematic examination and assessment of the newborn infant.
At the point of registration, you will be able to provide skilled, knowledgeable and compassionate care for women and their newborn infants and families.
This course commences in September 2022 and applications will be accepted from September 2021 - May 2022. Applications are made directly to the University, please visit our Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions page for further information.
To meet NMC requirements, you're expected to study for no less than 3,600 hours over 2 years, equating to 37.5 hours per week. This programme is organised into six trimesters of 13 weeks each, with additional scheduled time for assessment and holidays.
The first two modules are bespoke to the shortened midwifery programme, to introduce you to the principles of midwifery theory and practice
You will then join the student midwives undertaking the three year undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the remaining 5 trimesters.
Clinical placements
Your time is split 50/50 between theory and full-time supervised clinical placements.
Year 1
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.
Initial midwifery practice
Learn the fundamentals of legal, statutory and ethical practice of a midwife and their role in public health. Discover more about midwives' role in antenatal postnatal and intrapartum care.
Fundamental skills for midwifery
Learn essential skills for midwifery practice including antenatal, postnatal, infant feeding and pharmacology skills.
The delivery of care in complex pregnancy and birth
Become equipped with the knowledge and skills to recognise, interpret, treat, and manage ill health and complications in the childbearing period.
Essential skills for midwifery: 4
Learn essential midwifery skills for more complex midwifery care including obstetric emergencies.
Additional care: the neonate
Learn about more complex care for the neonate, how to identify, monitor and refer where appropriate. Gain the understanding and skills to carry out a full physical examination of the newborn.
Practice 2: contribution to care
Contribute to antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and neonatal care under supervision. Undertake caring and midwifery specific skills and bring theory and practice together.
Year 2
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.
Promoting excellence: the midwife as colleague, scholar and leader
Learn about the professional context of the midwife in practice, and how to summarise evidence and implement it into practice.
Essential skills for midwifery: 5
Learn advanced essential midwifery skills, including communication, for caring for critically ill women and dealing with emergency situations.
Essential skills for midwifery: 6
Learn advanced essential skills for midwifery practice in areas around postnatal care, perinatal mental health and breast feeding.
Supportive cultures and education
Learn how to work autonomously and explore what it means to practice as a registered midwife. Become prepared for teaching in others in practice.
Practice 3: the proficient midwifery practitioner
Consolidate your practice and demonstrate your proficiency in all areas of midwifery practice. Undertake caring and midwifery specific skills and bring theory and practice together.
In order to ensure our students have a rich learning and student experience, most of our programmes have a mix of domestic and international students. We reserve the right to close applications early to either group, if application volumes suggest that this blend cannot be achieved. In addition, existing undergraduate students at the University of Hull have a guaranteed 'Fast Track' route to any postgraduate programme, subject to meeting the entry criteria.
Contact University of Hull to find course entry requirements.
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