Master of Midwifery

The Master of Midwifery (Mmid) course is an innovative and flexible work-based course for qualified adult nurses who want to gain midwifery skills at Master’s level. It will develop your skills and knowledge so that you can become a responsive, confident midwife able to care for women and their babies. Focusing on holistic care, you will gain a sound knowledge of what is normal and healthy in childbearing women, enabling you to recognise and manage problems they might face.

The aim of the MMid Midwifery course is to:

prepare you for entry to the Midwife’s aspect of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Professional Register, in accordance with the professional and statutory requirements
make you a committed midwife that contributes to the enhancement of health and social care through inter-professional collaboration
develop skills that make you become a responsive, confident midwife who at the point of registration is competent to practice in a variety of settings
develop transferable communication skills to enhance critical decision making and to use appropriate information technology
give you the skills to become a midwife that is safe, effective and competent in caring for women experiencing normal childbirth recognising the need for appropriate referral to other health professionals
enable you to act as an advocate and facilitator of change using an evidence-based approach in theory and practice
enable you to develop critical awareness and gain insight around current midwifery practice and its evidence base so that they are able to make sound judgments in complex situations

This course prepares you to become a registered midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). It also gives you a foundation to specialise in aspects of care, such as teenage pregnancy, parent education, infant feeding and bereavement support.

The normal entry requirements for the Master of Midwifery course are:

First degree at 2:1 or above, achieved during nurse training (Part 1 of United Kingdom NMC register: Adult)
Evidence of study of research methods
IELTS for candidates whose first language is not English – overall score 6.5 and not less than 6.5 in any one section

As a graduate with a Master's degree you are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a midwife.

Why choose this course?
The Master of Midwifery course is for qualified nurses (adult) who want to become midwives.
The programme provides an innovative student-centred approach to learning which fosters independent and transformational thinking.
It uses blended learning and teaching, which includes e-learning with campus-based study to strengthen practice-based skills.
It focuses on normality and has modules which consider holistic approaches to care in partnership with women.
Graduates develop the necessary skills for a career in midwifery such as independence, initiative, the ability to work with others, ability to research scientific literature, critical enquiry and problem-solving skills.
The inclusion of the newborn and infant physical examination (NIPE) competency will provide students with advanced knowledge when caring for mothers and their babies.
An elective placement offers an exciting opportunity to gain experience in another maternity setting within the UK or globally.
The midwifery lecturing team are committed to achieving UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Accreditation for their midwifery programmes.
There is an active Midwifery Society that has produced outstanding work in organising events for its members, to which they have been highly commended for Society Committee of the Year in 2017.