MSc/PGDip/PGCert Advanced Practice in Midwifery and Applied Education

This course allows you to extend your career in midwifery, with the emphasis on teaching and learning methods. Rather than producing technicians, it aims to enhance the quality of maternity care by fostering a broader, deeper and more critical approach to midwifery and education. The course will prepare you for a deeper involvement in the development and communication of the theories behind your practice. The applied education element of this course allows you to register on the teacher division of the NMC. The course is also recognised by SEDA (the Staff and Educational Development Association), and accredited by the HEA (Higher Education Academy). This course aims to encourage independent and autonomous learning, along with confident teaching and communication techniques. You'll build on your existing knowledge and skills to a point where you'll be confident in your ability to participate more actively in your chosen field, particularly in the area of policy development and communication. With the support of our teaching staff, you'll learn to interpret complex materials independently and creatively, reflect on your learning, critically examine approaches to effective team building, and exercise judgement in relation to policy, workloads and professional practice. Based over three trimesters, the course is conducted as a blended learning process, involving a combination of lectures, tutorials, online study, workshops and independent study. What you study Trimester 1 Exploring professional roles in practice Professional study and practices Effective learning and teaching in higher education contexts Trimester 2 Research methods Assessment evaluation and support Option Trimester 3 Dissertation Options including Adults with incapacity Assessment, evaluation and support Child protection in context Child protection: risk to reality Contemporary ethical and professional issues in healthcare Critical thinking, analysis and writing Effective learning and teaching in higher education Exploring professional roles in practice Independent and supplementary prescribing for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals Leadership Interprofessional learning and mentoring Managing performance for person centred services Politics, policy and practice Practising within a consultancy role Professional study and practices Research methods Safeguarding vulnerable individuals and families Pathophysiology and epidemiology in diabetes mellitus Preparation and practice of supervisors of midwives Work based learning portfolio 1 Work based learning portfolio 2 Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study. You can view a list of all current modules in our module catalogue.