Kingston University
Master in Midwifery with Registered Midwife for Registered Nurses (Adult)
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
** home full-time: £9,250 | international full-time: £16,200
Introduction
Why choose this course?
This two-year course is ideal for registered adult nurses who have already studied at the degree level and wish to gain the knowledge and skills to register as a midwife with the NMC.
There is an emphasis on clinical skills teaching and we aim to ensure your clinical placements reflect the modules you study, enabling you to integrate theory and practice. You will work with midwives in hospitals and the community, caring for women and birthing people, and their families through pregnancy and birth and providing postnatal care.
You will be taught by experienced midwives, healthcare specialists and wider NHS experts. You will study the midwifery profession and practice, including a wide range of subjects that provide the scientific knowledge base for midwifery practice, such as maternal and neonatal physiology and care; health promotion and education; professional, ethical and legal issues; and research.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- Kingston is No.1 in London, and No.6 in the UK overall, for nursing and midwifery (Guardian league tables 2022).
- These courses are funded by the government with salary support worth equivalent to the mid-point of AFC band 5 and a tuition fee contribution of up to £9,250 per student per annum, pro rata for the length of the course (students starting September 2022).
- You will be offered a wide range of clinical experience within local NHS Trusts and the surrounding community.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Salary Support
In September 2022, this course is funded by the government with salary support worth equivalent to the mid-point of AFC band 5 and a tuition fee contribution of up to £9,250 per student per annum, pro rata for the length of the course.
Each year we are notified by Health Education England about the number of places available.
Curriculum
What you will study
You will be offered clinical experience within local NHS trusts and the surrounding community. We aim to coordinate your clinical placements to reflect the modules being studied, integrating theory and practice.
The themes that run through the programme are midwifery profession and practice, research, biological science, social science, health promotion/public health, and law and ethics.
Year 1
Your nursing knowledge will be expanded to cover the essentials of midwifery practice. You will learn alongside students in the second year of their three-year midwifery programme.
Core modules
- Bodies and Birth 2
- Social and Political Context of Birth 2
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 2A
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 2B
Year 2
In your final year, you will continue to develop your midwifery knowledge, understanding and leadership skills, preparing you for autonomous practice as a midwife.
Core modules
- Bodies and Birth 3
- Social and Political Context of Birth 3
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 3A
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 3B
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Registered midwives can choose to develop their skills and experience in the NHS, or the independent or voluntary sectors. Midwives can elect to work clinically, teach, undertake research or even manage a complete maternity service. Extensive postgraduate study opportunities are also available at Kingston University.
Career opportunities
Midwifery today is a highly attractive career with good financial rewards and excellent employment prospects in the UK and overseas.
The majority of midwives work in the NHS, either in the community working alongside GP's, district nurses and social workers or in hospital environments in partnership with obstetricians, anaesthetists and neonatologists. Others work in private maternity hospitals or practice independently.
There are many practice-based roles and also management opportunities in both midwifery and general health care which can enable midwives to develop and support modern midwifery practice. Midwives may also take on consultant roles.