Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DEGREE TYPE
MSc
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Nov 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 2,039 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
Key Summary
Introduction
Progress your career in midwifery, clinical practice, management or education.
Studying this Midwifery MSc top-up course at Kingston University will deepen your expertise and open new doors for your career.
If you have completed your PGDip Midwifery at Kingston University, you can top up your qualification to an MSc with this one-year course.
You’ll graduate with the skills and knowledge needed to lead changes and improvements in practice, move to a more senior role, write for a publication or present at a conference.
Why choose this course
While you study, you’ll benefit from top quality teaching at Kingston University. Not only are we ranked Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework, we’re also top in London for Midwifery (Guardian University Guide league tables 2024).
Many of our staff are active in research, often in partnership with NHS Trusts. That means they bring the latest thinking and best practice to your studies. Key midwifery research activity focuses on everything from clinical interventions and professional practice to public health, international midwifery and women’s experience of maternity care.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Funding support for postgraduate students
If you are a UK student living in England and under 60, you can apply for a loan to study for a postgraduate degree on the government's website.
Scholarships and bursaries
Interested in studying the Midwifery MSc top-up at Kingston University? The following funding support is available:
- Discounts for Kingston University alumni
Curriculum
Year 1
This Project module is exclusively available to Kingston University alumni who graduated with a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery and will enable you to top up to a Masters in Midwifery Degree at Kingston University.
Project module
- Project Module
Teaching and assessment
This programme is aimed at employed midwives and takes a blended approach designed to provide a flexible, accessible study environment that supports an achievable work/study balance. This inclusive, technology-enhanced approach to learning is a key component of the programme. Online, live and recorded lectures, as well as individual tutorials will be used to support your learning.
Guided independent study (self-managed time)
When not attending timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning independently through self-study. This typically will involve reading journal articles and books, working on individual projects, undertaking and preparing coursework assignments and presentations, and preparing for exams. Your independent learning is supported by a range of excellent facilities including online resources, the library and CANVAS – the online virtual learning platform.
Support for postgraduate students
As a student at Kingston University, we will make sure you have access to appropriate advice regarding your academic development. You will also be able to use the University's support services.
Dedicated personal tutor
When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of academic staff who will provide academic guidance, be a support throughout your time at Kingston and who will show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer at Kingston University.
Your workload
3% of your time is spent in timetabled teaching and learning activity.
- Scheduled teaching and learning: 20 hours
- Guided independent study: 580 hours
How you will be assessed and receive feedback
Assessment is via a 10,000 to 15,000 word written presentation of a project pertinent to your sphere of work and related to advanced practice within midwifery. Feedback and feedforward are integrated throughout the programme via formative review and tutorial support provision.
- 100% coursework
Feedback summary
We aim to provide feedback on assessments within 20 working days.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
This course will help you progress your career as a midwife. Other graduates have gone on to drive changes and improvements in practice, move to more senior roles, write for publications and present at conferences.