Postgraduate Taught

Midwifery

A midwifery student practises on a dummy baby
A group of health students in various uniforms standing in front of the Allam Medical Building
A student midwife stands next to a pregnant patient lying in bed at Hull Women and Children's Hospital
A group of health students stand around a desk in a mock hospital ward
Whether your undergraduate degree is in a STEM or non-STEM subject, if you want a career in midwifery, this course is for you.
You’ll be taught by practising midwives and leading researchers in our state-of-the-art, award-winning facilities.
Graduate as a qualified midwife, ready to make a difference to the lives of mums and their babies.
Your course is split equally between clinical practice and academic learning. You’ll experience a different placement every semester.
A midwifery student practises on a dummy baby
A group of health students in various uniforms standing in front of the Allam Medical Building
A student midwife stands next to a pregnant patient lying in bed at Hull Women and Children's Hospital
A group of health students stand around a desk in a mock hospital ward

Want to learn the skills you need to be a life-changing midwife? This course is for you.

This fully accredited Masters is suitable for students that have completed an undergraduate degree in both STEM and non-STEM subjects.

Your time will be split between learning on placement and within our state-of-the-art Allam Medical Building. You’ll develop the knowledge and confidence to make a difference for mums and their babies at their most vulnerable. And graduate as a qualified midwife.

UK Students on this course can receive a payment of at least £5,000 for each academic year through the NHS Learning Support Fund.1

  • Graduate as a qualified midwife

  • Get paid £5k a year

    through the NHS Learning Support Fund 1

  • Learn hands-on

    with a different placement every semester

  • Award-winning facilities

  • Nursing & Midwifery Council

    accredited

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Course overview
Module options

About this course

With a 50/50 split between clinical practice and scheduled classes, you’ll learn how to support women throughout pregnancy, labour and the early postnatal period.

You’ll learn in some of the UK’s finest facilities within our £28-million Health Campus. Taking part in simulated practice, you’ll develop practical skills in our award-winning clinical learning environment which includes a midwifery-led birthing unit, hospital ward, intensive care unit and resuscitation unit.

We work closely with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust – every semester you’ll get to take a placement in local Trusts and other care environments. This includes the opportunity to experience round the clock care working a variety of shifts.

You’ll enhance your critical thinking skills and develop your understanding of essential theory in lectures, seminars, workshops, enquiry-based learning and self-directed study.

Throughout your studies, you’ll be supported by midwifery academics, practice educators and mentors. And after you graduate, you’ll also be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, which is the regulatory body for nurses and midwives in the UK.

Choose your modules

Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120. Some modules are compulsory, some are optional, so you can build a course that’s right for you.

Being an accountable, autonomous, professional midwife

Become equipped with the skills needed to prepare for academic study and begin to develop your knowledge of the professional issues and interpersonal communication underpinning midwifery practice.

Core•20 credits

Essential skills for midwifery: 1

Learn essential midwifery skills for antenatal and postnatal care, such as measuring and recording vital signs and assessing the newborn after birth.

Core•20 credits

Safe and effective care

Learn about care of physiologically normal pregnancy and birth and the anatomy and physiology that underpins this, whilst gaining a greater understanding of the wider context of childbirth.

Core•20 credits

Essential skills for midwifery: 2

Learn essential midwifery skills for promoting maternal health, and develop your competence at administering medications.

Core•20 credits

Universal care

Learn more about working in inter-professional teams. Further develop your communication skills and inclusivity and diversity and learn more about the anatomy and physiology of the healthy human body.

Core•20 credits

Practice 1: participation in care

Participate in antenatal, intrapartum, postnatal and neonatal care under direct supervision on placement. Undertake caring and midwifery specific skills and bring theory and practice together.

Core•20 credits
6 Modules

Speaking out for health

Understand how health, lifestyle and social factors affect an individual’s life chances. Learn more about how midwives can promote health amongst the whole spectrum of society.

Core•20 credits

Essential skills for midwifery: 3

Learn essential midwifery skills for supporting infant feeding, advanced medication administration and systematic examination of the newborn.

Core•20 credits

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.

Core•20 credits

Essential skills for midwifery: 4

Learn essential midwifery skills for more complex midwifery care including obstetric emergencies.

Core•20 credits

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.

Core•20 credits

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.

Core•20 credits
6 Modules

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.

Core•40 credits

Essential skills for midwifery: 5

Learn advanced essential midwifery skills, including communication, for caring for critically ill women and dealing with emergency situations.

Core•20 credits

Essential skills for midwifery: 6

Learn advanced essential skills for midwifery practice in areas around postnatal care, perinatal mental health and breast feeding.

Core•20 credits

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.

Core•20 credits

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.

Core•20 credits
5 Modules

This course is accredited by

Our academics

You’ll be taught by qualified practising midwives and leading researchers who are passionate about making a difference.

Their expertise sees them consult with regulatory bodies and government to drive improvement in healthcare and their research is recognised internationally for its quality.

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Nicky Clark
Featured academic

Nicky Clark

Nicky contributes to national midwifery developments at a strategic level. She’s the chair of the Lead Midwives for Education Strategic Reference Groups and has worked on national and international programmes providing expert advice on midwifery.
Rhona Williams
Featured academic

Rhona Williams

Rhona worked as a midwife and a neonatal nurse for many years before specialising as an advanced neonatal nurse practitioner. One of our Midwifery Lecturers, Rhona’s main research interest is in neonatal nursing practice.

Entry requirements

What do I need?

Typical offer
2:2 in any subject area
Additional entry requirements for this course

Applicants should also have GCSE: English (Language or literature), Maths, and Science at Grade 4 or C (or above).

Applicants should have undertaken recent study (within the last 3 years) at level 2 or above.

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.

What do I need?

Typical offer
2:2 in any subject area
Additional entry requirements for this course

Applicants should also have GCSE: English (Language or literature), Maths, and Science at Grade 4 or C (or above).

Applicants should have undertaken recent study (within the last 3 years) at level 2 or above.

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.

If you require a student visa to study or if your first language is not English you will be required to provide acceptable evidence of your English language proficiency level.

This course requires academic IELTS 7.0 overall, with no less than 7.0 in each skill. See other English language proficiency qualifications accepted by the University of Hull.

If your English currently does not reach the University’s required standard for this programme, you may be interested in one of our English language courses.

Visit your country page to find out more about our entry requirements.

Fees & funding

How much is it?

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make:

  • Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and PCs on campus, but you may want your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.

How do I pay for it?

How much is it?

Additional costs you may have to pay

Your tuition fees will cover most costs associated with your programme. There are some extra costs that you might have to pay, or choose to pay, depending on your programme of study and the decisions you make:

  • Books (you can borrow books on your reading lists from the library, but you may buy your own)
  • Optional field trips
  • Study abroad (incl. travel costs, accommodation, visas, immunisation)
  • Placement costs (incl. travel costs and accommodation)
  • Student visas (international students)
  • Laptop (you’ll have access to laptops and PCs on campus, but you may want your own)
  • Printing and photocopying
  • Professional-body membership
  • Graduation (gown hire and photography)

Remember, you’ll still need to take into account your living costs. This could include accommodation, travel, food and more.

How do I pay for it?

Our scholarships

We offer a number of awards, bursaries and scholarships for eligible students. They’re awarded for a variety of reasons including academic achievement and/or to help those on lower incomes.

Scholarships and bursaries are separate to student loans. And the best bit is, you don’t pay a penny back.

Find out more about our scholarships

NHS Learning Support Fund

UK students studying this course will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year. This doesn't need to be paid back and is in addition to any financial support received through your student loan.

Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship

University of Hull undergraduates progressing to a taught masters course may receive a 25% discount on the cost of their tuition fees.

Find out if you’re eligible by visiting the University of Hull Alumni Postgraduate Scholarship page.

International Scholarships and Bursaries

We offer a range of scholarships and bursaries for international students.

To find out more and see if you're eligible, please visit the International Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Take a look at our facilities

Neonatal Ward

Train in realistic conditions and prepare for clinical practice in the safe and constructive environment of our neonatal ward.

Birthing Unit

Get hands-on in our midwife-led unit and practise a range of scenarios with our state-of-the-art birthing simulator.

Operating Theatre

Develop the skills and confidence to work in a surgical setting with our on-campus mock operating theatre.

Health Campus

Our home for the healthcare professionals of the future. Equipped with a simulated hospital ward, intensive care unit, resuscitation unit and more.

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Future prospects

We combine classroom learning with practical experience so when you graduate, you’ll be a qualified midwife ready to go straight into a professional health setting.

There’s a strong need for qualified midwives so you’ll graduate with skills that are in demand. Our graduates go onto roles in the NHS, as well as overseas or in private practice.

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  1. The NHS Learning Support Fund provides a grant of at least £5,000 for each year of study for UK students of a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including Midwifery. You don't need to pay this back, and you can get in addition to a student loan. Further details are available on the NHS Business Services Authority

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