Midwifery with Advanced Standing
UCAS Code: M13A
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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About this course
This shortened BSc Midwifery programme is designed for people who are already working as registered adult nurses and wish to specialise as midwives. You will be able to integrate your nursing knowledge and skills, with those of midwifery, to enable you to support women with complex healthcare needs through pregnancy and childbirth. You will be required to have a current active registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and have recent, relevant study in the last five years. You will graduate able to pursue a career as an autonomous midwife.
Please note that this course has a January start.
Modules
Typical course content: Introduction to Research Methods for Midwifery, Life Sciences Applied to Midwifery Practice, Practice Experiences 3 and 4, Safe and Compassionate Care
For a full list of the modules, please visit the module section on the course page: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/midwifery-with-advanced-standing-degree-bsc#modules
Assessment methods
The education content is underpinned by the sciences, research & evidence-based practice, which together provide the essential components for reflective practice and life-long learning. You are supported to develop your analytical skills through an experiential, problem-solving learning approach to acquire knowledge and skills in a contextual and integrated manner.
This is achieved through the use of: key-note and expert lectures; student and tutor-led tutorials and seminars; debates, case-based learning; inter-professional and trans-disciplinary learning; group work; directed and self-directed learning activities; practical and simulation skill based sessions; experiential learning; practice placement experience; web-based learning and digital resources.
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Main Site - Highfield Campus
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