Course Outline

Detailed session material can be found on the Blackboard (Virtual learning environment) site for each module and on your personal timetable.  The indicative content can be found using the 'module documents' tab on each module site.  Each module site contains learning materials and assessment details.  Please take time to explore each module and the learning opportunities available.

Module Leaders are responsible for the management and development of individual modules within the course.

General University guidance for assessments can be obtained here.  

Please see your Assessment Statement (via My student record) for the confirmed submission dates.

All modules are compulsory, and no optional modules are possible, as this ensures all students receive all content as defined by the NMC (2019). Modules are mapped to Standards of proficiency for midwives (NMC, 2019).

Fundamentals of Midwifery
Credits: 40
Module Code:  66-708785  
Module Leader: Hayley Billings
Assessment Task: Exam (70%) and Poster Presentation (30%)      

The Midwife as Leader
Credits: 20
Module Code: 66-708787  
Module Leader:  Alison Salmon
Assessment Task: Viva (100%)

Towards Autonomous Midwifery Practice
Credits: 20
Module Code: 66-708786  
Module Leader: Victoria Scholfield
Assessment Task: Evidence-based reflections (100%) 

One Credit Module (Year 1)
Credits: 1
Module Code: TBC
Module Leader: TBC
Assessment Task: Year Long - Practice Document (eMORA) (Pass/Fail)

All modules are compulsory, and no optional modules are possible, as this ensures all students receive all content as defined by the NMC (2019).

Enhanced Midwifery Care
Credits: 40
Module Code: 66-708788  
Module Leader:  Elizabeth Meakin
Assessment Task: Poster Presentation (100%)

The Proficient Midwifery Practitioner
Credits: 20
Module Code: 66-708790  
Module Leader:  May Williams
Assessment Task: Observed Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE)
      

Informing Midwifery Practice
Credits: 40
Module Code: 66-708789  
Module Leader:  Cath Burke
Assessment Task: Dissertation (100%)

One Credit Module (Year 2)
Credits: 1
Module Code: TBC
Module Leader: TBC
Assessment Task: Year Long - Practice Document (eMORA) (Pass/Fail)

One Credit Module (Year 2)
Credits: 1
Module Code: TBC
Module Leader: TBC
Assessment Task: Year Long - PSRB requirements