Midwifery (Professional Practice) (Top-up) BSc Honours

Program Overview

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This 18-month top-up course is designed for practicing midwives with existing qualifications to attain an undergraduate degree. It enhances clinical and professional practice skills, critical thinking, and research abilities, preparing graduates for leadership and specialist roles or further postgraduate studies.

Program Outline

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Degree Overview:

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Objective:

This top-up course enables practising midwives to attain an undergraduate degree, maximizing their career potential.

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Key Highlights:

• Designed for practising midwives with existing CertHE or DipHE qualifications.
• Delivered by leading NHS professionals.
• Access to state-of-the-art nursing and midwifery facilities.
• Enables graduates to pursue specialist and leadership roles or further postgraduate studies.

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Key Skills:

• Develop advanced clinical and professional practice skills.
• Enhance critical thinking and decision-making abilities.
• Cultivate reflection and analysis skills.
• Strengthen research and evaluation skills.
• Master the art of professional communication and knowledge facilitation.

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Benefits:

• Graduates significantly boost their career options.
• Acquire skills necessary for leadership and specialist roles.
• Potential for further postgraduate studies.

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Outline:

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Structure:

• 18-month program offered once a year, starting in January 2025.
• Two 30-credit modules:
• Professionally relevant work-based/practice-based inquiry module.
• Work-based/practice-based project module focusing on personal and/or organizational professional practice development and change.

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Content:

• Deepens understanding of clinical and professional practice methods.
• Encourages reflection on current workplace and improvement strategies.
• Provides access to Middlesex's new £23 million West Stand facilities.
• Utilizes simulation suites equipped with cutting-edge technology.
• Offers dedicated support throughout the program from a personal tutor.

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Assessment:

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Assessment aims:

• Encourage reflection and autonomous learning.

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Teaching:

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Teaching approach:

• Adult learning approach tailored to professionals with significant prior learning.
• Emphasis on individual responsibility for learning and progress.
• Diverse teaching and learning strategies to cater to different learning styles.

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Key components:

• Scenario work.
• Pre- and post-sessional work.
• Ongoing support from the program leader and project supervisor.

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Careers:

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Potential career paths:

• Senior clinical positions.
• Research midwife.
• Clinical manager.
• Opportunities for further career progression or postgraduate studies.