Maternity Care

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This course is for health care professionals who develop services or support the advancement of others. It's relevant to various advanced clinical or managerial roles.

We teach you the skills to meet everyday challenges. You'll develop an in-depth understanding of issues relating to advancing clinical practice. You set personal learning objectives and achieve them through a dissertation, which will enhance your knowledge base and clinical skills.

Teaching

You'll be taught entirely by online distance learning with no need to attend in person. We expect you to contribute regularly to online discussion groups.

Assessment

Your submitted work is assessed throughout the course (a 3,000-word assignment for each taught unit), and youll get feedback from your tutor. You'll also write a dissertation or an extended workplace study.

Core modules

Becoming a Reflective Practitioner

Contemporary Issues in Health Care

Leadership and Service Development

Managing Change in Health Care

Research Methodology

Research Design and Application

Extended research study

Optional modules

Choose two from those available, including:

Antenatal Screening and Genetics

The Family in Contemporary Society

Information and Communication in Health Care

A suitable bachelors degree or the equivalent. Or evidence that youre ready for postgraduate study. Our APEL (Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning) programme recognises skills and knowledge youve gained through work.For the MMid degree, you must be a registered midwife. For the MMedSci, you need experience in maternity care. You can be based anywhere in the world but youll need access to a computer with a broadband internet connection. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 CAE score: (read more) Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) is part of the Cambridge English suite and is targeted at a high level (IETLS 6.5-8.0). It is an international English language exam set at the right level for academic and professional success. Developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment - part of the University of Cambridge - it helps you stand out from the crowd as a high achiever. 60 (Grade C) IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

The University of Sheffield has been attracting high calibre international students for many years and we are committed to rewarding applicants of exceptional promise and high academic standing.

As a premier league university with an outstanding reputation for teaching and research, we are pleased to extend our range of international scholarships for international students of high academic standing.

Please look at the information provided for students from your own country to see the scholarships for postgraduate taught course students that may be available to you.

If you already work with NHS patients in NHS Yorkshire and the Humber or East Midlands, funding may be available. Contact Tracey Moore for more information

Accreditation

The University of Sheffield is an international leader in teaching and research. Recent surveys put the University of Sheffield in the top ten of universities in the UK and the top 100 in the world (Shanghai Jiao Tong and QS World University Rankings).