1 Year (FT) / 18 months (PT)
+ Practicing Midwives registered with the Nursing Council of Mauritius.
+ Applicants with partial study towards a recognised bachelor’s degree in Midwifery can be considered for entry,
+ Official transcripts from all educational institutions attended,
+ Two references stating the referee’s full name, contact details, and relationship to the applicant.
Or
+ Any other qualifications accepted by University of Suffolk, UK
*You are required to register with the Nursing Council of Mauritius and to provide a valid certificate of registration upon application
Mauritian: Rs 225,000
International: USD: 7,500
Graduate midwives are central to the design and delivery of equitable, ethical health systems that focus on maternal and child health, prevention of illness, care of physical and mental health in maternal and child healthcare and community settings. Midwives are at the forefront of new models of working including leading services. Investing in midwifery education so that graduate midwives can tailor their care to people-centred models is imperative for the individuals and the ongoing development of the profession.
This degree consisting of four 20 credit modules and a 40 credit dissertation for qualified, experienced midwives to ‘top up’ their existing qualifications to a degree in Midwifery supports this vision.
Course Aims
In providing this course, RBS and the course team aim to equip you to:
• Care for people to optimise their own health needs;
• Deliver safe, compassionate and effective midwifery health care;
• Inspire confidence in the profession;
• Make decisions on complex care needs based on a sound evidence base.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
1. Manage self and others in practice in accordance with the NCM Code (2019) and ethical, legal frameworks that ensures the primacy of service user interest, respecting wellbeing and human rights.
2. Lead the delivery of innovative, evidence based practice within planned progressive and individualised care plans, which generates new understanding of the theoretical foundations of midwifery care.
3. Deploy techniques of analysis and enquiry to midwifery practice.
4. Appreciate uncertainty, ambiguity and limits of knowledge.
5. Show a critical appreciation of the principles of good governance in the management, leadership and development of midwifery care.
6. Demonstrate initiative and personal responsibility in your own personal and
professional development.
7. Demonstrate a commitment to furthering the professional status of midwifery care.
8. Show a critical appreciation of the principles of good governance in the management, leadership and development of care.
9. Actively pursue a direction of personal, professional development that supports improvements in practice for self and other members of the interprofessional team.
The BSc (Hons) Midwifery Professional (Top up) comprises five modules at level 6.
• Continuum of Midwifery Care with Infant Feeding – 20 credits
• Pre-existing and Antenatal Additional Care Module – 20 credits
• Labour, Birth and Postnatal Additional Care – 20 credits
• Optimising Normal Physiological Processes – 20 credits
• Dissertation – 40 credits
Course Assessment
A variety of assessments will be used on the course to enable students to experience and adapt to different assessment styles. The assessment methods used will be appropriate to assess each module’s intended learning outcomes. Assessment on the course overall will be approximately 100% coursework (including essays, reports, video logs, presentations, group work, reflective learning journals and research projects).
Special Features
For the successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery Professional (Top Up), students will be expected to undertake approximately 50 hours of directed study and should be prepared to undertake 150 hours of independent study per module but should be prepared for weekly workload to vary based on assignment deadlines and directed exercises. This course is delivered in partnership with Rushmore Business School.
Course Team
The academic staff delivering this course are drawn from a team that includes teaching specialists and current practitioners. All staff are qualified in their subjects with their own specialist knowledge to contribute.
Completion of the course does not provide automatic registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), UK.
University of Suffolk (UK)
Payment plan per semester (One year, Two semesters)
To pay 50% of the annual tuition fee per semester, before the start of the course.
Payment plan for full annual payment
To pay full annual payment including 5% discount, before the start of the course.
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