BSc Hons Midwifery

at University College Cork

Year 1 Modules

• NU1040 Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing and Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
• NU1052 Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn I (10 credits)
• NU1053 Midwives and Professional Practice I (10 credits)
• NU1055 Interpersonal Communication and Applied Psychology for Midwifery Practice (10 credits)
• NU1056 Midwifery Practice I (10 credits)
• NU1064 Midwifery Theory and Practice for Various Clinical Settings I (10 credits)
• SC1016 Sociological concepts for Midwifery (5 credits)
   

Year 2

• Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postnatal Care, and the Newborn; Midwives and Professional Practice; Food, Nutrition and Health for Pregnancy; Infant/Breast Feeding; Anatomy; Physiology; Care of Women with Medical, Surgical, and Mental Health Issues Neonatal Unit; Gynecological Problems; Care in the Community; Pharmacology and Medication Management for Midwifery Practice; Research.
   

Year 3

• Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postnatal Care and the Newborn; Midwives and Professional Practice; Midwifery Practice in Various Healthcare Contexts; Parenthood Education; Promoting Normal Birth; High Dependency Care in Maternity; On-going Vare for Medical, Surgical, and Mental Health Issues; Neonatal Unit; Gynaecological Problems; Care in the Community; Social Policy for Midwifery Practice; Research.
   

Year 4

• Pregnancy; Childbirth, Postnatal Care, and the Newborn; Health Promotion for Midwifery Practice; Research, Midwifery and Professional Practice, Ethics and Legal Issues; Ethics (an elective module); Healthcare Informatics; Advanced Communication Skills; Complementary Therapies in Healthcare; The Therapeutic Value of the Arts: Wound Management; Contemporary Debates in Health and Illness; Multiculturalism, Gender, and Social Policy.

Garda Clearance

All students on this programme will come into contact with the public and assume positions of trust through educational and training opportunities. To ensure the protection of the public, and to justify public trust and confidence, UCC is committed to ensuring that only suitable candidates are allowed to undertake this programme.
 

Garda vetting is carried out by the Admissions Office in UCC once a student has accepted their place on the programme. It involves a police check to establish whether the individual being vetted has had criminal convictions in the past or whether any criminal proceedings are pending. The Garda Siochána provide this information for students who have resided in Ireland for a period of six months or more (including permanent residence).
 

All students who have resided outside Ireland for a period of six months or more must furnish a Police Clearance Certificate from their country or countries of residence. This certificate should state that the student has had no convictions recorded against them while residing there.
 

Non-EU Candidates

Non-EU candidates are expected to have educational qualifications of a standard equivalent to the Irish Leaving Certificate. In addition, where such candidates are non-native speakers of the English language they must satisfy the university of their competency in the English language.
 

Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.IELTS*  
 

• 6.5 Overall
• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

TOEFL iBT  

• 90 Overall
• Listening 20
• Reading 19
• Speaking 21
• Writing 20

The fees for BSc  Hons Midwifery may vary from €16,000 to €35,000 anually for tuition fees. The fee's prices may get higher for international students.

The course aims to provide you with good midwifery practice sound clinical skills necessary for starting your professional career as a Registered Midwife. These skills will be further developed through clinical experience and further study at postgraduate and in-service levels.
 

You will also develop skills in independent thinking, problem solving and analytical and clinical decision-making, as well as fundamental research utilisation and application skills.
 

On graduation, you may seek employment as a Registered Midwife. Midwives are highly sought-after to work in other countries, enhancing work opportunities abroad, in particular wihtin the UK, Canada and Australia.