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Nursing: Midwifery (HDip)
Course Overview
The Higher Diploma in Midwifery is for registered general nurses who wish to pursue a career in midwifery. The programme builds on students’ prior professional, academic and personal experiences. Following successful completion of the programme, students are competent to fulfil the role of the midwife as outlined by the International Confederation of Midwives and are eligible to apply to register as a midwife with Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI).
Applications and Selections
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Who Teaches this Course
- Professor Declan Devane
- Anne Fallon
- Dr Miriam Brennan
- Dr Linda Biesty
- Dr Patricia Healy
- Dr Magdalena Ohaja
- Caroline Keegan
Requirements and Assessment
Key Facts
Entry Requirements
Applicants must be registered on the General Division of the Register of Nurses maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. A minimum of six months’ experience as a registered general nurse, within the last three years, is required at the time of application.
Additional Requirements
Duration
80 weeks, full-time
Next start date
29 August 2022
A Level Grades ()
Average intake
Intake 17
QQI/FET FETAC Entry Routes
Closing Date
Friday 8 July 2022 (10am)
NFQ level
Mode of study
ECTS weighting
90
Award
CAO
Course code
1HMW1
Course Outline
The Higher Diploma in Midwifery is of 80 weeks duration. The programme is provided by the School of Nursing and Midwifery at NUI Galway in partnership with the Maternity Department, University Hospital Galway. The course consists of 54 weeks of clinical practice and 26 weeks of theoretical content. Clinical practice is located at University Hospital Galway and consists of placements in Antenatal, Intranatal, Postnatal, Midwife-led Placements, Gynaecology, Theatre & Recovery and Neonatal Unit. Theoretical content consists of the following modules: Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Midwifery, Midwifery Care I & II, Woman with Complications in Childbirth I & II, Care of the Well Neonate, The Neonate Requiring Specialised Care, Research, Psychology and Sociology applied to Midwifery, Professional Issues and an Elective Placement for Midwifery.
Curriculum Information
Curriculum information relates to the current academic year (in most cases).Course and module offerings and details may be subject to change.
Glossary of Terms
- Credits
- You must earn a defined number of credits (aka ECTS) to complete each year of your course. You do this by taking all of its required modules as well as the correct number of optional modules to obtain that year's total number of credits.
- Module
- An examinable portion of a subject or course, for which you attend lectures and/or tutorials and carry out assignments. E.g. Algebra and Calculus could be modules within the subject Mathematics. Each module has a unique module code eg. MA140.
- Subject
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- Optional
- A module you may choose to study.
- Required
- A module that you must study if you choose this course (or subject).
- Required Core Subject
- A subject you must study because it's integral to that course.
- Semester
- Most courses have 2 semesters (aka terms) per year, so a three-year course will have six semesters in total. For clarity, this page will refer to the first semester of year 2 as 'Semester 3'.
Year 1 (60 Credits)
Required NU6564: Midwifery Practice 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 1Required NU6556: Research for Midwifery - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required NU6554: Normal Midwifery Care 1 - 10 Credits - Semester 1
Required NU6553: Anatomy and Physiology Applied to Midwifery - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required NU6555: Care of the Well Neonate - 5 Credits - Semester 1
Required NU6567: Competency Assessment 2 - 0 Credits - Semester 2
Required NU6566: Competency Assessment 1 - 0 Credits - Semester 2
Required NU6558: Woman with Complications in Childbirth 1 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required NU6559: Professional Issues - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required NU6565: Midwifery Practice 2 - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required NU6560: Psychology for Midwifery - 5 Credits - Semester 2
Required NU6557: Normal Midwifery Care 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 2
Year 2 (30 Credits)
Required NU6568: Competency Assessment 3 - 0 Credits - Semester 3Required NU6569: Competency Assessment 4 - 0 Credits - Semester 3
Required NU6563: Sociology for Midwifery - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required NU6561: Woman with Complications in Childbirth 2 - 10 Credits - Semester 3
Required NU6570: Competency Assessment 5 - 0 Credits - Semester 3
Required NU6562: The Neonate Requiring Specialised Care - 5 Credits - Semester 3
Required NU6571: Competency Assessment 6 - 0 Credits - Semester 4
Required NU6572: Elective Practice Placement for Midwifery - 10 Credits - Semester 4
Why Choose This Course?
Career Opportunities
There are career opportunities for midwives to work in various practice settings including hospitals, midwife-led care units, clinics or in the community, across different models of care. There are also opportunities to specialise in areas within clinical practice, or to focus more on education or research related to midwifery. For midwives who wish to work in another EU state, they must undertake a year of clinical midwifery practice in Ireland before they can register with any other EU Member State and practice in that country.
Who’s Suited to This Course
Learning Outcomes
Transferable Skills Employers Value
Work Placement
Study Abroad
Related Student Organisations
Course Fees
Fees: EU
Fees: Tuition
Fees: Student levy
Fees: Non EU
This programme is sponsored by the HSE.
Find out More
Anne Fallon
T +353 91 495 601
E anne.fallon@nuigalway.ie
https://www.nuigalway.ie/medicine-nursing-and-health-sciences/nursing/
www.hse.ie/eng/staff/jobs/job-search/nursing/midwifery/