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This MSc Midwifery top-up course is available to students who have completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery (5766) at LSBU or completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery elsewhere, who wish to progress to complete the full MSc and meet the entry requirements. The MSc Midwifery top-up will consist of the 60 credit Dissertation module which is a cross-school module for all Masters level courses.

The Dissertation module provides the student with the opportunity to consolidate and extend their knowledge and understanding of research and evaluation design and associate methods of inquiry during six taught sessions, to achieve the award of MSc Midwifery. This module will enable students to undertake an original enquiry in a chosen area of professional practice, either through a systematic review of the literature or a research/work-based project such as service evaluation or audit. Students will subsequently be supported by a named supervisor to develop the practical skills necessary to plan and carry out their chosen project.

Please make contact with the Course Director before applying.

Venue: LSBU Southwark Campus

Entry requirements:

• Applicants for the MSc Midwifery top-up, completing the dissertation module only, will need to have successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery (5766) at London South Bank University with active registration with the NMC.
• External applicants must have completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery within the last 5 years and have had 6 months midwifery practice experience, with evidence of successful completion of research methods module or applied evidence-based module
• All applicants must have at least six months experience as midwives and are normally employed as midwives in midwifery care setting.

Career benefits

Building an academic research skillset is valued as a significant contributor to the development of advanced practitioners as a distinct career pathway, in which midwives demonstrate knowledge and skills across clinical practice, research, education and leadership and management. The Nursing & Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Standards of proficiency for midwives (NMC 2024) acknowledge a focus on the midwife as a colleague, scholar and leader, able to apply evidence as critical thinkers to resolve problems in clinical care. This is further supported by opportunities to develop a clinical academic career, largely supported by National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) integrated clinical academic pathway. For this reason, the opportunity to complete a MSc Midwifery will increase career opportunities, enabling midwives to make a significant contribution across clinical practice, research, education, leadership and management.

Course structure

Core modules: · TAR_7_010 Dissertation

• Students will have already successfully completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery (5766) at LSBU or completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery elsewhere, who wish to progress to a full Masters degree and meet the admission requirements. 
• On successful completion of the dissertation module as listed in this row of the table, students will be awarded an MSc in Midwifery.

This programme has the following discipline specific/optional modules

TAR_7_010: Dissertation (60 Credit module)