Midwifery (Hons) University of Chester

Overview

Midwifery (Hons) from  University of Chester  prioritises the development of crucial skills such as resilience, critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and problem-solving. We emphasise evidence-based knowledge, ensuring your practice is grounded in the latest research. We embed authentic assessment throughout the degree, bridging the gap between theory and practice. You'll demonstrate your knowledge through real-life and practice-based scenarios, enhancing your practical skills. This approach, combined with diverse teaching methods such as lectures, tutorials, case-based learning, and active learning, fosters deep learning and critical thinking, catering to varied learning styles. We proactively ensure that you gain valuable practical experience in our state-of-the-art simulation suites, allowing you to build confidence in a safe and controlled environment.

Career:

This is an internationally recognised qualification. All graduates become qualified midwifery practitioners, initially practising in all areas of midwifery, supported by their employers providing preceptorship programmes. Midwives, upon gaining the necessary experience, have progressed to management positions, become educators or practice development midwives, advanced midwifery practitioners or consultant midwives in normality or public health or have specialised in certain areas of midwifery practice such as perinatal mental health, antenatal screening, fetal medicine, safeguarding, ultrasonography, substance misuse and research. Opportunities also exist to progress into leadership and management positions in Midwifery and wider healthcare.