- Location: University College Cork , Western Road, Cork, Ireland
- Duration: 18 Months
Course details
This course for Registered General Nurses that leads to a Higher Diploma in Midwifery and registration as a midwife (RM) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland.
The course is full time and is offered in partnership with Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH). Students receive an 18-month contract of employment with CUMH and as an employee of the maternity services, must meet certain contractual obligations. Details will be provided in the contract of employment. The midwifery practice involves shift work including weekends and night duty.
Course work is delivered over 26 weeks as block periods in UCC and CUMH.
Course Details
Year 1 (duration nine months) largely focuses on the role and activities of the midwife in providing care to healthy mothers and babies.
Students take 90 credits as follows:
Year 1
Part A
- NU5093 Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Neonate 1 (10 credits)
- NU5095 Supporting Mothers during Pregnancy and Parenthood (10 credits)
- NU5057 Professionalism for Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
- NU5058 Health Promotion for Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
- NU5073 Evidence Based Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
- SS5806 Social Policy and Midwifery Practice (5 credits)
Part B
- NU5088 Midwifery Practice I (10 credits)
Year 2 (duration nine months) develops from this and challenges midwifery practice in a variety of settings.
Year 2
Part A
- NU5043 Ethics for Midwives (5 credits)
- NU5047 Normal Childbirth: Current Debates and Trends (10 credits)
- NU5059 Childbirth and the Neonate II (10 credits)
- NU5079 Research Methods in Midwifery (5 credits)
Part B
- NU5089 Midwifery Practice II (10 credits)
Assessment
Assessment is through a variety of approaches including written assignments, class presentations and end-of-year examinations. Assessment of midwifery practice is a
continuous process and includes the assessment of midwifery skills and competencies for practice.
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About University College Cork
UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges theyre established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Queen's College, Cork (QCC) was established to provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster. Cork was chosen for the new college due to its place at the centre of transatlantic trade at the time and the presence of existing educational initiatives such as the Royal Cork Institution and a number of private medical schools.
The site chosen for the new college was dramatic and picturesque, on the edge of a limestone bluff overlooking the River Lee. It is associated with the educational activities of a local early Christian saint, Finbarr. It is believed that his monastery and school stood nearby, and his legend inspired UCC’s motto: ‘Where Finbarr Taught, let Munster Learn.’
On 7 November 1849, QCC opened its doors to a small group of students (only 115 students in that first session, 1849-1850) after a glittering inaugural ceremony in the Aula Maxima (Great Hall), which is still the symbolic and ceremonial heart of the University.
The limestone buildings of the Main Quadrangle (as it is now known) are built in a style inspired by the great universities of the Middle Ages, and theyre designed by the gifted architectural partnership of Thomas Deane and Benjamin Woodward. The iconic image of UCC, it is set in landscaped gardens and surrounds the green lawn known to all as the Quad.
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