Overview

NFQ Level 8, Major Award

ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY FOR STUDENTS NOT COMPLETING FOURTH UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN MIDWIFERY

The BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Women's Health), NFQ Level 8, is an honours bachelors' degree pathway for students who do not satisfy the pass standard for the Part B practice module (NU4075) in the BSc (Hons) Midwifery programme. Students who do not pass the Part B practice module for Year 4 of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery at the Autumn Examinations or at the first attempt in a Repeat year will re-register for the non-clinical BSc (Hons) in Health Studies (Women's Health).

To complete the BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Women's Health), a student must pass all Part A modules for the fourth-year BSc Midwifery Examinations and achieve a pass in the Part B independent study module NU4044 (15 credits). This pathway does not confer eligibility to practice as a Registered Midwife.

FOURTH YEAR - FOURTH UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION IN HEALTH STUDIES (WOMEN'S HEALTH)

Leading to: NFQ Level 8, Major Award - BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Women's Health)

A student may not register for the Fourth Year of the programme until the Third University Examination in Midwifery and the relevant Part B module have been passed. In order to be admitted to the Fourth University Examination in Health Studies (Women's Health), each student must have attended lecture modules in Part A to the value of 45 credits and an independent study module in Part B to the value of 15 credits.

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements. 

Programme Requirements

Module List

Code	Title	Credits
Year 1 - Midwifery
Students take 60 credits as follows - 50 credits in Part A and 10 credits in Part B.
Students take 50 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU1052	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn I	10
NU1053	Midwives and Professional Practice I	10
NU1055	Interpersonal Communication and Applied Psychology for Midwifery Practice	10
NU1064	Midwifery Theory and Practice for Various Clinical Settings I	10
SC1016	Sociological concepts for Midwifery	5
NU1040	Infection Prevention and Control for Nursing and Midwifery Practice	5
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU1056	Midwifery Practice I	10
Year 2 - Midwifery
Students take 60 credits as follows - 50 credits in Part A and 10 credits in Part B.
Students take 50 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU2092	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn II	5
NU2093	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn II - Complications	10
NU2094	Midwives and Professional Practice - Bereavement and Loss	5
NU2095	Biological Basis for Midwifery Practice	10
NU2096	Midwifery in Various Health Care Contexts II	10
NU2003	Pharmacology and Medication Management for Nurses and Midwives	5
NU2050	Research for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery Care	5
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU2083	Midwifery Practice II	10
Year 3 - Midwifery
Students take 60 credits as follows - 50 credits in Part A and 10 credits in Part B.
Students take 50 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU3058	Midwifery Practice in Various Health Contexts III	10
NU3070	Pregnancy, Childbirth and Newborn III	15
NU3071	Midwives and Professional Practice III	5
NU3073	Parenthood Education: Promoting Normal Birth	10
SS3044	Contemporary Social Issues in Midwifery Practice	5
NU3083	Research for Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery Care	5
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU3069	Midwifery Practice III	10
Year 4 - Health Studies (Women's Health)
Students take 60 credits as follows - 45 credits in Part A and 10 credits in Part B.
Students take 40 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU4079	Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn IV	10
NU4081	Midwifery Professional Practice, Ethics and Law	10
NU4082	Health Promotion for Midwifery Practice	10
NU4073	Research for Evidence Based Nursing and Midwifery Care	10
Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 5 credits from the following:		5
NU4115	Healthcare and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
NU4116	LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Nursing & Midwifery
NU4117	Mental Health in Film: Critical Approaches
NU4025	Health Care Informatics for Nursing and Midwifery
NU4034	Complementary Therapies in Healthcare
NU4037	Wound Management
Year 4 - Part B
Students take 10 credits as follows:
Core Modules
NU4044	Independent Study in Health Studies (Women's Health)	15
Total Credits		240

Examinations

Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.

Programme Learning Outcomes

Programme Learning Outcomes for BSc (Hons) Health Studies (Women's Health) (NFQ Level 8, Major Award)

On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of life and social sciences relevant to health studies (women's health);
  
• Demonstrate knowledge of team working with individuals, groups and communities;
  
• Promote health and wellbeing when working with women as individuals, groups and communities across the lifespan;
  
• Demonstrate reasoning skills in a broad range of settings related to health studies (women's health);
  
• Work in an ethical manner that respects social, cultural differences and confidentiality;
  
• Demonstrate a critical awareness of health policies and legislation in Ireland;
  
• Demonstrate a commitment to continuing education and lifelong learning, for self and others in respect of health studies (women's health);
  
• Engage in research to advance knowledge and best practice in health studies (women's health).