Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery Studies

Overview

Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 9
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Total Credits: 60
Connected Curriculum:
  • Civic and Community Engagement
  • Employability
  • Global Reach
  • Inter-and Transdisciplinary
  • Research Based Teaching
  • Sustainability

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
  • Gender Equality
  • Good Health and Well-being

Graduate Attributes:
  • Creator, evaluator and communicator of knowledge
  • Digitally Fluent
  • Effective global citizen
  • Independent and creative thinker
  • Socially Responsible

UCC policies applying to applicants/students on this programme:
  • Fitness to Practise Policy


Exit Award only

Upon successful completion and passing Year 1 modules to the value of 60 credits students on the MSc (Midwifery) programme may exit the programme with a Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery Studies.

A student who subsequently wishes to continue progression for the degree of Master must complete the programme within 5 academic years from the date of successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma Examinations, subject to the programme being available.

Programme Requirements

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