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99 Midwifery BSc (Hons) (NFQ Level 8)


learn the skills required for a successful career in midwifery. play a vital role in one of life’s greatest miracles. promote women-centred care.


Why is this course for me? From the moment a woman becomes pregnant, it is the start of a journey leading to one of life’s greatest miracles: the birth of a baby. Te term ‘midwife’ means ‘with women’. Midwifery is a wonderful profession and if you are interested in working with women, their newborn babies and their families during pregnancy and childbirth, then midwifery is the career choice for you. Te focus and philosophy of midwifery in UCD is the promotion of women-centred care.


What will I study? Te focus is on the foundational knowledge and skills required for midwifery practice. Each year these will be developed and strengthened through theory and practice. In your final year you will also focus on professional issues. Modules include:


First Year Foundations of Midwifery Practice • Anatomy, Sciences & Physiology • Psychology & Sociology related to the profession of midwifery


Second & Third Year Midwifery Practice during Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth • Complications in Pregnancy & Childbirth • Caring for Sick Neonatal Babies Fourth Year Research, Leadership & Management • Developing Further Knowledge & Clinical Skills for Midwifery Practice • Clinical Placement/ Internship


Professional Work Experience You will attend clinical placements in the internationally renowned National Maternity Hospital (NMH) to gain first hand experience. You may also choose a midwifery placement during second year in Wexford or Sligo General Hospitals. You can also avail of a placement with the community midwives from either the NMH or Wexford General Hospital.


KEY FAC T All of our students who qualified in 2010 from the first BSc Midwifery degree programme were offered a midwifery position in the NMH.


CAO Code


DN452 Mature Entry


DN462


Entry Requirements Irish1, English, Mathematics, One laboratory science subject, Two other recognised subjects.


Leaving Certificate Passes in six subjects including those shown above, of which two must be at minimum HC3.


Average CAO Points 2010 475 Minimum CAO Points 2010 430


A-Level/GCSE Passes (GCSE Grade C or above) in six recognised subjects including those above, of which two must be minimum Grade C or above at A-Level.


Guideline Equivalent Average A-Level Grades BBBB (A-Level) or equivalent combination


Learning how to support mother and baby


Career & Graduate Study Opportunities Successful completion of your degree entitles you to register as a Registered Midwife (RM)* with An Bord Altranais, Te Irish Nursing Board. On registration, numerous career opportunities are available to you in both hospital and com- munity settings in Ireland and abroad, includ- ing Europe, Australia and New Zealand. *Registration in Ireland does not automatically provide a licence to practise abroad.


Suzanne


O’Reilly STUDENT


Hi, I am studying Midwifery here in UCD. I chose to study here as it is Ireland’s leading university and it is affiliated with the National Maternity Hospital. My degree is split nicely between roughly 50% practical work in the hospital


and 50% theoretical study in UCD. Tere is quite a big commitment involved in both the theoretical side and the clinical placements, but any challenges that arise are alleviated by a great support network in both UCD and at the hospital.


Guideline Equivalent Minimum A-Level Grades ABCD (A-Level) or equivalent combination


Average Intake 20 Length of Programme 4 Years


Progression Entry Routes FETAC Entry Route — Yes See www.ucd.ie/myucd/fetac


IT Transfer Route — None


Mature Applicants Please refer to page 178 (7b).


Essential Health Screening & Garda Vetting Requirements See page 174 (1d).


1 A-Level candidates are usually exempt from the Irish Language Requirement.


Other programmes of interest


Nursing (General)


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Nursing (Psychiatric) Medicine


Further information


www.ucd.ie/myucd/nursing nursing@ucd.ie


UCD Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems Programme Office Health Sciences Centre Belfield, Dublin 4


+353 1 716 6407/6569 facebook.com/UCDLife


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