Program Overview

MSc Higher Midwifery Practice

Introduction

Develop your knowledge and skills to an advanced level with our challenging Masters degree in Higher Midwifery Practice. Study in Chelmsford or by distance learning.

Course Options

• 1 year full-time
• 2 years part-time
• 2 years (distance learning)

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 1 year full-time
• START DATES: January
• LOCATION: Chelmsford
• FEES:
  • £11,100 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

1 year full-time

• Year 1:
  • Core modules:
    • Research Methodology
    • Major Project (60 credits)
    • Into ARU
  • Optional modules:
    • Promoting Normal Childbirth (30 credits)
    • Professional Midwifery Advocate Preparation (30 credits)
    • Compassionate Resilience for Professional Practice (30 credits)
    • Maternity Leadership (30 credits)
    • Facilitating Complex Childbirth
    • Advanced Management of Persons with Diabetes across the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings (30 credits)
    • Applied Leadership and Management (30 credits)
    • Special and Transitional Care of the Newborn (30 credits)
    • Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care (30 credits)
    • Specialist Techniques in Medical and Healthcare Education (30 credits)
    • Care of the Critically Unwell Woman during the Childbearing Continuum (30 credits)
    • Newborn and Infant Physical Examination for Post registration Practitioners (30 credits)
    • Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing

Entry Requirements

• Applicants should hold an appropriate Midwifery qualification and have at least one year's post-qualification experience of working as a midwife and evidence of appropriate continuing professional development.
• Applicants will usually have an honours degree or equivalent qualification.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Fees and Paying for University

Tuition fees for UK students (2025/26)

• £11,100 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Tuition fees for international students (2025/26)

• £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Facilities and Accreditation

• Outstanding student support
• Award-winning learning facilities
• Registered, practising tutors and lecturers
• Full use of our IT and library facilities
• Support with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more

Lecturers

• Sara Smith, Senior Lecturer
• Karen Bartholomew, Deputy Head of School, Midwifery
• Martina Donaghy, Senior Lecturer
• Theresa Vince, Senior Lecturer
• Nina Whittle, Senior Lecturer

Careers

• Completing our MSc Higher Midwifery Practice gives you the potential to move into leadership positions in clinical settings, or follow a career in the fields of management, research and teaching.
• You’ll be equipped with the skills and knowledge to become an innovative, forward-thinking practitioner, able to effect change in healthcare planning, delivery and education.