Program Overview

Overview

This course is aimed at registered midwives and nurses working in a relevant field who wish to develop the skills required to competently perform the examination of a newborn baby. It will assist you in developing the clinical skills required to practice competently in this area.

Key Information

Entry requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

• Be a registered midwife or nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
• Have at least 12 months post-registration employment.
• Have an Honours degree at 2:2 or above.
• Be currently working in an area where you have access to newborn babies. You must also have a midwifery/paediatric mentor who will support and assess your practice.

Start dates

• 22 September 2025

Duration

• 1 year, part-time

Credits

• 30 Masters level credits

Code

• HMM1002

Placements

You are required to undertake 30 newborn examinations within your own clinical area. You will be assessed and supported in practice by an appropriately qualified mentor who is experienced in the examination of the newborn.

Teaching and assessment

You will be taught through a series of lectures, seminars, fieldwork and guided study, which will be supported by the University's virtual learning environment. Assessment will include a written assignment and submission of a portfolio providing evidence of having completed 30 newborn examinations, 15 of which will be supervised by your mentor in clinical practice, and demonstrating your achievement of the competences needed to carry out an examination of a newborn.

Fees and Finance

• Tuition Fees - part-time In 2025/26 the part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £740 (Band 2) per 15 credit module and £1,480 (Band 2) per 30 credit module. Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance. Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).

Career Support

This short course may assist you to meet the specialist skills and post registration development requirements stipulated by your employer/professional regulator and assist in gaining the skills and knowledge required in order to advance your clinical practice in the area of newborn examination.

Research Excellence

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• We are in the top 50 UK universities for Research Power.
• Three quarters of all our research is world leading and internationally excellent.
• Over 60% of our research environment was classified as world leading and internationally excellent, especially in Music, Biological Sciences, Architecture and Built Environment, Social Work and Social Policy, History and Communication and Media Studies.