BSc (Hons) Midwifery - University of Worcester

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Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course students will have acquired the knowledge, skills,
understanding and attitudes that will enable them to:
1. demonstrate the ability to perform the activities of a midwife competently,
efficiently and effectively
2. achieve the standards for pre-registration midwifery education
3. develop personal and professional management and decision making skills;
4. work as an effective team member, communicating appropriately with others
within a variety of health care settings;
5. critically appraise the role, responsibility and accountability of the midwife within
the multidisciplinary team;
6. develop an expertise in reflection, in order to promote higher levels of selfawareness
in assessing personal and professional growth and development;
7. transfer and apply creative skills and exercise significant judgement in a range of
situations
8. critically evaluate the role, responsibility and accountability of the midwife in
creating a positive teaching and learning environment for women and their
families;
9. recognise the essential relationship between midwifery practice, theory and best
available evidence and apply this in a range of situations;
10. practice within a legal and ethical framework and appreciate the impact of legal
and ethical issues on the student’s professional role and in the delivery of
midwifery care;
11. recognise the significance of midwifery supervision in providing professional and
personal support;
12. critically evaluate new concepts and evidence from a wide range of sources
13. critically review current political drivers that influence the provision of maternity
services;
14. demonstrate a positive attitude to self-directed life-long learning in order to
promote quality and excellence.
Transferable and graduate skills
In addition to the subject specific knowledge and skills students will develop a range
of transferable and graduate skills which are underpinned by University of Worcester
Student Qualities Profile of personal learning, social, communication and practical
learning skills.
Grids illustrating how the programme learning outcomes and transferable skills are
mapped against individual modules can be found in appendices 2 and 4.
Learning, teaching and assessment strategy
This section has been developed taking into account the recommendations of the
University of Worcester’s Learning and Teaching Strategy and the Institute’s
assessment and moderation policies:
Created on: 2 August 2011
Author: TD
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