Please Note: This master’s programme is currently being revised and will be updated, pending NMBI approval. These revisions will include some module changes, which should make the course more relevant for the current healthcare needs. The new course will run for the next academic year 2025/26.
Key Facts
Next Intake: September annually
Closing date for applications: 30 June
International Students: The full-time Master’s is open to both EU and Non-EU students.
Fees: Further information on course fees can be found at Academic Registry.
Overview
Further your understanding of midwifery theory, leadership, practice, management and research. Midwives will develop the skills and attitudes necessary for encouraging innovation, and leading and developing excellence in midwifery practice.
This programme supports midwives to advance their careers. Graduates can be expected to provide quality midwifery care, using their knowledge and skills to lead in the promotion and development of midwifery-led models of care, and health service management.
Please note: This programme does not lead to registration as a midwife in Ireland.
The course consists of six modules: three specialist, and three core modules in the areas of research and management and a dissertation. It is delivered full-time over one year or part time over two or three years.
Postgraduate Certificate [Framework/Flexible Study] – three years, part time. In year one you will complete the specialist modules [3 modules] and then if successful move to the postgraduate diploma and complete the three core modules. Once that is completed successfully you can progress to year three to complete the dissertation. You can choose to exit at the end of year one with a postgraduate certificate or at the end of year two with a postgraduate diploma or remain on the programme to complete the MSc. If you exit at the end of year one or year two then you can return to complete the MSc within five years.
Postgraduate Diploma/MSc [Traditional] – one year full-time or two-years part-time. If full-time, you will complete your studies in one year. If part-time, in year one you will complete six modules and if successful progress to year two to complete the MSc. You can choose to exit the course at the end of year one with a postgraduate diploma and return within five years to complete the MSc.
*For further information on the Postgraduate Certificate exit point, email pgt.nursing.midw@tcd.ie.
Additional Course Information
Year One: Commences with a full week of classes in September and thereafter one or two days per week for the remainder of the academic year (depending on whether the course is being undertaken full-time or part-time).
Year Two: Attendance at workshops throughout the academic year. If completing the Master’s, you will also carry out research and the writing of a dissertation.
Certificate (30 ECTS)
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Leadership and Women-Centred Maternity Care |
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Advancing Midwifery Practice |
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Perinatal Mental Health and Childbirth Related Trauma |
Postgraduate Diploma (60 ECTS)
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Leadership and Women-Centred Maternity Care |
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Advancing Midwifery Practice |
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Perinatal Mental Health and Childbirth Related Trauma |
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Digital Health – understanding the application of technology in modern healthcare |
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Theory and Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare |
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Ethics and Law in Health and Social Care |
Master's (90 ECTS)
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Leadership and Women-Centred Maternity Care |
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Advancing Midwifery Practice |
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Perinatal Mental Health and Childbirth Related Trauma |
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Digital Health – understanding the application of technology in modern healthcare |
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Theory and Practice of Enquiry Methods for Healthcare |
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Ethics and Law in Health and Social Care |
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Dissertation |
✅ 2nd class honours (2:1) degree minimum in midwifery or a related discipline. In exceptional circumstances clinical experience and continuing professional development may be taken into consideration.
✅ Registered as a Midwife on the professional register maintained by the NMBI or the Nursing Board/Statutory Body of your own country.
✅ 1-year post-registration experience in clinical midwifery practice is desirable but not a requirement.
✅ 2 academic references OR 1 academic and one professional reference from the employer or work practice area. Each reference should confirm the potential and suitability of the applicant to undertake the course.
✅ A full CV presented in reverse chronological order with information on your professional development, relevant to the course you are applying for.
✅ Evidence of your degree or other qualifications (including your academic transcript - this is an official list of modules and results achieved in your primary degree).
All applicants whose first language is not English and who have not been educated through the medium of English must meet Trinity College's Postgraduate English Language Requirements.
Please note the School of Nursing & Midwifery requires applicants presenting IELTS (Academic version) and IELTS Indicator to have achieved: Grade 6.5 overall with a minimum of grade of 6 in each category.
| Trinity Bands | Course Entry | IELTS Academic or Indicator | Duolingo English Test | TOEFL iBT | Cambridge Advanced or Proficiency | PTE Academic (Pearson) |
| Band B (Standard entry) | UG & PG Standard requirements | 6.5 overall 6.0 in each band |
120 overall 100 in each subscore |
90 overall 21 in each section |
180 overall no score below 170 |
69 overall 59 in each section |
English language requirements will be waived for applicants whose first language is not English and who are currently registered as nurses with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) where that registration with the NMBI was based on the applicant’s IELTS score and they have evidence of continued engagement in a high intensity English language environment.