Start into life
You will acquire the ability to independently conduct physiological births, examine, nurse and monitor newborns and infants.
Very close to the : The miracle of birth
Advising and supervising a pregnant woman, accompanying a woman giving birth, supporting a family in its formation - the work of a midwife (female, male, diverse) begins with the desire to have a child and only ends when the child is sitting, crawling or standing. As a midwife, you know the current state of best practice, reflect on your professional actions and respect the wishes of pregnant women.
Midwives support women and their families during pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period and breastfeeding, as well as with family planning issues. If these processes proceed normally, midwives work independently and autonomously, prioritising the needs and possibilities as well as the self-determination of the women being supervised. In order to meet the complex tasks of midwifery work responsibly and in a way that is appropriate to the situation, and to provide dedicated supervision, midwives need a high level of professional competence, the ability to reflect critically on themselves and their actions, strong nerves and the passion to empathise with the different living conditions of women and to help shape them with a view to sustainable family health.
At a glance
Degree
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
Type of programme
Dual study programme
Start of study programme
Winter semester
Language of instructions
German
Standard duration
7 semester
Free of Admission Restriction
Yes
ECTS-Punkte
210 ECTS
The undergraduate programme in midwifery comprises the entire spectrum of original midwifery activities and also offers academically sound and practice-oriented training at university level, teaching the basic skills required to practise the midwifery profession. The university qualification ensures alignment with international standards in training and professional practice.
- You want to accompany mothers and fathers on their way to becoming parents and make this phase of life as safe as possible.
- You would like to put your work on an academic footing and contribute to the further development of midwifery
. - You can imagine accompanying women and their relatives in very existential situations of life and taking on
responsibility. - You are motivated and empathetic, flexible in your working hours and have no fear of contact with close-to-body activities.
- You would like to develop an awareness of needs- and demand-orientated care.
You find a place for practical training (approx. 2,200 hours) at our partner clinics and receive a training contract with a training allowance. You will acquire the theoretical foundation at the university and be prepared for practice in the skills lab.
The basics of midwifery, pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period, expanding the professional field, theory-practice transfer - each semester has its own topic. The seventh semester is dedicated entirely to the state examination. On completion of your university studies, you will receive a licence to practise as a midwife and the title Bachelor of Science.
- As a future student, you will be an employee of a clinic subject to social insurance contributions and will receive a training allowance.
- During the lecture period, you will be prepared for practice in seminar-type tuition and in the skills lab at Fulda University of Applied Sciences and trained in academic research.
- During the lecture-free periods, you will usually be deployed in practice. You will get to know the work in the delivery room and at the antenatal clinic, on the mother-child ward, in outpatient work as a midwife as well as working with premature babies and in the operating theatre.
- Of course, six weeks' holiday per year is guaranteed.
- In the 6th semester you will write your Bachelor's thesis and in the 7th semester you will take the state midwifery examination. This will authorise you to use the professional title of "midwife" for management purposes and you will be awarded the academic degree of Bachelor of Science
Apply to one of our co-operation houses (overview).
In cooperation with the University Hospital in Marburg, you have the opportunity to complete the academic midwifery programme over 7 semesters at the Marburg study location. The "Midwifery" study programme leads to a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in Midwifery with a licence to practise as a midwife.
University entrance qualification
Contract with a clinic cooperating with the Fulda University of Applied Sciences in the study programme
Current transcript of records certifying that the applicant is medically fit to carry out the appointment
Evidence/submission of an extended certificate of good conduct
With German educational certificates: 15 April to 30 September, with foreign educational certificates: 1 March to 30 September
Our resources
Practical lessons are interwoven into the theory modules. This combines the knowledge acquired in theory with practical implementation. The practical lessons take place in our state-of-the-art skills labs.
Flexible : Supporting families
Well-qualified midwives are urgently needed. Midwives work in prenatal care and advisory services, they help with complaints during pregnancy, provide obstetric and postnatal care and offer breastfeeding and nutritional counselling. They also run courses on the topics of becoming and being parents (birth preparation, postnatal recovery, infant care) at various organisations.
Midwives can work as employees or as assistants in a hospital or doctor's practice, self-employed with their own practice, in a practice team or in a birthing centre. They work in interdisciplinary teams or networks. Related areas of midwifery work, such as advisory centres, the youth welfare office or the public health service, are also possible areas of employment. The work as a "family midwife", who accompanies families in the context of early help in the first year of life, should be emphasised here.
Thanks to their academic training, graduates of the programmes offered in midwifery can work as research assistants at colleges or universities, for example in projects or in clinical or social science research. With your professional licence, you can also work in other European countries.
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Need : help?
Subject-related advice
Olga Koch
Programme coordinator of the study programmes Physiotherapy B. Sc., Midwifery B. Sc., Interprofessional Management in Health Care M. Sc.
olga.koch(at)gw.hs-fulda.de
+49 661 9640-6401
Subject-related advice
Ina Weisbecker
Head of the Practice Department of the Midwifery B.Sc. programme, head of the midwifery programme, research assistant
ina.weisbecker(at)gw.hs-fulda.de
+49 661 9640-6334
Subject-related advice
Johanna Neumeyer
Substitute professorship in midwifery; head of the midwifery programme
johanna.neumeyer(at)gw.hs-fulda.de
+49 661 9640-6330
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