Accompanying the start in life
Midwives advise, support and care for women, newborns and families during pregnancy, birth, the postpartum period and breastfeeding. High-quality care requires specialist knowledge that is always up to date with the latest research, practical skills and psychosocial competencies. The midwifery science course teaches this in seven semesters.
Programme content and structure
The Midwifery Science degree programme prepares you for the complex practical and theoretical requirements of the midwifery profession. In addition, important fundamentals of evidence-based midwifery and midwifery research are taught. Accompanying and reflection seminars offer space to further develop your own psychosocial skills. These are important in addition to professional expertise, as midwives accompany a personal, emotional and intimate phase of women's lives and also come into contact with their own life experiences in the context of family planning and parenthood. In addition to the topics of midwifery and midwifery science, the course also teaches important fundamentals of women's health, anatomy, physiology, professional knowledge, quality management, psychology and ethics. Before beginning the course, a contract must be concluded with a cooperation clinic, which ensures the practical training phase and pays a training allowance. In addition, practical assignments take place in the field of freelance midwifery, for example in birth centres or with self-employed midwives.
The theoretical and practical courses take place at the Furtwangen campus. The course begins in the third week of September.
Entry requirements
Applicants for the Midwifery Science course require a high degree of independence and organisational skills, physical resilience due to the duality of studying and working in the clinic (three-shift system, duty also on weekends and public holidays), psycho-social skills, communication skills, interest in intra- and interdisciplinary cooperation, the desire to provide women and their newborn children, men and families with high-quality and individual care in a sensitive phase of life and the willingness to continuously reflect and develop.
To apply, you will need:
- a student contract with a cooperating hospital
- a university entrance qualification
To be submitted upon conclusion of a student contract:
- extended certificate of good conduct (no more than one month old)
- medical certificate of health suitability (no more than one month old)
HW specifics
- Evangelisches Diakoniekrankenhaus Freiburg
- Gesundheitsverbund Landkreis Konstanz, Standorte Singen & Konstanz
- Helios Klinik Überlingen
- Klinikum Hochrhein GmbH
- Krankenhäuser Landkreis Freudenstadt
- Ortenau Klinikum
- Schwarzwald-Baar-Klinikum Villingen-Schwenningen
- SRH Kliniken Sigmaringen
- Zollernalb Klinikum Balingen
- St. Elisabethen-Krankenhaus Lörrach gGmbH
- SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn
What's covered
Special features
Here you get two degrees at once! After seven semesters, you will be a state-approved midwife and have a Bachelor of Science. You will earn a reasonable salary during the standard period of study. During two practical semesters and further practical phases, you'll work in regional hospitals, midwife-led facilities and with freelance midwives. In addition to practical knowledge, our highly qualified lecturers also teach you how to work academically - the entire academic path up to a doctorate is open to you.
