Midwifery Science

Justus Liebig University Giessen (JLU) and the University Hospital Giessen and Marburg (UKGM) at the Giessen site have been offering a dual degree programme in midwifery science in cooperation with the Technical University of Central Hesse (THM) since 2022. Hesse is thus expanding its range of degree programmes at a leading location for research and science. The Bachelor of Science in Midwifery Science degree programme enables students to obtain a professional licence to practise as a midwife (m/f/d) and is designed as a primary qualification, practice-oriented and undergraduate course. It comprises seven semesters with a total of 210 ECTS credits and is offered in German. The programme combines a scientifically sound education with practical skills training at university level. A special feature of the programme is that students are paid throughout the entire course. The Midwifery Science department at JLU Giessen is located in the Centre for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (Director: Prof. Dr. Ivo Meinhold-Heerlein) of the Faculty of Medicine (11).