The Master of Science in Midwifery is the first of its kind in Canada. This midwifery-led graduate program has been designed from the ground up to provide midwives from Canada and abroad with the leadership, scholarship, and clinical knowledge and skills needed to advance their contributions as a midwife, drive positive change and strengthen the midwifery profession.

In response to a global call for midwives to play an increased role in the leadership within health systems, our core courses are founded on the major attributes of advanced midwife practitioners, including autonomy in practice, leadership, expertise, and research skills. Elective courses will allow students to develop discrete advanced clinical skills or expertise in a focussed area of interest, and optional clinical and leadership placements will provide real-world experience to support students’ growth and development. Graduates will be prepared for roles such as clinical and professional leaders, educators, researchers, and clinicians with specialized advanced clinical skills.

The degree is designed to provide students with the flexibility to complete the program part-time while continuing to work and without relocating. The program offers the option of either a course-based or a thesis-based stream. While the thesis-based stream must be completed full-time, the course-based program may be completed either full-time or part-time. The program uses a hybrid format, with a combination of asynchronous online, synchronous online, and in-person learning, which allows the degree to be completed from a distance. With only two mandatory week-long in-person residencies (one in the summer in the program’s first term and the second in the summer term before the student’s final year) requiring travel to Hamilton, Ontario, the degree is accessible for students from across the globe.