**Why choose this course**
-Study a hands-on, clinical curriculum, aligned to the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
-Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our Critical Care Unit equipped with birthing pools, to practise real scenarios on lifelike manikins and actors.
-Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like maternity units, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.
-Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience o...
**Why choose this course**<br/>-Study a hands-on, clinical curriculum, aligned to the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative.<br/><br/>-Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our Critical Care Unit equipped with birthing pools, to practise real scenarios on lifelike manikins and actors.<br/><br/>-Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like maternity units, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.<br/><br/>-Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics like maternal, child and family health.<br/><br/>-Get the academic requirements needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to work as a midwife once you’ve graduated.<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>On this course, you’ll gain experience of caring for individual women throughout antenatal, labour and postnatal periods.<br/><br/>In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to midwifery, including anatomy and physiology, ethical practice and public health. This will ensure you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.<br/><br/>During your second year, you’ll gain an appreciation for complex midwifery care and how to effectively deal with emergencies such as breech births and hypertensive disorders.<br/><br/>In your final year we will build on the knowledge you learnt in earlier years adding further complexity, such as critical illness and leadership.<br/><br/>Throughout your studies, you’ll develop a responsive attitude to the needs of childbearing women and those who are pregnant, and their families, reflected in your capacity to assess their needs, make judgements, as well as plan, implement and evaluate care.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Stag Hill
Provider Details
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Course Code
B711
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
A levelB,B,B Overall: BBB Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Recent study within the last 5 years required. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. UCAS TariffScottish HigherA,B,B,B,B Overall: ABBBB Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C Scottish National 5: Science - C Access to HE DiplomaD:27,M:18 Overall QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit Recent study within the last 5 years required. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme32 Overall: 32 overall including 5,5,5 at Higher Level Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or Equivalent: English, Maths and Science at HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE English Language, Mathematics and Science at Grade C(4) (equivalents for Science only may be considered). Scottish Advanced HigherB,B,B Overall: BBB Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C Scottish National 5: Science - C Extended ProjectA Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)Overall: Pass overall with BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking an A level science subject with the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass the practical element. Recent study within the last 5 years required. T Level |
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