Midwifery BSc (Hons)
Sheffield Hallam University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Start date

SEP-25

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Duration

3 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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SEP-25

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**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.****Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances. Learn more at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/health-and-social-care/fees-and-funding****Course Summary**- Gain the skills you need to provide compassionate midwifery.- Become a knowledgeable and respectful midwife.- Learn to care for ...Read more


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Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances. Learn more at www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/health-and-social-care/fees-and-funding


Course Summary

- Gain the skills you need to provide compassionate midwifery.- Become a knowledgeable and respectful midwife.- Learn to care for women, newborn infants and their families.- Respond to increasing complexity in antenatal care.This is an exciting and innovative course covering all aspects of 21st-century midwifery. You’ll learn to practise as the lead professional for the care of women and newborn infants, partners and families – as well as working in integrated care teams.


How you learn

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.The course is designed to promote independent, lifelong learning – with half of the programme spent in study and half on a clinical placement You’ll learn with, from and about students from other health and social care courses. These experiences give you both a sound basis in midwifery and an understanding of how other professionals contribute to health and social care services. You learn through - practice placements- lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials- practical sessions- independent learning- technology-enhanced learning- Oxford Medical Simulation virtual reality software for remote or on-campus learning


Applied learning


Work placements

On this course you’ll be given opportunities across a range of clinical settings. After your first year you’ll rotate to a different Trust, and then return to the first Trust in your third year. You’ll work both in hospitals and out in the community, with our placement partners there to support you at every step. As part of your clinical practice, you’ll be allocated a small group of expectant mothers as part of your caseload. This means you get to experience the long-term challenge of providing quality care to a mother and her newborn, including being on call for the birth. In your second year, you’ll also have the option of choosing a module that allows you to work nationally or internationally.


Networking opportunities

You’ll be able to take part in a range of activities with students from other health and social care courses. These activities are designed to improve your employability skills – such as the Hallam Leadership Award, which helps you prepare to become a future midwifery leader.

Key stats

CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
44th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
63rd
Midwifery
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
100%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Midwifery graduate salary at this uni
£22,000
UK Midwifery graduate salary
£22,000

Entry requirements

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UCAS Tariff

UCAS Tariff:

128 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:15 Grades / Points required

From A levels including at least 40 points from a biological science or BTEC National qualifications with biology modules. We do not accept AS Levels or general studies. For example: ABB at A Level including biology or human biology, DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma from a relevant subject(s), Distinction overall from a T level qualification including a grade B from the Core.

Approved Access to HE Diploma in health studies, health science, nursing or another science-based course. Normally we require 15 of the level 3 credits to be graded at distinction level with 12 of these distinctions from science or social science units.

Popular A-level subjects

Midwifery

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Psychology
43%
Biology
28%
Sociology
24%
Health & Social Care
20%
General Studies
18%
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Tuition fees

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England

£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

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£16,655 per year

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Students from EU

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£16,655 per year

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£16655 Per year

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Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield Hallam University , Sheffield

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