Develop your midwifery skills to prepare for a fascinating and exhilarating career – providing expert support during pregnancy, birth and beyond. On this course you’ll gain the underpinning knowledge to develop your expertise in the field of midwifery, complementing your current Adult Nurse registration. Midwifery is a highly rewarding career – the course leads to professional registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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.

This course offers a blended learning approach where you’ll study 80% of the theory online, and 20% on campus. It’s a flexible, self-motivated approach to learning – great if you’re looking to balance university and home life.

On campus you’ll develop practical skills to support your theoretical knowledge, in a modern and well-equipped simulated environment. These will support the theoretical knowledge you’ll gain through remote learning, using a variety of digital approaches to enhance your studies. You’ll put the skills and learning into practice on clinical midwifery placements.

You learn through

online lectures, seminars and discussions
practical skills development in a simulated environment
clinical midwifery placements
written assessments and exams
individual and group assessments
a poster presentation
reflective case studies
assessment of proficiency in practice
a personal project

Our curriculum is designed to develop the key values and attributes employers are looking for –essential to work as a professional midwife within an integrated team.

The curriculum also promotes inclusivity – with accessibility integrated from the very beginning. You’ll be supported by an academic adviser throughout your midwifery journey, as well as by a range of staff offering guidance and advice. They’ll support you to learn effectively and make sure your individual learning needs are met, including any reasonable adjustments for disability.

Future careers

Our graduates are adaptable, flexible and responsive practitioners. You’ll be prepared to meet the needs of service users in a variety of settings. Our curriculum ensures each graduate is competent to practise as a Registered Midwife according to the Standards set out by the Nursing & Midwifery Council – and can work collaboratively with a diverse range of professionals.

Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work locally, nationally and internationally for

district general hospitals
large teaching hospitals
small birthing units