Skip navigation
Midwifery (Registered Midwife for Registered Nurses) at Kingston University - UCAS

Kingston University

Degree level: Postgraduate
Awarded by: The Nursing and Midwifery Council

Midwifery (Registered Midwife for Registered Nurses) (Taught)

Course options

2024 - 20252025 - 2026
Apply

Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • We are No.1 in London and No.6 in the UK for Nursing and Midwifery (Guardian University Guide league table 2022).
  • This intensive course recognises your nursing experience, allowing you to qualify as a midwife in two years.
  • You will be offered a wide range of clinical experience within local NHS Trusts and the surrounding community.
About this course This two year course is ideal for registered adult nurses who have already studied at degree level and wish to gain the knowledge and skills to register as a midwife with the NMC. There is an emphasis on clinical skills teaching and we aim to ensure your clinical placements reflect the modules you study, enabling you to integrate theory and practice. You will work with midwives in hospitals and the community, caring for women and birthing people, and their families through pregnancy and birth and providing postnatal care. You will be taught by experienced midwives, healthcare specialists and wider NHS experts. You will study the midwifery profession and practice, including a wide range of subjects that provide the scientific knowledge base for midwifery practice, such as maternal and neonatal physiology and care; health promotion and education; professional, ethical and legal issues; and research. A satisfactory health declaration, including immunisations, and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check are required from accepted candidates before registration for the programme. Example modules
  • Bodies and Birth
  • Social and Political Context of Birth
  • Midwifery Profession and Practice
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage. Career opportunities Once registered as a midwife, you may develop your skills and experience in the NHS or the independent or voluntary sectors. As a qualified Midwife you can choose to work clinically, become involved in research or education and become involved in management or strategy. To apply for this course, apply via UCAS using Kingston K84 and code 4J34.

Modules

Example modules: Bodies and Birth; Social and Political Context of Birth; Midwifery Profession and Practice; Midwifery Profession and Practice. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), presentations, clinical assessment and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation).

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

  • Course does not award QTS

Entry requirements

Registration as an Adult Nurse (RNA) on the NMC Professional Register for Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors (Parts 1 and 10). Candidates pursuing the MMid strand must have achieved a BSc (Hons) in Adult Nursing at grade 2.2 or above and have a minimum of six months post registration experience. Our selection process includes: an interview; Occupational Health clearance; and Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced disclosure check including checks against the Adult and Child Workforce Barring lists.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

These courses are also normally funded by the government with salary support worth the equivalent of a bottom of band 5. Each year we are notified by Health Education England about the number of places available.
Midwifery (Registered Midwife for Registered Nurses) at Kingston University - UCAS