Course summary

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 of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics like maternal, child and family health. • Get the academic requirements needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to work as a midwife once you’ve graduated. What you will study 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. 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. In your final year, we will build on the knowledge you learnt in earlier years adding further complexity, such as critical illness and leadership. 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.