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Midwifery at University of Birmingham - UCAS

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Course summary

Benefit from our blended learning approach to study, to gain knowledge and experience to deliver safe childbirth and care. Midwifery is a highly skilled but rewarding profession. The NHS needs more midwives to ensure safe pregnancies and births happen across the country. Our blended learning course has been developed to help relieve these shortages and train confident, competent midwives to enter our healthcare sector. With your virtual caseload you will be able to thrive in one of the largest healthcare regions in the UK, becoming a confident and independent midwife with the ambition to make a difference to women’s care across your career. From ensuring childbirth happens in a safe and positive environment to caring for the mother pre and post-birth, our maternal and neonatal simulation facilities will allow you to develop your clinical skills in a safe environment before using them in practice. Our maternal and neonatal simulation facilities will allow you to develop your clinical skills in a safe environment before using them in practice. In the first year of your programme, you will be introduced to the role of the midwife, what is expected of you and your professional responsibilities. Core modules build on your understanding of maternal, fetal, and newborn adaptation and change during pregnancy and the postnatal period. You will develop the essential skills and foundational knowledge to practise safely and effectively across a range of maternity settings under supervision. Our blended learning approach combines the flexibility of online learning with access to state-of-the-art facilities in Birmingham Medical School. During the second year, you will build upon the knowledge you gained during year one to enable you to provide safe and effective care in situations where you may be challenged to consider additional health needs. This year places a strong focus on developing your scholarly skills, evidence-based professional practice, decision-making, and advocacy skills to promote individualised informed choice and care planning. You will also undertake a dedicated newborn health module where you gain the knowledge and skills necessary to complete thorough newborn examinations. Year three focuses on excellence as an autonomous practitioner, expert, leader and member of interdisciplinary and multiagency teams. You will undertake modules that challenge and develop your professional leadership and management of care in critical or complex situations. In addition, you will engage in opportunities to develop midwifery areas of special interest and build skills in critical thinking and research. You will take part in a meaningful research project that will aid your long-term scholarship and professional profile. After completing your degree, you will successfully be able to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Midwife. Your knowledge and skills will set you up to be able to tackle the job each day with confidence and make a difference to each of your patients. You will be fully equipped with a foundation to progress to advanced clinical, leadership, management, research and education, allowing you to thrive in all environments.


How to apply

This course is not accepting applications from students requiring a Student visa. For more information, please contact the course provider.

Application codes

Course code:
B710
Institution code:
B32
Campus name:
Edgbaston Campus
Campus code:
E

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

This programme does not currently consider applicants who would be considered as "overseas" for fee purposes

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

GCSE requirements: Grade C/4 or above in English Language or Literature, Mathematics and 1 science (Biology / Chemistry / Physics or a Double/Triple award)

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/med/bsc-midwifery?OpenSection=HowToApply#EntryRequirementsTab

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

Interview

Other

Applicants must be 18 or over by 1st October in the year they start the course.


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Midwifery at University of Birmingham - UCAS