Course summary

Our Midwifery degree prepares you for a career as a midwife, playing a crucial role in supporting women, babies, and their families throughout pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. This course aims to empower you to become a compassionate, skilled, and culturally competent midwife, committed to providing excellent care to women and their families during a transformative time in their lives.

• Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity as a midwife from the outset

• Prepares you to promote optimal maternal and newborn health outcomes, support informed decision-making, and advocate for social justice within diverse communities

• Focus on one module at a time, with 5 weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module

• 50% of your learning will take place in diverse practice-based learning environments, applying theoretical knowledge to real world practice while being supported by experienced registered professionals including practice supervisors, practice assessors, and practice development midwives.

• Successful completion of this course makes you eligible to apply for professional registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

• All home students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.

• Taught by experienced registered midwives who will support you in developing the knowledge, skills, and abilities to deliver professional, impactful, evidence-informed care

• Learn to collaborate and thrive across and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate evidenced-based, safe care delivery.

• Develops your leadership skills and critical thinking

• Supportive learning environment that values diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Engage in simulated practice that closely mirrors the real-world scenarios you will encounter in your future career

• Focusing on digital fluency, curiosity, critical and reflective thinking, this course instils you with the ability to access, evaluate and apply evidence to inform your practice

• Access to success coaches, placement supervisors and specialist support for mathematics and academic writing.