Midwifery / Registered Midwife for registered nurses BSc(Hons)

Why choose this course?

This 18-month course has been designed for registered nurses who would like to gain the knowledge, skills and values necessary to register as midwives on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional Register.

What will you study?

You will be offered clinical experience within local NHS Trusts and the surrounding community. We aim to co-ordinate your clinical placements to reflect the modules being studied, integrating theory and practice.

The themes that run through the programme are midwifery profession and practice, research, biological science, social science, health promotion/public health, law and ethics.

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Year 1

• Biological Basis of Midwifery Practice (semester I)
• Midwifery Profession and Practice (semester I)
• Psychosocial Aspects of Midwifery Care (semester I)
• Research Methods (semester II)
• Role of Midwifery in Public Health (semester II)
• Midwifery and Complicated Childbearing (semester II)
• Evidence-based Practice (semester III)
• Scope of Professional Practice (semester III)
• Preparation for Autonomous Practice (semester III)