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Bachelor of Midwifery (with Honours) - BMid (Hon)
Midwifery with Foundation Year
Keele University
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Midwifery with Foundation Year course at Keele University.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
112 UCAS Tariff points from at least 1 A level
You may also need to
Attend an interview
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: B721
Here's what Keele University says about its Midwifery with Foundation Year course.
Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.
Please note, we do not currently offer this Foundation Year for international students.
Midwifery
Qualify as a confident and compassionate midwife. Gain the clinical skills and knowledge to provide holistic, safe, and effective care for women, newborn infants, and their families.
Why choose this course?
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Midwifery ranked Top 5 in England (NSS 2025, broad-based universities)*
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Nursing and Midwifery Council approved programme
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Top 10 UK universities for Nursing and Midwifery (Complete University Guide, 2026)
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Top 10 in England for Nursing and Midwifery (Daily Mail University Guide, 2026)
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Top 5 in England for Midwifery (Guardian University Guide, 2026)
*We have compared the positivity ratings of all participating UK institutions using the NSS 2025 sector data to determine Keele's position relative to other broad-based universities (i.e. excluding specialist institutions and further education colleges)
Explore the fundamentals of midwifery and develop your understanding of the whole maternity journey for mothers and infants. Gain clinical skills to support childbearing women, newborn infants and families through pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, birth, postpartum and the early weeks of life. You will study the importance of communication in care provision and in building professional relationships.
Your training will ensure you can anticipate, prevent, and respond with confidence to the additional needs and complications that can arise during pregnancy. Your practice will be underpinned by evidence to ensure that you are delivering high-quality and safe care to women and infants at every stage of their journey.
As a midwife you will respect women's individual circumstances and advocate their wishes where appropriate. You will support mothers to confidently use their voice throughout their pregnancy, delivery and beyond, but also enable them to provide nurturing care to their infant.
Source: Keele University
Course details
Qualification
Bachelor of Midwifery (with Honours) - BMid (Hon)
Department
Keele (Central)
Location
Main Site | Keele
Duration
4 Years
Study mode
Full-time including foundation year
Subjects
• Midwifery
Start date
September 2026
Application deadline
14 January 2026
The modules you will study
For a list of indicative modules please visit the course page on the Keele University website.
Keele University student reviews
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My dream course!!!
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores at Keele University
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from Keele University students who took the Midwifery with Foundation Year course - or another course in the same subject area.
Select an option to see a detailed breakdown
Teaching on my course
99%
high
Teaching on my course
99%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
100%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
100%
high
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
95%
high
Learning opportunities
96%
high
Learning opportunities
96%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
95%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
95%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
95%
med
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
100%
high
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
95%
high
Assessment and feedback
99%
high
Assessment and feedback
99%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
95%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
100%
high
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
100%
high
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
100%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
100%
high
Academic support
100%
high
Academic support
100%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
100%
high
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
high
Organisation and management
89%
high
Organisation and management
89%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
86%
high
How well organised is your course?
91%
high
Learning resources
100%
high
Learning resources
100%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
100%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
100%
high
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
100%
high
Student voice
92%
high
Student voice
92%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
86%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
95%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
95%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
71%
med
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
100%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
86%
high
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
Healthcare and clinical practice placements
My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.
100%
high
I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.
100%
high
I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.
100%
high
I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).
95%
high
I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).
100%
high
My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.
100%
high
Student information
See who's studying at Keele University. These students are taking Midwifery with Foundation Year or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Biology | B | |||||
| Health and Social Care | B | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
| Sociology | B | |||||
| Chemistry | C | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
Facts and figures about Keele University graduates who took Midwifery with Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Graduate statistics
75%
In a job where degree was essential or beneficial
100%
In work, study or other activity
90%
Say it fits with future plans
90%
Are utilising studies
Top job areas
75%
Nursing Professionals
5%
Administrative occupations
5%
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from Keele University graduates who took Midwifery with Foundation Year - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£32.3k
First year after graduation
£33.8k
Third year after graduation
£35.2k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Midwifery with Foundation Year.
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
Discussions
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