Midwifery (Pre-Registration)
UCAS Code: B720
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
120 to 128 points, to include a minimum of 2 A Levels including a Grade B in science, preferably Biology or Chemistry but Physics, Psychology and Sociology may also be considered. Excluding General Studies
Accepted in combination with other qualifications
Access to HE Diploma
Pass with 45 level 3 credits, 30 must be at Distinction including 15 level 3 credits in Biology. A further 15 credits must be at Merit. Five GCSEs at C/4 or above to include English, Maths and Science will be required.
Accepted in combination with other qualifications
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
To include two subjects with Grade 5 at higher level, once must be a science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Sociology Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
Obtain H1 H2 H2 H2 H3 H3 (all at Higher level) to include Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Psychology or Sociology and a econd science . Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Must be science related
Considered in combination
128 points to include BB at Advanced Highers to include B in a science. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent
Considered in combination with Advanced Highers.
UCAS Tariff
Minimum 2 A Levels to include a Grade B at Biology/Chemistry/Physics/Psychology or Sociology. Excluding General Studies
Considered in combination
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About this course
Do you want to help women have the best pregnancy and birth possible? This course equips you with the skills, knowledge and professional insight needed to become a registered midwife. Whether it’s helping clients before labour, or giving support to new mothers, you’ll learn through doing - building your confidence as you go. You’ll also discover the social and cultural influences that shape maternity care today, so you graduate ready to excel as a fully-rounded healthcare professional.
You will become a 'Registered Midwife' with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as soon as you successfully complete the course. You’ll build confidence through clinical skills and theory sessions, priming you to be at your best when working directly with real clients. You’ll enhance your employability with modules in mentorship and newborn examination.al.
* Become a 'Registered Midwife' with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as soon as you successfully complete the course.
* Spend 55 per cent of your time learning through doing, in a range of real placements, in partnership with real clients.
* Build confidence through clinical skills and theory sessions, priming you to be at your best when working directly with real clients.
* Extend your skills in IT, numeracy and literacy to support your clinical and professional midwifery practice.
* Learn about the psychological and social impacts of having a baby and how to effectively communicate with and support your clients.
* Develop a critical approach to research, enabling you to provide evidence-based care.
* Enhance your employability with modules in mentorship and newborn examination.
* Develop the professional knowledge, skills and attributes to enable you to work as an autonomous practitioner fit for the future.
Modules
In year one, lay the foundations for your career as a midwife, from developing clinical skills and professional attitudes to learning about human reproductive biology. Discover the sociological and psychological impacts of pregnancy and birth. Develop your professional communication skills, improve your skills in IT, reflective practice, literature searching, essay writing, resource creation and exam technique. Before Christmas, undertake the first of your supervised clinical placements in maternity settings.
Building on Year 1 biology studies, you’ll learn more about preconception, conception and childbearing. Learn about complications and conditions particular to pregnancy and birth, the role a midwife plays in a multi-disciplinary team and the importance of safe medicine administration. A team-based learning module will introduce you to the essentials of research. Put your improved clinical and theoretical skills into practice on placement, gaining experience outside of midwifery settings.
In your final year, you’ll further develop clinical skills for planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating pregnancy and childbirth care. Carrying your own caseload, you’ll see what it takes to be an effective practising midwife. You’ll learn how to manage complications in labour and birth, as well as handling emergencies. Using what you’ve learnt on the course, you’ll undertake a research proposal in your chosen area, and enhance your employability by preparing for mentorship and newborn/ infant examination.
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Assessment methods
28% of assessment is by exam, 42% by coursework and 30% practical assessment
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Extra funding
The Government is issuing Nursing students on courses from 2020 a payment of at least £5,000 a year, which they will not have to pay back. A further £3,000 of funding a year is available for eligible students. Find out more about the bursary at www.gov.uk/government/news/nursing-students-to-receive-5-000-payment-a-year
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University of Plymouth
School of Nursing and Midwifery
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