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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Midwifery

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Midwifery course at University of East London.

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A level

B,B,B

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Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,535 per year
Scotland£9,535 per year
Wales£9,535 per year
Northern Ireland£9,535 per year
International£15,560 per year

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: B741

Here's what University of East London says about its Midwifery course.

This degree will prepare you to kickstart your career as a midwife, enabling you upon graduation to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Midwives provide care and support to women and their families during all stages of pregnancy, including delivery of new life and, labour and the early postnatal period. This programme follows the Standards for Pre-Registration Midwifery programmes set by the NMC.

Course details

Qualification

Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Department

School of Health, Sport and Bioscience (HSB)

Location

Stratford Campus | Stratford

Duration

3 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Midwifery

Start date

September 2026

Application deadline

January 14, 2026

The modules you will study

Year 1: Biosciences in midwifery (Core), Mental wealth and the professional midwife (Core), Universal care in pregnancy and birth (Core), Public Health and the Midwife (Core), Professional midwife practice 1 (Core)

Year 2: Promoting excellence as a midwife scholar (Core), Complexity in pregnancy (Core), Care of the newborn infant (Core), Complexity in labour and postnatal (Core), Professional midwife practice 2 (Core)

Year 3: Maternity and neonatal urgent and emergency care (Core), Preparation for registration (Core), Leadership and management (Core), Service innovation and promoting excellence (Core), Professional midwife practice 3 (Core)

For more information about individual modules, please visit our course pages via the link below.

How you will be assessed

Coursework will include presentations, practical exams, workbooks and research-based assignments. The approximate percentages for this course are:

Year 1: 80% coursework, 20% practical Year 2: 40% coursework, 40% practical, 20% exam Year 3: 60% coursework, 40% practical

University of East London reviews

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Based on 49 reviews from University of East London's students and alumni
5 star
45%
4 star
24%
3 star
18%
2 star
8%
1 star
4%
All reviews

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1st year student

The university looks great and exciting, I can't wait to meet different people and make friends throughout my studies.

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1 year ago

1st year student

Was a bit expensive getting into the Primary Education with QTS course as I paid for the DBS, Update Service and Fitness to Teach Questionnaire which cost me over u00a3130.

(2)

1 year ago

1st year student

Great support in the application process.

(5)

1 year ago

1st year student

Great and various different facilities.

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1 year ago

1st year student

I love working with children and making a change in their lives, this course I applied for is perfect. I am sure I will have a fun and quick 3 years in Primary Education with QTS.

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1 year ago

1st year student

I start this September, the staff have been very lovely and helpful in the application process. The university seems exciting and has a lot of facilities. I love the atmosphere and how big the university is. However. I don't like the league table position it has. But that can be overlooked with the ...

(3)

1 year ago

National Student Survey (NSS) scores

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 University of East London students who took the Midwifery course - or another course in the same subject area.

Nursing and midwifery

Select an option to see a detailed breakdown

How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

91%

high

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

91%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

92%

high

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

91%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

91%

high

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

92%

high

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

93%

high

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

91%

high

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

91%

high

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

90%

high

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

81%

med

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

89%

high

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

87%

med

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

80%

med

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

76%

med

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

87%

high

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

62%

med

How well organised is your course?

59%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

91%

high

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

96%

high

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

86%

med

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

67%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

89%

high

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

76%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

82%

high

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

84%

med

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

77%

med

My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.

88%

high

I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.

87%

high

I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.

89%

high

I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).

71%

high

I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).

81%

high

My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.

89%

high

Student information

See who's studying at University of East London. These students are taking Midwifery or another course from the same subject area.

Nursing and midwifery
Mode of study
Full-time96%Part-time4%
Gender ratio
Female87%Male13%
Where students come from
UK100%
Student performance
2:1 or above58%
First year dropout rate18%
Number of students980
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
English LiteratureC
PsychologyB
BiologyD
SociologyD
ChemistryE
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

Facts and figures about University of East London graduates who took Midwifery - or another course in the same subject area.

Nursing and midwifery

Graduate statistics

90%

In a job where degree was essential or beneficial

90%

In work, study or other activity

80%

Say it fits with future plans

100%

Are utilising studies

Top job areas

90%

Nursing Professionals

15%

Caring personal services

Graduate statistics percentages are determined 15 months after a student graduates

Earnings after graduation

We have no information about future earnings from students that studied this course.

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

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