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Midwifery

Entry requirements


A level

B,C,C

Including English, plus GCSE Maths at Grade C/5

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

28

with 2 subjects at H2, including English. Maths required as part of International Baccalaureate.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H1,H2,H2

including English, plus Maths at Ordinary Level Grade O5.

Scottish HNC

Pass

Any HNC will be considered (although Health or Science-related subject preferred) PLUS Higher English at minimum Grade C (priority will be given to those holding Grade B) AND National 5 Maths Grade C or above

Scottish HND

Pass

Any HND will be considered (although Health or Science-related subject preferred) AND National 5 Maths Grade C or above.

Scottish Higher

A,A,B,B

Including English at B, plus National 5 Maths/Applications of Maths/Lifeskills Maths at C OR AAB (including English at B or above) plus First Steps to Nursing AND National 5 Maths/Applications of Maths/Lifeskills Maths at Grade C or equivalent

T Level

M

UCAS Tariff

120

Including English.

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Midwifery

**OVERVIEW**
UWS's BSc Midwifery will prepare for a rewarding career as a professional midwife, providing you with the knowledge, skills, practical experience and confidence to become a professional midwife. As teaching on this degree is 50% work-based learning, you’ll be able to put the theory you learn in the classroom into practice in real-life clinical environments.

Our BSc Midwifery offers you the chance to join the profession as an accountable and lead practitioner working with and supporting women throughout their pregnancy and childbirth experience.

**PRACTICAL FOCUS**
Work-based learning makes up 50% of the BSc Midwifery and you will spend time on placement with our local healthcare partners:

// NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
// NHS Highland
// NHS Lanarkshire
// NHS Dumfries
// NHS Ayrshire & Arran

In addition, UWS’s Lanarkshire Campus is equipped with state-of-the-art midwifery skills and simulation facilities, including a birthing room with a maternal simulator. 

**PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION**
Upon graduation, you’ll achieve registration as a Registered Midwife with the UK's Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

**CAREER PROSPECTS**
**Jobs**
This degree will prepare you for a successful career in Midwifery. Most graduates use their registration to become professional midwives or to move into wider fields of public, sexual and family health.

**Further Study**
Many of our graduates complete further study to enhance their career opportunities or improve their practice through taught postgraduate-level awards such as PG Cert, PG Diploma, MSc in health-related subjects. Some then progress from postgraduate taught studies to undertake programmes of research for the degrees of MRes, and even DProf and PhD.

Modules

In Year 1 you will receive a broad introduction to midwifery, learn about health and public health concepts, transition to parenthood and the role of the professional midwife. You will develop knowledge and clinical practice through modules which include anatomy and physiology, professional midwifery and essential midwifery practice in addition to clinical placements across a range of maternity services.  

In Year 2 you will study complex midwifery and develop knowledge and understanding related to medical, obstetric and social factors which influence midwifery care. You will also study newborn care and the newborn infant physical examination . Modules include complex midwifery, complex care in practice and perinatal mental health. Practice placements include women’s health and neonatal areas.

In Year 3 you will continue to develop your midwifery knowledge, decision-making and practical skills. You will also develop and demonstrate the professional standards required for registration as a Registered Midwife. You will study modules including: preparation for registered practice, global midwifery and meeting family and lifestyle needs. As well as spending time on placement you will undertake an independent research project on a related topic of your choice.

Assessment methods

You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical workshops using simulation in our skills laboratories.

There will also be group work, literature reports and research projects in order to ensure our degrees provide a strong set of additional skills, such as presentational and communicative skills.

Our Midwifery degree uses a variety of assessment methods. The below list provides a guide to the types of assessment methods you can expect:

// Written and online class tests // Oral presentations // Written reports // Coursework // Academic posters // Practical examinations (OSCEs)

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
EU
£18,000
per year
International
£18,000
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

Extra funding

Two new scholarships are available for application for eligible students on this degree.

// The Men into Nursing Bursary will see one male nursing student being awarded £5,000 annually to support the student experience in the first the first two years of undergraduate study on our BSc Adult Nursing, BSc Mental Health Nursing or BSc Midwifery degrees.

// The Myra McMurdo Nursing Bursary will see £750 being awarded to seven students, who have received a conditional place on our BSc Adult Nursing, BSc Mental Health Nursing or BSc Midwifery degrees. These will be delivered on an annual basis and will support them through their nursing placements. Visit UWS course entry for more informaiton on both bursaries.

The Uni


Course location:

Lanarkshire Campus

Department:

Health and Life Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

43%
Midwifery

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Midwifery

Teaching and learning

85%
Staff make the subject interesting
68%
Staff are good at explaining things
70%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
81%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

53%
Library resources
85%
IT resources
62%
Course specific equipment and facilities
19%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

99%
UK students
1%
International students
0%
Male students
100%
Female students
0%
2:1 or above
5%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
A
C

After graduation


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Midwifery

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,000
med
Average annual salary
100%
med
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

96%
Nursing and midwifery professionals
2%
Welfare and housing associate professionals
1%
Caring personal services

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Midwifery

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£29k

£29k

£30k

£30k

£31k

£31k

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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