Midwifery BSc (Hons)

**Course Overview**<br/><br/>This course will prepare you to be a confident and competent midwife, effectively supporting women, birthing people and their families through pregnancy, birth and beyond.<br/><br/>Midwifery is about providing care to women, birthing people and families at one of the most important times of their lives. A midwife is usually the first and main contact for the family during pregnancy, throughout labour and in the period following the birth of the baby. As a qualified midwife, you’ll be responsible for providing care and supporting women and birthing people to make informed choices about their care.<br/><br/>You’ll benefit from a case-based approach to learning, where you will learn how to adapt your specialist knowledge to each individual circumstances and wishes, resulting in a more positive experience. At the end of this degree programme, which is divided between academic study and clinical practical, you will be professionally registered as a midwife.<br/><br/>You’ll spend 50% of your time in theory and 50% of your time in clinical practice, allowing you to put theory into practice, within a safe and welcoming environment. Throughout your learning journey you’ll be supported by lecturers and clinical midwives. <br/><br/>**Why study with us**<br/><br/><br/>- Youll benefit from a case-based approach to learning, allowing you to learn from real-world scenarios in an engaging and holistic way.<br/><br/><br/>- Youll spend 50% of your time on placements in practice and this will contribute towards 50% of your overall degree classification.<br/><br/><br/>- Our midwifery and health visiting degree programmes were the first in the UK to be awarded the prestigious UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award which meet the sustainability standards (2021).<br/><br/><br/>**What youll do**<br/><br/><br/>- You’ll have the opportunity to use clinical skill labs, which provide a safe environment to put theoretical knowledge into practice.<br/><br/><br/>- Within your programme, you will have the opportunity to participate in an elective placement, which can be either national or international, allowing you to explore midwifery in a different setting. <br/><br/><br/>- You have the opportunity to join the award-wining University Midwifery Society and Passionate Midwifery Forums.<br/><br/><br/>**Accreditations**<br/><br/><br/>- This course is validated by the NMC, the nursing and midwifery regulator for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.<br/><br/><br/>**Future Careers**<br/><br/>Your midwifery qualifications and experience will open up a wide range of options to further develop your career. Once you complete the course, you will become a registered midwife, registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You’ll have the opportunity to apply to work as a midwife within the NHS or other independent midwifery settings.<br/><br/>**Please Note:**<br/>UCLan’s midwifery programme is approved to be delivered at Preston and Burnley campuses.<br/><br/>We invite applicants to share their campus preference at interview, however it is not always possible to offer the first choice due to the limitation of numbers on each campus. <br/><br/>The decision regarding the final offer is made by the midwifery course team and is dependent on a number of factors.