Midwifery: Registered Midwife BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Midwifery: Registered Midwife BSc (Hons)
**Why choose this course**
• Study a hands-on, clinical curriculum, aligned to the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative.
• Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our Critical Care Unit equipped with birthing pools, to practise real scenarios on lifelike manikins and actors.
• Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like maternity units, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.
• Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experien...
**Why choose this course**<br/>• Study a hands-on, clinical curriculum, aligned to the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative.<br/><br/>• Access our Clinical Simulation Centre, including our Critical Care Unit equipped with birthing pools, to practise real scenarios on lifelike manikins and actors.<br/><br/>• Spend half of your training in clinical placements, to practise your skills in healthcare settings like maternity units, under the supervision of qualified practitioners.<br/><br/>• Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Many are also active researchers, investigating topics like maternal, child and family health.<br/><br/>• Get the academic requirements needed to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to work as a midwife once you’ve graduated.<br/><br/>**What you will study**<br/>In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to midwifery, including anatomy and physiology, ethical practice and public health. This will ensure you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree.<br/><br/>During your second year, you’ll gain an appreciation for complex midwifery care and how to effectively deal with emergencies such as breech births and hypertensive disorders.<br/><br/>In your final year, we will build on the knowledge you learnt in earlier years adding further complexity, such as critical illness and leadership.<br/><br/>Throughout your studies, you’ll develop a responsive attitude to the needs of childbearing women and those who are pregnant, and their families, reflected in your capacity to assess their needs, make judgements, as well as plan, implement and evaluate care.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Stag Hill
Course Address
Stag Hill
Guildford
GU2 7XH
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B711
Institution Code
S85
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,B,B,B,B
Overall: ABBBB Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C Scottish National 5: Science - C
Access to HE Diploma
D:27,M:18
Overall QAA recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits overall including 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or equivalent: English Language, Mathematics and Science at Grade 4 (C). Pass in Level 2 functional skills Literacy and Numeracy can be accepted in place of GCSE English and Mathematics. The inclusion of science credits in the Access to Higher Education Diploma can be accepted in place of GCSE Science.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
32
Overall: 32 overall including 5,5,5 at Higher Level Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or Equivalent: English, Maths and Science at HL4/SL4 (including MYP).
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE or equivalent: English Language, Mathematics and Science at Grade 4 (C). Pass in Level 2 functional skills Literacy and Numeracy can be accepted in place of GCSE English and Mathematics.
Scottish Advanced Higher
B,B,B
Overall: BBB Recent study within the last 5 years required. GCSE or Equivalent: Scottish National 5: English Language - C Scottish National 5: Maths - C Scottish National 5: Science - C
Extended Project
A
Applicants taking the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) will receive our standard A-level offer for this programme, plus an alternate offer of one A-level grade lower, subject to achieving an A grade in the EPQ. The one grade reduction will not apply to any required subjects. Applicants can only receive one grade reduction from the published grades, an EPQ grade reduction can’t be applied in addition to other grade reductions made through other schemes such as Contextual Admissions or In2Surrey.
A level
B,B,B
Overall: BBB Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Recent study within the last 5 years required. We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.
T Level
M
Overall: Merit overall, with minimum C in the Core Component. GCSE or equivalent: English Language, Mathematics and Science at Grade 4 (C). Pass in Level 2 functional skills Literacy and Numeracy can be accepted in place of GCSE English and Mathematics.
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
Overall: Pass overall with BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales and two A-levels. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Recent study within the last 5 years required. Please note: A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted. GCSE or equivalent: Please check the A-level dropdown for the required GCSE levels.
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