Overview
Prepare for a rewarding career as a professional midwife with UWS’s BSc Midwifery programme.
This programme will give you the knowledge, skills, practical experience and confidence to become a professional midwife. As teaching on this programme 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.
This innovative and contemporary Midwifery programme offers you the chance to be part of this dynamic workforce as an accountable and lead practitioner working with and ...
Overview<br/><br/>Prepare for a rewarding career as a professional midwife with UWS’s BSc Midwifery programme. <br/><br/>This programme will give you the knowledge, skills, practical experience and confidence to become a professional midwife. As teaching on this programme 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.<br/><br/>This innovative and contemporary Midwifery programme offers you the chance to be part of this dynamic workforce as an accountable and lead practitioner working with and supporting women throughout their pregnancy and childbirth experience.<br/><br/>Programme highlights<br/><br/>• Upon graduation, you’ll achieve registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).<br/>• This programme carries UNICEF’s UK Baby Friendly Initiative accreditation for ensuring midwifery students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to advise and support breastfeeding mothers.<br/>• UWS’s Lanarkshire Campus is equipped with state-of-the-art midwifery skills and simulation facilities, including a birthing room with a maternal simulator.<br/><br/>Programme details<br/><br/>Work-based learning makes up 50% of the BSc Midwifery programme and you’ll spend time on placement with local healthcare partners:<br/><br/>• NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde<br/>• NHS Highland<br/>• NHS Lanarkshire<br/>• NHS Dumfries & Galloway<br/>• NHS Golden Jubilee<br/><br/>Careers<br/><br/>This programme 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.<br/><br/>Some graduates choose further study, leading to a postgraduate certificate, diploma or MSc in a healthcare-related subject.
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
09/2026
Campus
Lanarkshire Campus
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
B720
Institution Code
U40
Points of Entry
Year 1
114
Including English.
A,B,B,B
Including English at B, plus National 5 Maths/Applications of Maths/Lifeskills Maths at C OR ABB (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
28
with 2 subjects at H2, including English. Maths required as part of International Baccalaureate.
DMM
plus GCSE Maths at Grade C/5, and GCSE English Language and English Literature at 6/B
H2,H2,H2,H3
including English, plus Maths at Ordinary Level Grade O5.
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
Pass
Any HND will be considered (although Health or Science-related subject preferred) AND National 5 Maths Grade C or above.
B,C,C
plus GCSE Maths at Grade C/5, and GCSE English Language and English Literature at 6/B
M
plus A Level English, and GCSE Maths at Grade C/5 or above
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | £1,820 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £18,000 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |