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.
Entry for September 2023 is now closed
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.
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.
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.
Please note, nursing programmes leading to registration are not available to international students
Why study with us
- You'll benefit from a case-based approach to learning, allowing you to learn from real-world scenarios in an engaging and holistic way.
- You'll spend 50% of your time on placements in practice and this will contribute towards 50% of your overall degree classification.
- Our midwifery and health visiting degree programmes are the first in the UK to be awarded the prestigious UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award which meet the sustainability standards (2021).
What you'll do
- You’ll have the opportunity to use clinical skill labs, which provide a safe environment to put theoretical knowledge into practice.
- 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.
- You have the opportunity to join the award-wining University Midwifery Society and Passionate Midwifery Forums.
Module overview
Year 1Compulsory modules
• MW1500: Fundamentals of Women, Newborn and Family Health
• MW1501: Holistic Approach to Midwifery Care
• MW1502: Professional Development 1
• MW1503: Midwifery Practice 1
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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MW2500: The Midwife as an Evidence-based Practitioner
• MW2501: Universal Approach to Continuity of Care and Carer
• MW2502: Professional Development 2
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MW2503: Midwifery Practice 2
Year 3
Compulsory modules
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MW3500: Promoting Autonomy and Positive Change
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MW3501: Professional Development 3
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MW3502: Midwifery Practice 3
Course delivery
Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus, with some online teaching where we have learnt it works best.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
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.
You may also have the opportunity to work nationally or internationally, exploring midwifery in a global context.
Midwifery is a research and evidence-based career, therefore we encourage and support you to continue onto further study. At the University of Central Lancashire, we offer a dedicated as well as opportunities for you to progress onto a PhD and other research programmes.
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