Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* only for home students. We will continue to accept applications from international students after the 25th of January
** UK students: £9,250 per year | international: £16,200 for the first year
Key Summary
Introduction
Why choose this course?
Midwives give care and advice to women and birthing people, and their families throughout pregnancy and the transition to parenthood. This essential role requires scientific knowledge, practical skills, interpersonal skills and empathy, which you'll gain in this course. This course offers a degree and a professional midwifery qualification. You'll graduate ready to enter the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and register as a qualified midwife.
Placements are available in maternity units in hospital and community settings.
Midwifery students not only have the use of the new Simulated Learning and Clinical Skills suite but have a dedicated Midwifery Skills space. This flexible learning space can be adapted to be a home-from-home or hospital environment, enabling students to gain confidence in a variety of settings.
Please note if you already have a BSc (Hons) at grade 2.2 or above, you could enrol on our Masters of Midwifery (MMid) course.
Reasons to choose Kingston
- Kingston University is ranked No.1 in London and No.11 overall in the UK for Nursing and Midwifery (Guardian league tables 2023).
- Our students are highly sought after, 100% of students from this course are in highly-skilled employment within six months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2018/19).
- We have a new dedicated midwifery simulation suite for you to practice your clinical skills.
Accreditation
This degree confers both an academic award and a professional qualification in midwifery. On completion of the programme, students are recommended to the Nursing and Midwifery Council for professional registration.
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Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
NHS Training Grant
Nursing and Midwifery students on pre-registration courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back, subject to eligibility criteria.
Curriculum
What you will study
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Year 1
In Year 1, you will be introduced to midwifery theory and practice focusing on birth as a physiological process.
Core modules
- Bodies and Birth 1
- Social and Political Context of Birth 1
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 1A
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 1B
Year 2
In Year 2, we build on your knowledge and skills gained in Year 1 and introduce the complexities that can occur during pregnancy for some mothers and babies.
Core modules
- Bodies and Birth 2
- Social and Political Context of Birth 2
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 2A
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 2B
Year 3
Year 3 continues to develop your midwifery knowledge, understanding and skills, preparing you for autonomous practice as a midwife.
Core modules
- Bodies and Birth 3
- Social and Political Context of Birth 3
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 3A
- Midwifery Profession and Practice 3B
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Outcome
After you graduate
Registered midwives can choose to develop their skills and experience in the NHS, or the independent or voluntary sectors. Midwives can elect to work clinically, teach, undertake research or even manage a complete maternity service. Extensive postgraduate study opportunities are also available at Kingston.
Midwifery today is a highly attractive career with good financial rewards and excellent employment prospects in the UK and overseas.
The majority of midwives work in the NHS, either in the community working alongside GP's, district nurses and social workers or in hospital environments in partnership with obstetricians, anaesthetists and neonatologists. Others work in private maternity hospitals or practice independently.
There are many practice-based roles and also management opportunities in both midwifery and general health care which can enable midwives to develop and support modern midwifery practice. Midwives may also take on consultant roles.