Overview

In the Midwifery (Hons) programme at the Oxford Brookes University, you will be in full-time clinical placement during the weeks you are not at the University. During your clinical placements you will;

provide midwifery care in all settings including night, weekend and on-call duties

have qualified midwives as mentors to support you and help you gain the experience you need.

Midwives are experts in, and the lead professionals for, women experiencing normal childbirth. They also provide and coordinate care, in partnership with other professionals, for women who have more complex needs.

The small cohorts mean you'll receive optimum support from the midwifery teaching team. On placement you will be supervised and assessed by experienced midwives.

Oxfordshire offers the full range of midwifery placement settings. This includes free-standing birth centres, which have excellent reputations for the quality of their maternity services. These placement areas are solely for Oxford Brookes students.

Career prospects

Careers for midwives include:

practice in hospital and community settings
specialist practice, for instance high-dependency care
independent practice
consultant midwife posts
teaching
research.

The courses comply with EU regulations for midwifery, so your qualification will be recognised in EU countries.

Professional accreditation

All students graduating from our midwifery programs will be competent in the Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE).

Accreditation

Approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Health in Midwifery Practice

The continuum of care

Pathology in Childbearing

Research and evidence

Midwifery: Care, culture and Context

Anatomy and Physiology for Midwives

Childbirth emergencies

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-01-14 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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71

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

360 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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88

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71

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Level: Including one A Level or a comparable Level 3 qualification in a science subject (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Maths, PE, Physics, Psychology). Sociology will be accepted in lieu of a science subject.

GCSE: Grade 4 (C) in English, Maths and Science. For English and Maths, Level 2 Functional Skills are accepted as alternatives to GCSEs.
An IELTS score of 6.5 in all sections (reading, writing, listening and speaking) or equivalent scores in other tests such as TOFEL, OET, is required for ALL applicants whose first language is not English.

Tuition Fees

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18250 GBP / year

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9535 GBP / year

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Living costs

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United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

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