(Hons) Midwifery

Overview

The (Hons) Midwifery BSc degree from the University of Plymouth key facts:

Whether it's helping women during pregnancy and birth, or giving support to new mothers, you learn through doing, building your confidence as you go. Graduate ready to excel as a fully rounded healthcare professional.

Become a 'Registered Midwife' with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as soon as you successfully complete the course. Midwives are highly employable, some midwives choose careers in specialist clinical roles or midwifery education and research.

• Become a 'Registered Midwife' with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as soon as you successfully complete the course.

• Spend 50% of your time learning through doing, in a range of real placements, in partnership with real clients.

• Learn how to work as part of a multi-professional team.

• Build confidence through clinical skills and theory sessions, priming you to be at your best when working directly with real clients.

• From 2023, students in Plymouth can train and practice their professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.

• Extend your skills in IT, numeracy and literacy to support your clinical and professional midwifery practice.

• Learn about the psychological and social impacts of having a baby and how to effectively communicate with and support your clients.

• Develop a critical approach to research, enabling you to provide evidence-based care.