Program Overview

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Midwifery with Professional Registration (Shortened Programme for Registered Adult Nurses) BSc Honours

Course Overview

Our specially shortened Midwifery BSc has been developed in partnership with local NHS hospitals, which means that 50% of teaching takes place in London's leading maternity wards.

You'll gain practical experience in a realistic and safe simulated environment at our new West Stand facility – our state-of-the-art training centre which is known for being one of the best in the UK.

NHS England will fund tuition fees and salary support for shortened programme students until April 2026. Read more about funding arrangements on the NHS site.

What You Will Gain

Once you graduate, there will be some great career opportunities available for you to choose from. Over 90% of our graduates are in employment.

Your skills will be in high demand in NHS labour and antenatal wards, private practices, as well as within communities, local clinics, and GP surgeries.

Accreditations

This course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council and leads to eligibility to receive the status as a Registered Midwife. This means the course is professionally recognised for being of the highest quality, focused on developing the knowledge and skills that employers require.

What You Will Learn

Our dedicated team have current first-hand knowledge of the exhilarating but challenging midwife role, both in the UK and internationally.

They will help you build the resilience needed to support others through pregnancy, childbirth and neonatal care.

In our highly respected midwifery conversion course, you will develop essential skills for modern midwifery practice. The curriculum includes modules on anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, as well as cultural and sociological issues.

Your time will be balanced between university learning and practical experience, allowing you to effectively link theory and practice.

3 Great Reasons to Pick This Course

Ranked 2nd in London

For Nursing and Midwifery — Guardian University Rankings, 2022

New State-of-the-Art Facilities

Study in our West Stand facilities. These include our simulation labs with our Lucina VR equipment, the first one in a UK university to simulate an entire birth

Award-Winning Team

Middlesex University Midwifery Team won the ‘Maternity & Midwifery Trailblazer Award’ for Outstanding Achievement and Commitment in Education at the Maternity and Midwifery Awards London Festival 2025

About Your Course

Our Pre-registration Midwifery course prepares accountable, autonomous midwives who work in partnership with women. It builds on your existing knowledge and experience of healthcare systems and practice, to enable you to provide midwifery care across the continuum of care for women, newborn infants, and families.

Part one will introduce you to the role of the midwife and normal midwifery care including anatomy and physiology. Time spent during practice placements will help you to link foundational theory to midwifery practice.

Part two will build on the skills you have developed in part one, introducing you to complex care, managing emergencies and leadership skills.

This course enables you to achieve outcomes and proficiencies in-line with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, leading to entry to register as a midwife.

Modules

Our exceptional team will teach you the theory and skills needed to qualify as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Your studies will include anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, cultural and psychosocial issues, interprofessional working, legal and ethical issues. Upon graduation, you will be able to confidently assess, plan, implement and evaluate effective midwifery care. Your learning will be integrated with that of other students from our School of Health and Education and designated study days will be organised for shared learning with midwifery, medical and social work students. You will also develop interpersonal and collaborative skills to help you work effectively in multi-professional teams across healthcare and related sectors.

Year 1 Overview

The BSc(Hons) Shortened midwifery course requires you to study full-time for 86 weeks, including 12 weeks annual leave.

The course is made up of 50% theory and 50% practice. The course is divided into two 10-month parts and you will take three 30 credit modules in each part of the programme. This is divided up as two Level 5 modules and one Level 6 module in the first 10 months of the programme, and three Level 6 modules in the final 10 months of the programme. All modules are compulsory.

Year 1 Modules

• Anatomy and Physiology for Midwifery Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
• Foundations for Midwifery Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
• The Role of the Midwife in the Examination of the Newborn Part 1 (30 credits) - Compulsory

Year 2 Overview

In the final ten months of the course you will study three Level 6 modules. All modules are compulsory and build on the knowledge and skills you have acquired in the first year to prepare you for autonomous midwifery practice.

Year 2 Modules

• Complex Care and Managing Emergencies in Midwifery Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory
• The Role of the Midwife in the Examination of the Newborn Part Two (30 credits) - Compulsory
• The Professional Midwife in Autonomous Midwifery Practice (30 credits) - Compulsory

Teaching and Learning

The course is split equally between theory and practice, with clinical experience and practical simulations forming an important part of your learning - the emphasis is on observing what to do, doing it yourself and then improving through feedback. You will have your own patients and will be supported by a mentor. You will also gain some experience in other areas of healthcare. You will also attend interactive sessions, seminars, workshops and group and individual tutorials, and learn through problem-solving and role-play exercises, visits, critical reviews of research studies, case study analyses, group work and online research. You will keep a reflective diary of your progress.

Facilities

We have recently launched our outstanding new clinical health facilities in the West Stand at StoneX Stadium.

Our high-tech simulation suites link the theories of the classroom with the practice of treating patients in a hospital environment with:

• The latest simulators for you to practice realistic emergency care situations and hospital scenarios
• Life-like mannequins that can simulate symptoms, diseases and conditions you’ll encounter as a working nurse
• Video recorders so you can receive evidence-based feedback from students and teachers watching you practice.

Careers

Successful students are awarded a BSc(Hons) in Midwifery and are eligible to enter the NMC professional register as a qualified midwife.

You can go on to work in a range of roles within the NHS, such as perinatal mental specialists, research midwives or working as consultant midwives. Many students continue their careers in our NHS partner trusts. You are also able to progress to a range of taught Masters programmes including the MSc Midwifery Studies and the Midwifery Advanced Clinical Practice Programme.

Some students go on to work abroad, in Europe and beyond. In order for the qualification to be recognised in EU member states the course must be followed by a year of professional practice.

Entry Requirements

• This degree is tailored towards qualified adult nurses who are on the NMC Professional Register
• We require 70 credit points at diploma level
• We also require 12 months experience working as a nurse.

Fees and Funding

The fees below are for the 2025/26 academic year:

• UK students: £9,535
• International students: £16,600

Additional Costs

The following study tools are included in your fees:

• Free laptop loans for up to 24 hours
• Free e-books and e-journals for key course texts
• Free access to everything on your reading list
• Free specialist software for your course
• Free printing for academic paperwork
• Free online training with LinkedIn Learning.

Scholarships and Bursaries

To help make uni affordable, we do everything we can to support you including our:

• MDX Excellence Scholarship offers grants of up to £2,000 per year for UK students
• Our MDX Student Starter Kit to help with up to £1,000 of goods, including a new laptop or iPad.

Placements

You will be required to complete 1500 hours of practice during the course. You are typically placed in the same NHS Trust for midwifery placements but may need to travel to other trusts. You will receive induction, supervision, and assessment according to NMC standards, and placement allocation is managed collaboratively by the Trusts and University. You will work a variety of shifts throughout the course, including nights and weekends.

Our partner hospitals include:

• Whittington Hospital
• North Middlesex Hospital
• Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
• Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust and
• Barts Health NHS trust.