School of Nursing and Midwifery
BSc (Hons) Midwifery
This blended learning course equips you with the knowledge, skills, interpersonal and cultural competence needed to positively contribute to the health of childbearing women and their families, through individualised midwifery care, promoting continuity of care, personalisation and choice. This blended learning degree is suited to those who are self-motivated and able to study independently online, with regular support from tutors in local areas.
Each week, you undertake integrated clinical placements in a maternity unit in the South West of England, where practice supervisors support you to learn and progress to achieve the required NMC standards of proficiency for midwives On completion, you will achieve a BSc (Hons) Midwifery, and will be eligible to register as midwives with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Each year of this three-year course includes 45 weeks of learning, with 50% of this time spent on clinical placement.

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BSc (Hons) Midwifery blended learning course
The blended learning midwifery programme will equip you with the skills, knowledge and professional insight needed to become an NMC Registered Midwife. The course will give you the confidence to work inclusively with women and families, and with the competence to provide high quality, evidence informed care.
This full-time programme moves away from traditional lecture-based classroom teaching, instead immersing students within a variety of engaging online activities.
The programme offers a flexible highly motivated approach to learning, suiting those who are looking to balance university life with other commitments.
Asynchronous learning allows students to undertake theoretical study, when it is convenient for them, based around their weekly clinical placements and home-life commitments; putting them at the centre of their midwifery journey.
Regular facilitated tutorials will offer additional tailored support from expert midwifery lecturers in this innovative and exciting new curriculum.