MSc Midwifery (3 year) pre-registration - Reading at University of West London

Programme overview

As a midwifery student, you are eligible to apply for a Government grant of at least £5,000 a year (this funding will not need to be repaid). See our Fees and funding section for more details or visit NHS Learning Support Fund . This pre-registration midwifery Masters has been developed for the next generation of midwives, with the knowledge, skills and values to deliver world-class, evidence-based care for women, babies and their families.

Duration: 3 years full-time with placement | Study mode: full-time (placement year option) | Intake: September 2027, January 2027 | Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The duration of this MSc Midwifery is three years and has been developed with input from students, service users and our NHS partners to provide you with the academic and professional qualifications you need to be eligible to register with the NMC as a midwife. You will be studying alongside students on the BSc (Hons) Midwifery course, albeit studying at a higher academic level. You will gain a sound understanding of the role of the midwife and the foundations for midwifery care. Modules include: Personal Health and Wellbeing for the Student Midwife L5; Fundamentals of midwifery care L6; Public health and the midwife L6; Accountability and professional midwifery practice L6; Foundations of evidence for midwifery practice L6; Midwifery practice L5; Developing self as a midwife L6; Holistic Care for Women and Families L6; Applying Evidence to Midwifery Practice L6; Safe Care for Childbearing Women and Newborn Infants with Complications L7.

Career pathways

This MSc Midwifery course will prepare you to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the regulatory body for midwives. Most of our midwifery graduates go on to find jobs and build careers with the NHS trust where they had their placement or with another prominent NHS trust. Job roles include: within the community; in a hospital; as part of a case-loading team; in the private sector.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You will require: a first degree at lower second class or above (health and science-related subjects preferred). PLUS 5 GCSEs including Mathematics, English and a Science subject at Grade 9-4 (A*-C) OR equivalent i.e. Functional Skills Mathematics and English Level 2. *Candidates with a Level-3 Science-based Access to Higher Education Diploma require Mathematics and English GCSE Grade 9-4 (A*-C) OR equivalent i.e. Functional Skills Mathematics and English Level 2. Prior qualifications. Please note, if your prior qualifications were awarded overseas, you must satisfy Level 2 English language requirements through an IELTS or OET (Occupational English Test) English Proficiency Test at the following scores: IELTS: 7.0 in speaking, reading and listening and 6.5 in writing. OET: at least a Grade C+ (300 to 340) in the writing section, and at least a Grade B (350 to 440) in the reading, listening and speaking sections. Other types of test are not accepted. Experience and recent study. We recommend that you have some experience of: Studying at level 5 or above in the past five years. working in a health/social care setting (paid/voluntary). You will be asked to provide a satisfactory reference along with your application form. Occupational Health and DBS. All offers are subject to satisfying the following requirements: enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). occupational health clearance - the Department of Health requires all new Exposure Prone Procedures (EPP) workers, including students, are tested for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The consent, test and managed process of results will be carried out by our Occupational Health Provider.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). Tuition for: Full-time with placement (3 years, September 2027). Source

Intake: September 2027, January 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time with placement

Apply through the official page: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/how-apply-postgraduates

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