Course Summary

**Please note that the information provided relates to the current academic year and is subject to change without notice by Sheffield Hallam University. Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information** **Course Summary** - Learn the skills that will help you to be a knowledgeable, respectful and compassionate midwife - Care for women, newborn infants and their families - Respond to increasing complexity in antenatal care This is an exciting and innovative course covering all aspects of 21st-century midwifery. You’ll learn to practise as the lead professional for the care of women and newborn infants, partners and families, as well as working in integrated care teams. **How you learn** All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive. The course is designed to promote independent lifelong learning, with half of the programme spent in study and half spent on a clinical placement You’ll learn with, from and about students from other health and social care courses. This ensures you have a sound basis in midwifery and an understanding of how other professionals contribute to health and social care services. You learn through: - practice placements - lectures, seminars, workshops and tutorials - practical sessions - independent learning - technology-enhanced learning - Oxford Medical Simulation virtual reality software for remote or on-campus learning. **Applied learning** **Work placements** On this course you’ll be given opportunities across a range of clinical settings, rotating to a different Trust every year. You’ll work both in hospitals and out in the community, with our placement partners there to support you at every step. As part of your clinical practice, you’ll be allocated a small group of expectant mothers as part of your caseload. This means you get to experience the long-term challenge of providing quality care to a mother and her newborn, including being on call for the birth. In your second year, you’ll also have the option to take an elective module that allows you to work nationally or internationally. **Networking opportunities** You will also be able to take part in a range of activities with students from other health and social care courses designed to improve your employability skills, such as the Hallam Leadership Award, which helps you prepare to become a future midwifery leader.

Course Details - Modules

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Year 1 Compulsory modules Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing 20 Establishing Midwifery Practice 40 Personal And Professional Development 20 Sciences For Professional Midwifery Practice 40 Year 2 Compulsory modules Assessing And Addressing Complexity 40 Complex Challenges In Midwifery And Neonatal Care 20 Enhancing Midwifery Practice 40 Evidence And Enquiry For Practice 20 Final year Compulsory modules Professional Leadership 20 Strengthening Professional Midwifery Practice 40 The Advancing Professional 40 Working With Complexity In Practice 20

Course Details – Assessment Method

Coursework Practicals Exams

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Nursing and Midwifery Council

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: B720

Institution code: S21

Campus Name: Main Site

Campus code:

Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Year 1

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

From A levels including at least 40 points from a biological science or BTEC National qualifications with biology modules. We do not accept AS Levels or general studies. For example: ABB at A Level including biology or human biology. DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma from a relevant subject(s).

Approved Access to HE Diploma in health studies, health science, nursing or another science-based course. Normally we require 15 of the level 3 credits to be graded at distinction level with 12 of these distinctions from science or social science units.


FdSc Professional Practice in Health & Social Care - If you are in the process of completing or have successfully completed the above programme at one of our partner colleges (Sheffield College, Barnsley College, Chesterfield College, North Lindsey College, University Centre Rotherham, Manchester College, Stockport College and Doncaster College) and are looking to progress your career as a registered professional within the Health & Social Care sector, we would welcome an application from you via UCAS to start in year 1. Other equivalent qualifications are considered individually, and include previous degrees that are grade 2.2 or above. Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or above at the point of enrolment.

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://www.shu.ac.uk/courses/nursing-and-midwifery/bsc-honours-midwifery/full-time/2022

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.

English language requirements

Test Grade AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic) 7.0 If English is not your first language you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in all skills
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

Unistats information

Student satisfaction : 79%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 70%

Go onto work and study: 90%

Fees and funding

Republic of Ireland 9250.0 Whole course
Channel Islands 9250.0 Whole course
England 9250.0 Whole course
Scotland 9250.0 Whole course
Wales 9250.0 Whole course
Northern Ireland 9250.0 Whole course

Additional Fee Information

Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2022/23 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fees for UK students starting this course in 2021/22 are £9,250 per year. We are currently not accepting applications from international students.

Provider information

City Campus
Howard Street
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Sheffield
S1 1WB

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