Our course will prepare you to become a driven, reflective, safe practitioner. After completing the course, you will be able to register as a midwife on the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) professional register. Many of our graduates have progressed to work as advanced midwife practitioners, ward managers or have specialised roles within safeguarding, perinatal mental health, fetal medicine, public health, normality, homebirth teams or in caring for specific groups, such as teenagers.
Course Details - Modules
For the latest example of curriculum availability on this degree programme please refer to the University of Chester's Website.
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment of theory includes examinations, essays, and critical incidents, reflections on practice, presentations and case studies.
Practice is assessed using skills assessments, structured examinations and assessment of professional behaviour.
All assessment meets the criteria set out by the NMC.
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:
C55
Campus Name:
Chester
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
To include A Level Biology, Human Biology or Applied Science
To include A Level Biology or a suitable equivalent.
including Biology or Human Biology
Access to HE Diploma, to include 45 credits at level 3, 30 of which must be at Merit or above and 15 Level 3 Biology credits at Distinction
Including 5 in HL Biology
In the subject Applied Science. Other BTEC subjects will be considered but must be combined with A Level Biology, Human Biology or Applied Science.
Please note we do not accept Health and Social Care in place of Biology.
Including Biology or Human Biology
Applicants must have GCSE Maths and English at grade C (or grade 4) or above. Please note we do not consider Level 2 equivalent qualifications.
A Level General Studies accepted; Welsh Baccalaureate accepted alongside A Levels/BTEC/OCRs.
FETAC Level 5 (Major Award) with Biology or Human Biology at Distinction and the remaining subjects at Merit.
Please note that applicants must also have evidence of recent study within the last 5 years.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Minimum Further Information are not listed for this Course.
English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
79%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
65%
Go onto work and study:
85%
Fees and funding
EU
9250.0
Year 1
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
The University may increase these fees at the start of each subsequent year of your course in line with inflation at that time, as measured by the Retail Price Index. These fee levels and increases are subject to any necessary government, and other regulatory, approvals.
Provider information
Parkgate Road
Address2 are not listed for this Course.
Address3 are not listed for this Course.
Chester
CH1 4BJ
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