BSc Midwifery
Entry requirements
Standard offer: 128 UCAS Tariff points. Learn more about UCAS Tariff points . Accelerate offer: 96 UCAS Tariff points. Find out more about BCU Accelerate. Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Successful candidates will be required to obtain a satisfactory occupational health check, an enhanced DBS check and registration with the Independent Safeguarding Authority prior to enrolling on this course. If you have any queries please refer to DBS Frequently Asked Questions or contact admissions@bcu.ac.uk . In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need to hold 5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above, including English Language or Literature, Maths and Science. Level 2 equivalents are not accepted. A Level: 128 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels Grades ABB (or equivalent) Required subjects: Health and Social Care, Psychology, Sociology or Science subject at A Level or level 3 equivalent Excluded subjects: General Studies and Critical Thinking. Extended Project will only be considered alongside A Levels if a relevant subject has been chosen. Pearson BTEC (Diploma / Extended Diploma/ Extended Certificate): 128 UCAS Tariff points Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications Extended Diploma - accepted subjects: Health and Social Care; Science National Diploma/Extended Certificate - accepted subjects: Either this qualification or the accompanying A Level / level 3 equivalent must be in Health and Social Care, Psychology, Sociology or a relevant Science subject (e.g. Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics) T Level: Distinction overall Accepted subjects: Health, Healthcare Science or Science Access to HE Diploma: Pass with 60 credits. At least 45 credits at level 3 with 12 at Distinction and 24 at Merit Accept
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Midwifery. Core topics include Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Global & Comparative Perspective. Graduates may obtain the NHS Newborn and Infant Physical Examination Programme (NIPE) qualification alongside the BSc (Hons) degree, which is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The first two years integrate theory and practice, while the third year is structured around alternating theory and practice blocks, with clinical competence assessed through the Midwifery Ongoing Record of Achievement (MORA).
Modules
- The Antenatal Woman and Fetus
- The Intrapartum Woman and Fetus
- The Postnatal Mother and Newborn Infant
- Midwifery Clinical Practice 1 and Pharmacology
- Enhancing Midwifery Studies
- Complex Conditions in the Mother and Newborn Infant
- Midwifery Clinical Practice 2
- Introduction to Global Perspectives on Public Health
- Midwifery Clinical Practice 3
- Research Proposal