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Midwifery (Shortened)

University of Plymouth

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  • Qualification

    MSc

  • Location

    Main Site

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

This programme provides students, who are already registered Adult Nurses (with the NMC) and have a relevant degree, with the opportunity to study Midwifery at Masters level. This programme will equip students with the knowledge, skills, interpersonal and cultural competence required to positively contribute to the health of childbearing women and their families, through individualised midwifery care, promoting continuity of care, personalisation and choice. On completion, students will achieve an MSc Midwifery (Shortened), and will also be eligible to register as Midwives with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. Each year of this two-year programme includes 45 weeks of learning, with 50% of this time spent on clinical placement. Clinical placements are provided in the maternity units across the South West of England, where practice supervisors support students to learn and progress to achieve the required NMC standards of proficiency for midwives. A dedicated team of midwifery lecturers and associate professors based at the University of Plymouth also facilitates student learning. The team includes an experienced and diverse group of professionals with a range of clinical and academic backgrounds. The first year of the programme includes an individual learning needs assessment, with development of essential midwifery knowledge and skills, and will extend students’ understanding and application of theory and research to all areas of midwifery practice. The second year will include a research or practice development project, and enable students to develop the ability to support women with more complex needs through pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period (including the newborn and infant physical examination – NIPE). Students qualifying as midwives following completion of the MSc Midwifery (Shortened) at the University of Plymouth go on to practice as autonomous practitioners across the UK, with the potential to practice midwifery almost anywhere in the world. The programme will also equip graduates for further educational development at PhD level if they wish.

Application deadline

14/01/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 20,150per year

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QUALIFICATION TYPE

GCSE/National 4/National

GCSE/National 4/National 5 : 5 x GCSE to include a Grade C/4 at GCSE English, Maths and Science

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University information

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

  • University League Table

    67th

  • Campus address

    Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Nursing & Midwifery

    4th out of 86 6

  • Entry standards

    / Max 202
    156 77%

    4th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    97.0 97%

    21st

    15

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.14 78%

    45th

    28

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