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Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: See fees section below
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How long will I study?
2 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
March 2024
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Course summary
- Develop the knowledge and clinical skills required to care for people using maternity services and their families.
- Study midwifery through blended learning - 80% online and 20% on campus (nine weeks across the two years).
- Practise midwifery on placement, with appropriate supervision, on this exciting and innovative opportunity, funded by NHS England.
- Develop the ability to lead the care and support of childbearing women, birthing people and newborn infants.
On this course you’ll gain the underpinning knowledge to develop your expertise in the field of midwifery, complementing your current Adult Nurse registration. Midwifery is a highly rewarding career – the course leads to professional registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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.
This course offers a blended learning approach where you’ll study 80% of the theory online, and 20% on campus. It’s a flexible, self-motivated approach to learning – great if you’re looking to balance university and home life.
On campus you’ll develop practical skills to support your theoretical knowledge, in a modern and well-equipped simulated environment. These will support the theoretical knowledge you’ll gain through remote learning, using a variety of digital approaches to enhance your studies. You’ll put the skills and learning into practice on clinical midwifery placements.
You learn through
• online lectures, seminars and discussions
• practical skills development in a simulated environment
• clinical midwifery placements
• written assessments and exams
• individual and group assessments
• a poster presentation
• reflective case studies
• assessment of proficiency in practice
• a personal project
Our curriculum is designed to develop the key values and attributes employers are looking for –essential to work as a professional midwife within an integrated team.
The curriculum also promotes inclusivity – with accessibility integrated from the very beginning. You’ll be supported by an academic adviser throughout your midwifery journey, as well as by a range of staff offering guidance and advice. They’ll support you to learn effectively and make sure your individual learning needs are met, including any reasonable adjustments for disability.
Applied learning
Work Placements
Clinical midwifery placements form 50% of your course structure. These are in practical settings to support the development of the skills and knowledge you’ll need to become a highly-skilled practising midwife. You’ll gain the proficiencies you need to complete the NMC (2023) Standards for Pre-registration Midwifery Education.
You’ll be supported in a range of placements in hospital and community settings. Our placement partners work closely with us to enable you to develop confidence, resilience and proficiency. You’ll be encouraged to perform increasingly challenging and complex activities until you’re ready to register as a midwife.
Live Projects
You’ll be supported to develop your knowledge through a research project into a subject of interest.
Networking Opportunities
In some of the modules you study, you’ll work alongside colleagues from other professions to learn with, from and about each other.
Future careers
Our graduates are adaptable, flexible and responsive practitioners. You’ll be prepared to meet the needs of people using maternity services and their families in a variety of settings. Our curriculum ensures each graduate is competent to practise as a Registered Midwife according to the Standards set out by the Nursing & Midwifery Council – and can work collaboratively with a diverse range of professionals.
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work locally, nationally and internationally for:
- District general hospitals
- Large teaching hospitals
- Small birthing units
Where will I study?
You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
Collegiate campus
Collegiate Campus can be found just off Ecclesall Road, a bustling student district.
Collegiate Campus map | Campus facilities
Collegiate library
Collegiate Library can be found just off Ecclesall Road. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
On this course you work with
• specialist midwifery simulation equipment
• neonatal resuscitation models
• birthing mannequins
• a variety of emergency apparatus
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
Entry requirements
All students
All students:
This course is open to Adult Nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] with evidence of at least 12 months experience working as an adult nurse in an appropriate setting.
• Applicants will hold a first degree (honours) recognised in the UK with a classification of 2.2 or above.
• The University will consider applications on an individual basis if applicants hold an Ordinary degree in Nursing / Advanced Diploma in Nursing Studies.
• Applicants must also hold three GCSEs or equivalents at grade 4 / C or above, in mathematics, English language or literature, and a science subject.
• Evidence of recent study (within the last 10 years).
Evidence of a sponsoring health care organisation and employment in an NHS Trust which will remain for the duration of the course.
If you are shortlisted, you will be invited to attend a joint NHS and Sheffield Hallam University interview. This interview is your opportunity to demonstrate that you have the personal, NHS values based and intellectual qualities to complete the course and meet the required standards to become a midwife.
Course enrolment - professional requirements
Before enrolling, you must fully declare during the admissions process any:
• unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings. For further information on convictions that must be declared see the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) website.
• disciplinary proceedings during paid or voluntary employment or educational establishments
• involvement with safeguarding proceedings, social services or related organisations
You also need to complete:
• a DBS Enhanced Disclosure, and provide us with a copy of your DBS Enhanced Disclosure Certificate if requested. Enrolment also depends on the DBS check being deemed suitable for professional training.
• occupational health screening to determine your suitability to undertake the course and an approved programme of immunisation, as recommended by the Department of Health. Health screening and immunisation are provided by your employer.
If your personal circumstances change in relation to any of the professional requirements - from when you apply to the end of your course - you must tell the Professional Issues Team immediately by calling 0114 225 3995 or 0114 225 5786.
Additional information for EU/International Students
As per current Home Office guidance, applicants who are sponsored to work at an NHS Trust through a skilled worker visa may undertake courses of study if they wish. However, such study should not affect their ability to carry out the job which they have been sponsored to do. If any colleagues who are here via a skilled worker visa are interested in this opportunity, they should contact Human Resources at their employing Trust to discuss their circumstances prior to applying as this opportunity is likely to significantly change the circumstances of their permission to work in the UK.
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
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
Fundamentals Of Midwifery
The Midwife As Leader
Towards Autonomous Midwifery Practice
Final year
Compulsory modules
Enhanced Midwifery Care
Informing Midwifery Practice
Professional Requirements - Midwifery
The Proficient Midwifery Practitioner
Fees and funding
Home students
This course is funded by NHS England for academic year 2023/24. NHS England will fund tuition fees, placement tariff and salary up to AfC mid-point band 5.
Home Students
Our tuition fees for UK students starting this course in 2023/24 are £9,250 per year.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £11,222 available for Home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
This link allows you to view estimated costs associated with the main activities on specific courses. These are estimates and, as such, are only an indication of additional course costs. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
Additional costs for Nursing and midwifery courses (PDF, 241.4KB)Legal information
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