Midwifery BSc Honours

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Middlesex University London

Program Overview

The BSc (Hons) Midwifery at Middlesex University London is designed for students who want to make a real difference by supporting women and families through pregnancy, birth, and early parenthood. The course combines strong academic learning with extensive hands-on practice, helping you grow into a confident, compassionate, and professional midwife ready for modern healthcare settings.

Curriculum Structure

Year 1
In your first year, you’ll build a solid foundation in midwifery knowledge, professional values, and safe clinical practice. Modules such as Foundations of Midwifery Practice, Applied Anatomy and Physiology, and Professional Practice 1 introduce woman-centred care while developing essential communication and clinical skills through early placement experiences.

Year 2
The second year deepens your understanding of maternity care across a range of social and clinical contexts. Through modules like Midwifery Care Across the Childbearing Continuum, Public Health and Safeguarding, and Professional Practice 2, you’ll learn to support diverse families, apply evidence to practice, and manage more complex care situations with confidence.

Year 3
Your final year focuses on leadership, autonomy, and readiness for professional practice. Modules such as Leadership and Professional Accountability, Complex Midwifery Care, and Professional Practice 3 help you refine clinical judgement, handle complex scenarios, and prepare for a smooth transition into your role as a newly qualified midwife.

Focus Areas

Woman-centred maternity care, normal and complex childbirth, public health and safeguarding, professional accountability, evidence-based practice.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates develop the clinical competence, professional confidence, communication skills, and ethical awareness needed to deliver safe, compassionate midwifery care and work effectively within multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Professional Alignment (Accreditation)

The program is professionally approved, allowing graduates to apply for registration as a midwife and practise within regulated maternity services in the UK.

Reputation (Employability)

Middlesex University London is recognised for its strong focus on practice-based learning and healthcare education, with midwifery graduates benefiting from solid employability and continued demand across NHS maternity services.

Experiential Learning (Research, Projects, Internships etc.)

Experiential learning is a core strength of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery at Middlesex University London, ensuring you gain confidence through real practice, not just theory. From early in the course, you’ll combine academic study with hands-on learning in professional facilities and extended clinical placements, helping you understand what midwifery really looks like in day-to-day NHS settings.

This practical, career-focused learning is supported through a range of dedicated experiences and facilities, including:

Extensive NHS clinical placements across London, giving you exposure to hospital maternity units, community midwifery teams, antenatal clinics, and postnatal care services.
High-quality clinical simulation suites at the Hendon campus, where you practise labour support, emergency scenarios, and newborn care in realistic, supervised environments.
Midwifery and healthcare skills laboratories, allowing you to build competence in examinations, procedures, and professional communication before applying skills in placement settings.
Practice-based learning modules in every year, ensuring continuous development of clinical confidence, professional judgement, and reflective practice.
Interprofessional learning activities, working alongside nursing and other health students to reflect real multidisciplinary NHS teamwork.
Access to specialist health, life sciences, and medical library resources, supporting evidence-based practice, academic research, and reflective learning throughout the course.

Together, these experiences ensure that you graduate not only with a respected qualification, but with the real-world skills, confidence, and professional readiness needed to step straight into midwifery practice.

Progression & Future Opportunities

Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Midwifery at Middlesex University London move into a profession with strong demand and clear career progression. Most students step directly into employment after qualifying, often within the NHS trusts they trained with, taking on roles such as Registered Midwife, Community Midwife, Labour Ward Midwife, or progressing into Specialist Midwifery roles as they gain experience.

Middlesex University actively supports your journey from student to professional through strong employability preparation and healthcare connections, including:

Middlesex Employability and Careers Service, offering personalised career guidance, CV support, interview preparation, and access to graduate opportunities in healthcare.
Strong NHS partnerships across London, helping students build professional networks and transition smoothly into graduate midwifery roles.
Excellent employment prospects, with midwives in continued demand across the UK healthcare system and clear progression pathways within maternity services.
Professional accreditation, enabling graduates to register and practise as midwives, providing long-term career security and national recognition.
Positive graduate outcomes, reflecting Middlesex’s focus on producing confident, practice-ready midwives who adapt well to real clinical environments.

Further Academic Progression:

After qualifying, graduates can continue their development through postgraduate study, including specialist midwifery pathways, leadership and management programmes, or education and research-focused qualifications. Many also progress into advanced clinical practice, teaching, research, or leadership roles, supporting long-term career growth within maternity and women’s health services.