BSc (Honours) Midwifery

3 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

Sheffield Hallam University

Program Overview

If you’re passionate about supporting women, newborns, and their families, this degree gives you the skills, confidence, and hands-on experience to make a real difference. You’ll combine classroom learning with practical placements in hospitals and community settings, preparing you to step straight into a professional midwifery role.

Curriculum Structure

Year 1
In your first year, you’ll build the foundations of midwifery practice. Modules like Collaboration for Individual and Community Wellbeing, Foundations in Midwifery Care, and Sciences for Nursing & Midwifery Practice help you understand anatomy, physiology, and safe care principles. You’ll also begin practising skills in simulation suites, gaining confidence in a supportive environment.

Year 2
Your second year focuses on handling more complex care situations. Through modules such as Assessing & Addressing Complexity in Practice, Personalised Midwifery Care, and The Midwife as a Skilled Practitioner, you’ll learn to support women and newborns with varied and urgent needs. Clinical placements increase, giving you exposure to hospital wards, community clinics, and multi-professional teams.

Year 3
The final year prepares you to step confidently into professional practice. Modules like Complexity & Leadership in Professional Practice, Promoting Excellence in Midwifery Care, and The Advancing Professional refine your leadership, critical thinking, and advanced care skills. By the end, you’ll graduate ready to register as a qualified midwife, equipped with hands-on experience and professional judgment.

Focus areas:
“midwifery care across antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal settings, maternal and newborn health, leadership, complex care”

Learning outcomes:
“graduate ready to assess, plan and deliver safe, evidence-informed midwifery care; collaborate with multi-professional teams; lead in complex situations; reflect and develop as a professional midwife”

Professional alignment (accreditation):
Approved by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), allowing registration as a qualified midwife.

Reputation (employability rankings):
Ranked 6th in the UK for graduate outcomes (Complete University Guide 2026), with a 100% employment

Experiential Learning (Research, Projects, Internships etc.)

From day one, this course gets you hands-on, practising real midwifery skills in safe and realistic settings. You’ll start in simulation suites and mock birthing scenarios, and then move into clinical placements in hospitals and community settings, supporting women, newborns, and their families. Along the way, you’ll use digital tools, work alongside multi-professional teams, and put theory into practice—so by the time you graduate, you’ll feel confident stepping into a professional midwifery role.

Here’s how your practical learning is supported:

Clinical placements in hospitals and community settings, giving you direct experience with real patients and families.
Simulation suites and mock birthing facilities, where you can safely practise scenarios from routine care to obstetric emergencies.
Technology-enhanced learning, including virtual reality tools and digital platforms to hone your clinical skills.
Collaborative learning opportunities with students from nursing and other health professions, reflecting how midwives work in real multi-disciplinary teams.
Library and study support, with access to specialist resources, one-to-one guidance, and skills centres to complement your practical experience.

Progression & Future Opportunities

Graduating from this midwifery programme means you’ll be fully prepared to step straight into professional practice, supporting women, newborns, and their families with confidence and care. Many graduates move into roles such as Midwife, Specialist Midwife (for example, in perinatal mental health or bereavement care), Consultant Midwife, or Midwifery Educator:

Careers & Employability support – The university’s team helps you every step of the way, offering guidance with CVs, interview preparation, industry networking, and linking your placement experiences to real job opportunities.
Strong employment outcomes – The course ranks 6th in the UK for graduate outcomes in midwifery (Complete University Guide 2026), and graduates can expect an average starting salary of around £28,000.
Industry accreditation – Approved by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC), allowing you to register as a qualified midwife in the UK.
Graduation outcomes – You’ll be ready to work in hospitals, community midwifery services, and integrated care teams, with a strong foundation to develop into specialist, leadership, or research roles.

Further Academic Progression:
After this degree, you could continue your studies with postgraduate options such as an MSc in Advanced Midwifery Practice, specialist certifications in neonatal care or perinatal mental health, or even doctoral-level research in maternal and newborn health.