Midwifery (pre-registration)

University of Salford

United Kingdom, Salford

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University of Salford

United Kingdom , Salford

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,520 / years

Next Intake September-2026

Midwifery (pre-registration)

About

Introduction

In a nutshell

International applicants: please check the international intakes page for the latest information and application dates.

On successful completion of this three-year programme, you will be eligible to register as a midwife on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Professional Register.

Midwives offer care and support to birthing people, their partners, and their families. They provide care throughout the pregnancy continuum which includes antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care.

Equality and diversity is important for providing high-quality care for women/birthing persons and their families. Within our midwifery programmes, we aim to provide a truly inclusive curriculum recognising and valuing differences in the broadest sense. We also strive to ensure all our midwifery students feel valued and included.

The MSc Midwifery (pre-registration) programme is aimed at graduates wishing to pursue a career in midwifery. This is an opportunity to study midwifery at master's level and will provide a strong basis for a future career in clinical work, alongside research, education, management, leadership or consultancy.

Our Midwifery Curriculum is UNICEF Baby Friendly accredited and in February 2021 we achieved the Gold Award status demonstrating our highest commitment to infant feeding education for student midwives.

You will:

Learn to practice autonomously, preparing for a career as a registered midwife.
Develop the skills to provide care throughout the pregnancy continuum.
Develop and maintain a portfolio of personal and professional development (PDP).

Placement

options available

International

students accepted

Course accreditations

Midwifery student checking a patient's heartbeat

Midwifery Students

Midwifery students undertaking new-born checks

Midwifery Simulation

Midwifery Student

This is for you if...

You are hardworking and committed.

You are prepared to work shifts.

You are a compassionate and caring character.

You want to make a real difference.

You are up for a challenge.

You can see yourself working with people from all kinds of backgrounds.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Requirements

What you need to know

Applicant profile

Midwifery is not a nine-to-five job. Neither is being a student midwife:

You will be expected to work shifts, even while you are training.
You don't get long holiday breaks, our course works on the basis of seven weeks of annual leave per year.
Considerable travelling is required for hospital and community placements.

As part of the application process, you may be invited to an interview.

Have a look at our top ten tips for preparing for your interview. If you are offered an interview following your application, you will be sent further information about what to expect.

Applicants should be of good health and character, have excellent communication skills, have some experience working with the public, and have a good understanding of the varied and complex role of the midwife.

Offers are subject to satisfactory entry requirements, satisfactory disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks and occupational health medical clearance.â¯You will be advised of the process and procedures when a provisional offer of a place is made. Prompt completion of online processes and return of forms and ID documents is crucial and compliance is carefully monitored to ensure fitness to practice as required by the NMC.

English language requirements

International applicants will be required to show proficiency in English: IELTS 7.0 (with no individual component below 7.0).

If you need to improve your written and spoken English, you might be interested in our English language courses.

Standard entry requirements

Undergraduate degree

An honours degree from an Institution of Higher Education normally at 2:1 or above, preferably in a related subject. We will, however, also consider applications from graduates with non-related degrees.

GCSE

5 GCSEs at grade C/grade 4 or above, including mathematics, English language and science (must be achieved at the point of application).

We do not accept equivalents, such as Functional Skills or BTEC Science.

Career

Employment and stats

What about after uni?

Our students have a 100% employment rate after graduation*, both in local maternity services and across the UK including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.

Our students are welcomed across the world and have gone on to work in Australia, Spain, Dubai, Africa and many other countries.

Most of our students on qualification work as midwives in hospitals and or the community setting or working in continuity of care teams providing care to a small caseload of women.

With experience, many of our students have gained specialist midwife posts such as Specialists Perinatal Mental Health Midwife, Outreach Midwife, Bereavement Midwife, Consultant Midwife, Research Midwife, Midwifery Lecturer and more.

Some midwives may go on to other related roles in services such as sexual health and health visiting, neonatal care and more.

Many of our students go on to postgraduate study, including master's and PhD, conducting research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals adding to the midwifery evidence base.

100%

Employment rate

*Graduate Outcomes Survey of 2021-22 graduates.

A taste of what you could become

A Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Midwife

An Outreach Midwife

A Bereavement Midwife

A Consultant Midwife

A Research Midwife

A Midwifery Lecturer...

Career Links

This course has close links with the Greater Manchester and East Cheshire Local Maternity System, as well as NHS Trusts including Wrightington Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.