Our MSc Midwifery short course for Registered Nurses is an intensive programme designed to develop your abilities as a professional midwife. Well enable you to gain the skills needed to ensure that women, birthing people and families get to enjoy a positive and healthy pregnancy and birth experience.This short course prepares registered nurses to meet the needs of maternity services and transforms graduate nurses into registered midwives with an academic masters.We take a blended learning approach. Youll spend half your time developing your skills under expert supervision in a clinical setting. The rest of your time will be spent learning the theory in a University environment.As you progress youll develop an advanced understanding of the childbirth continuum – from preconception to birth.Why study with usThis course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)Funding is guaranteed on this course for September 2023 entryWe are the first university in the UK to be awarded the prestigious UNICEF Baby Friendly Gold Award for our midwifery and health visiting degree programmes, which means they meet the sustainability standards
Which department am I in?
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Study options
Full Time
(20 months)
Tuition fees
£17,900.00 (19,50,316)
per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date
September 2025
Venue
Preston Campus
Preston Campus,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR1 2HE, NORTHERN ENGLAND, England
Entry requirements
For international students
Students need 2.2 (Hons) Adult Nursing Degree, Nursing Midwifery Council Registered nurse with 12 months acute experience. Non UK applicants require IELTS 7.0 and 3 years UK NMC registration, TOEFL iBT including Home Edition 86 with minimum grades of Reading 15, Listening 15, Speaking 18, Writing 22.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.