Midwifery at Manchester

• Midwifery education: our approach to teaching and learning in University and clinical practice
• Midwifery (BMidwif): course details, entry requirements and how to apply
• Information for applicants: 2011 entry (PDF, 153KB)

Useful links

• Applying for midwifery (UCAS website)
• NHS Student Bursary Scheme
  (NHS Business Services Authority website)
• Map of our clinical placement sites
  (Some of the main locations only)

• Midwifery and women's health research
  Includes research in 'public health', 'intrapartum practice' and 'maternity experiences and practice'

Postgraduate study

Course details, entry requirements and applying

• Midwifery (MPhil)
• Midwifery (PhD)

The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work forms part of the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC). We are seeking outstanding postgraduates for places on our fully-funded 1+3 (Masters + PhD) and +3 (PhD) training routes starting October 2012.

• North West Doctoral Training Centre: funding opportunities

What current/past students think of the midwifery course

Undergraduates talk about their courses

Katy Fawcett (BMidwif student)
"There is something so special about supporting parents through one of the most memorable experiences of their lives, the birth of their child."

Pam Fielding (BMidwif student)
"I've loved the practical placements. It's an amazing feeling when theory and practice fit together and you start to understand what you are doing and why."

For qualified midwives, the School offers a range of flexible programmes and courses. Applicants can choose from a variety of courses to work towards a degree (part-time basis) or postgraduate award, or opt to study a stand-alone module to help keep their practice up to date.

• Undergraduate CPD courses
  incorporating Midwifery Practice (BSc)
• Postgraduate CPD courses