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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES 2017
Midwifery
BA (Hons) with Registered Midwife Status
Midwives work individually and as part of a team to provide support and education to women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth and in the postnatal period.
Three years full time UCAS Code: B720 UCAS tariff points required: 128
We want our graduates to be confident, competent and skilled practitioners, capable of working independently and as part of a team. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) recently commended our teaching and facilities as 'outstanding', so you can be confident of the best possible learning experience at LJMU. LJMU's clinical practice suites enable you to train on-campus using hospital standard facilities, including virtual patients and a state-of-the-art birthing simulator. This environment will help prepare you for the rigours and realism of actual practice, giving you the confidence to deal with real service users in the NHS as well as private and voluntary settings. As a midwifery student, you will be required to complete 45 programmed weeks per year, of which 50% will be allocated to theory and 50% to clinical practice. Each programmed week is 37.5 hours. This means that you will only have seven weeks' holiday a year, and may have to attend sessions outside the normal University hours. Blocks of academic study can be up to seven weeks depending on the modules you take. These are followed by periods of clinical practice where you will work four shifts of 7.5 hours one day a week in University.
Underpinning all aspects of the training offered is a commitment to ethical and anti-oppressive values, values and principles of the NHS Constitution and Professional Body requirements. Career prospects Most of our graduates take up employment within the NHS and private sector. Alternatively, you may choose to work solely as a clinician or take up a career in management, research or education. Professional accreditation The Midwifery course at LJMU has been approved and monitored by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to ensure that the education and training on offer meets the high NMC standards. Successful completion of this degree allows you to apply for registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Register.
“What I enjoyed most about the midwifery course was the variety and pace of learning. Being out in practice is amazing and helps bring together the theoretical aspects of the course." Sophie Cavanagh, graduate
A levels minimum requirement: 3 A levels subject specific requirement: 1 A level (or equivalent) must be Grade C or above in a science-related subject, (such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Human Biology, Physiology, Combined Science, Psychology and Anthropology) General Studies acceptable? Yes BTEC Diploma grades/subjects required: Health or Science-related subject BTEC Extended Diploma grades/subjects required: DDM if studied on its own in a Health or Science-related subject, or to the total of 128 UCAS points when combined with other qualifications GCSE/Standard grade: Grade 4/Grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted Interview required? Yes. Selection process consists of numeracy and literacy tests, which must be passed prior to individual interview DBS check required? Yes
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