Course Overview

At Edinburgh Napier University, you have the exciting opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills to ensure that the care offered to women and their families has a woman-centered approach and prioritizes the ethos of compassion and professionalism.

As a midwife, you will be recognized as an expert in supporting, advising, and advocating for women and their families during pregnancy, childbirth, and post-partum care. This course offers you the opportunity to develop clinical midwifery practice in a variety of healthcare settings. We work closely with local healthcare providers to organize work placements that allow you to put theory into practice. You’ll get to prepare in advance in our state-of-the-art simulated clinical environments. You will be supported by a team of midwife lecturers who have a wealth of expertise in both clinical practice and current research.

Midwives are autonomous practitioners who practice in a multi-disciplinary care setting, and midwifery is a distinct, independent health profession with its knowledge, skills, and competencies. Midwifery care holistically encompasses the unique experience of each woman throughout their journey.

General Eligibility

Our entry requirements indicate standard and Minimum qualifications with which we usually accept students. However, competition for places varies yearly, and you aren't guaranteed a business if you meet the minimum qualifications.

Minimum year 1

SQA Higher

Standard Offer Entry Requirement

BBBC, including English and Biology or Human Biology

National 5 grade C in Maths, Lifeskills Maths, OR Applications of Maths

Minimum Offer Entry Requirement

BBCC, including English and Biology or Human Biology

National 5 grade C in Maths, Lifeskills Maths, OR Applications of Maths

A Level

BCC including a Literary subject* and Biology, Applied Science, or Life and Health Sciences

GCSE grade C/4 in Maths

GCSE grade C/4 in English is required for candidates who do not have an A Level in English

BTEC National Extended Diploma Level 3

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in Health and Social Care and A Level Biology or Applied Science grade C

GCSE grade C/4 in Maths

OR

Minimum grades DMM (Distinction, Merit, Merit) in Applied Sciences and A Level English or Alternative Literary subject at grade C

GCSE grade C/4 in Maths

Irish Leaving Certificate (first awarded in 2017)

H2, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Levels, including English and Biology

O3 in two Ordinary Level subjects, including Maths

HNC

Care and Administrative Practice or Healthcare Practice with a grade B in the graded unit.

Higher Biology or Human Biology at grade C or above is also required.

T level

Pass in Health, Healthcare Science, or Science with a grade of C or above in the Core component. In addition, a Biology or Applied Science level at grade C or above is also required.

GCSE grade C/4 in English and Maths.

Access Courses

Midwifery Courses

Students on Access to Nursing courses are not considered for the Midwifery course.

We require a pass in the internally assessed modules with overall profile grades BBC for applicants studying SWAP Access to Medical Studies or SWAP Access to Allied Professions.

We require a pass in the internally assessed modules (including the 3 SCQF Level 5 Maths units) with overall profile grades BBC for applicants studying SWAP Biological Sciences or SWAP Life Sciences. In addition, Higher Biology is also required at grade C or above.

Access to HE Diploma

Applicants studying the QAA Access to Higher Education Diploma in a related subject will also be considered for our Midwifery course.

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits, with a minimum of 39 credits at Merit and six at Distinction.

Biology and English must be achieved at Level 3, and Maths at Level 2 within the diploma.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours per week

Language Requirement

• IELTS (Academic)

  6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5

  TOEFL Internet-Based Test

  80 overall, with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking, and 17 in writing

  Pearson’s Test of Academic English

  56 overall, with a minimum of 51 in each component

  Cambridge C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE))

  169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

  Cambridge B2 First (formerly Cambridge English First (FCE))

  169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

  Cambridge C1 Advanced (formerly Cambridge English Advanced (CAE))

  169 overall, with a minimum of 162 in each component

  Trinity Integrated Skills Test (ISE)

  ISE III, ISE III, & ISE IV with a pass in each component

  LanguageCert English language qualification

  B2 Communicator Test with an overall 39 or above and 25 or above in all skills