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Midwifery with Registration as a Midwife

Entry requirements


A level

A,B,B

Please note that A-level General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted by King's as one of your A levels. Science subjects preferred but not required. Must include at least 5 GCSEs, including English Language, Maths and Science at grade 5/C or above. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15,P:0

Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject (such as: Health & Social Care, Nursing, Midwifery, or Science). Numeracy/Literacy modules studied within an Access to HE diploma are not accepted for this programme to meet the GCSE/IGCSE requirements.

Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal

D3,M2,M2

Please note that Global Perspectives is not accepted by King’s as one of your Pre-U Principal subjects. Combinations of Pre-U principal subjects and other qualifications (such as A-levels) will be considered.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

All applicants must obtain or have obtained a minimum of five GCSEs at grade 5/C (C* in N Ireland) or above including Science, English and Mathematics. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

34

including 6,5,5 at Higher Level (preferably including a Science subject). Note the total point score of 34 includes TOK/EE. IB applicants should also meet the GCSE requirement or have English, Maths and Science at Standard Level grade 5.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H1,H2,H2,H2,H3,H3

Must include at least five GCSEs, including English Language, Maths and Science at grade 5/C or above. We can accept equivalent qualifications to meet GCSE requirements.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma

DDM

DDM in either Health & Social Care or Applied Science OR DDM in any other subject, and one A level at grade B in a Science subject.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

DDM in either Health & Social Care or Applied Science OR DDM in any other subject, and one A level at grade B in a Science subject.

Scottish Advanced Higher

A,B

Must be combined with three Scottish Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject. Applicants must offer either 5 subjects including Mathematics, English and Science at Credit Level Standard grades at 1 or 2/Intermediate 2 grade C, or recognised equivalent.

Scottish Higher

B,B,B

Must be a combination of three Scottish Highers and two Scottish Advanced Highers. We do not count the Higher and Advanced Higher in the same subject.

UCAS Tariff

81-128

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Midwifery

From bump to birth, midwives play a critical role caring for women and safely bringing their babies into the world. At King’s College London, our Midwifery BSc prepares you for everything you’ll face in your career.

You’ll learn from leading practitioners, professors, and researchers, developing skills you need to support women through their entire pregnancy journey.

**Key benefits**

- Study at the No.1 Nursing & Midwifery Faculty in the UK and No.2 in the world (2019 QS World University Rankings).

- 99% of our graduates find successful employment.

- Opportunities to take an elective to study in the UK or abroad at the end of year 3

- King’s College London offers exciting opportunities with two world-class Academic Health Science Centres and renowned teaching hospitals providing maternity care.

- Our study courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and relation to public-health-promotion strategies such as sexual and psychological health.

- Academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

King's College London, University of London

Department:

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

44%
Midwifery

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Midwifery

Teaching and learning

70%
Staff make the subject interesting
63%
Staff are good at explaining things
65%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
85%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

53%
Library resources
65%
IT resources
64%
Course specific equipment and facilities
15%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

98%
UK students
2%
International students
1%
Male students
99%
Female students
75%
2:1 or above
17%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
C
B

After graduation


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Midwifery

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£26,000
high
Average annual salary
99%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

98%
Nursing and midwifery professionals
1%
Sales, marketing and related associate professionals
1%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Midwifery

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£33k

£33k

£35k

£35k

£37k

£37k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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