What university is better for midwifery?

Midwifery at university?

• hello there, I am wanting to go to university very soon and study to be a midwife i am 18 years old and im an English citizen (so i dont think i have to do an overseas nursing course is that right?) i have been told by a friend i have to undertake a course in order to get accepted into Uni, i have also been told that you can undertake a midwifery course if you have gained a Qvs level 3 which i have, i also do not have a nursing qualification .does anyone have an idea what the name is of this course that i have to undertake to get into uni, i just want to be a midwife!! any answers will be appreciated. Thank you

• Answer:

  What's a QVS? I've not heard of it before. Midwifery is a 3 year degree course at university. You do not need to already have a nursing qualification to do it. You need at least 5 GCSE passes at grades A*-C, including English, maths and a science. You also need A Levels or equivalents. You generally need 3 A Levels at grades between A* and C, and including a science, preferably biology. Equivalents to A Levels are generally a BTEC in Health and Social Care (some universities do not accept this though) or an Access to Nursing/Midwifery course, which you do for a year at college. It sounds like your best option would be an Access course. I suggest looking at entry requirements on the UCAS site though, and speaking to individual universities about what they would accept. I also strongly recommend visiting the student midwife site www.studentmidwife.net