Midwifery (Registered Midwife)

About this programme

With a Midwifery degree from Surrey, you will have the skills to care for women through antenatal, labour and postnatal periods and the experience to be a confident healthcare professional. We’re preparing you for the future by integrating AI into every course, building digital skills, confidence and creativity that employers value in tomorrow’s workplace. Of our health sciences graduates are in employment or further study within 15 months of graduating (Graduate Outcomes 2026, HESA) In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to midwifery, including anatomy and physiology, ethical practice and public health. This will ensure you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree. During your second year, you’ll gain an appreciation for complex midwifery care and how to effectively deal with emergencies such as breech births and hypertensive disorders. In your final year, we will build on the knowledge you learnt in earlier years adding further complexity, such as critical illness and leadership. Throughout your studies, you’ll develop a responsive attitude to the needs of childbearing women and those who are pregnant, and their families, reflected in your capacity to assess their needs, make judgements, as well as plan, implement and evaluate care. BSc (Hons) - Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Recognised by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) for the purpose of registration as a qualified midwife. This three-year course runs over 44 weeks each year, with approximately eight weeks' holiday usually over the winter, spring and