Midwifery - University of South Wales

Get all the support you need with tutors and mentors at the University and on placements. You'll also have access to our Clinical Simulation Centre, which replicates clinical environments for education and training.

Why Study Midwifery?

Replicating Real-Life

Our Clinical Simulation Centre replicates clinical environments for education and training.

Expert Teaching and Support

Every student has a personal tutor and a module supervisor. During clinical placements students are fully supported by a qualified supervisor who acts as a ‘mentor’.

Industry Placements

You will be fully supported by a qualified midwife, who acts as a mentor throughout your placement.

Your Future

Successful completion of this Midwifery course allows you to register with the NMC as a qualified (registered) midwife.

We have advanced birthing and maternal simulators that can simulate various stages of pregnancy, including birth, and breech presentations.

Midwifery - BSc (Hons)

Prepare for a rewarding midwifery career with practical midwifery skills from year one. Experience clinical placements, apply theoretical knowledge, and provide holistic, woman-centred care.

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Why USW?

Midwifery students in a ward setting with a patient simulator.

A NMC Approved Education Institution (AEI)
Named in the Top 50 UK institutions for research power by the Times Higher Education

Why USW?

Rated Top

in Wales for teaching and student voice (National Student Survey 2023)

A NMC Approved Education Institution (AEI)
Named in the Top 50 UK institutions for research power by the Times Higher Education

Student nurses taking care of mannequin patients in the clinical simulation centre.

Your student experience

Students' Union

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Support and Wellbeing

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Clubs and Societies

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Study in the heart of Pontypridd

Our Glyntaff campus is in the heart of the South Wales Valleys, with beautiful scenery and rolling landscape. There’s always something happening or new places to discover.

Pontypridd Campus, Glyntaff