Undergraduate nursing and midwifery
A degree from Manchester is just the start of your rewarding career in nursing or midwifery. We challenge you to be the best you can be and prepare you for your future as a leader in healthcare.
Why nursing and midwifery at Manchester?
As a nurse or midwife, you will make a valuable impact on the lives of others on a daily basis. Manchester is an exciting place to start your training for such a fulfilling career – it’s a diverse and vibrant city with specialist hospitals on your doorstep and quality placement opportunities that develop your skills and employability.
Hear what some of our students have to say…
"I decided to choose nursing because I wanted to spend my career impacting on other people’s lives and really making a difference to the care they receive... The nursing course at Manchester is recognised as one of the best in the world."
Lauren Dearnley / BNurs Adult Nursing
Be a Greater Manchester nurse
Many of our nursing and midwifery graduates stay in Greater Manchester, launching their careers in practice in the region they loved during their studies.
We’re supporting ‘Be a Greater Manchester nurse’, a campaign to encourage more people to start and continue their nursing careers in Greater Manchester. See our third-year adult nursing student Sam talk about his experiences of studying here.
"Knowing that you've made a difference to somebody's life - nothing compares to it."
Sam / 3rd year student nurse
How you learn
You'll split your time equally between learning theory on campus and applying your knowledge to practice alongside other health professionals on your placements, so you get a strong academic grounding, designed to make you the best nurse or midwife you can be.
Our degrees meet the requirements for you to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on graduation.
Quality placements
Our links with NHS trusts and charities means we can offer a wide variety of placements where you’ll put the theory you’ve learnt into practice.
Most placements are in travelling distance of Manchester and you'll be supported by qualified health professionals. Our students often get employed by the hospitals where they did a placement.
Supporting you through your degree
As a student nurse or midwife at Manchester, you’ll be part of a really supportive community that helps you get the most out of your degree and your time here.
You’ll get access to:
- peer assisted study sessions with a student from the year above to support your learning outside lectures
- a personal peer mentor in your first year (nursing students only) who is a student from a higher year who will help you navigate life on your course
- a practice placement mentor who will support your learning and help you stay on the right track
- student societies for nursing and midwifery, living at home, mature students and carers.
"You form a little community with the other student midwives because they also understand the journey you’re on, so use that as a support system. Utilise other forms of help such as mentors on placement, or lecturers. They are there to help you and want you to succeed on the course."
Vimbai Tagarira / Midwifery student
Courses
- Adult Nursing (BNurs)
- Children's Nursing (BNurs)
- Mental Health Nursing (BNurs)
- Midwifery (BMidwif)
"My greatest achievement so far is knowing that I’ve made a difference to someone’s life, and those special moments when you know the person you’re caring for won’t forget you, and you certainly won’t forget them."
Sophie Birch / Research nurse and Manchester alumna
Apply for nursing or midwifery
If you’re ready to apply to a nursing or midwifery degree at Manchester, here’s what you need to know.
Contact us
Course enquiries
tel (nursing): +44 (0)161 306 7746
tel (midwifery): +44 (0)161 306 7602
tel (social work): +44 (0)161 306 7604
email: ug.nursing@manchester.ac.uk
General undergraduate enquiries
tel: +44 (0) 161 275 2077
email: study@manchester.ac.uk