BSc Midwifery vs BMid

project2027

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Hi!
I'm currently in Y12 and considering where to apply to next year, I am hoping to study midwifery but I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a difference in doing a BSc in Midwifery vs a BMid, for example is there a difference in accreditation. My top two uni's right now are KCL, who offer a BSc in Midwifery and York who offer a BMid and I'm curious if there is a difference.
Thanks!

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Tracey_W

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by project2027

Hi!
I'm currently in Y12 and considering where to apply to next year, I am hoping to study midwifery but I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a difference in doing a BSc in Midwifery vs a BMid, for example is there a difference in accreditation. My top two uni's right now are KCL, who offer a BSc in Midwifery and York who offer a BMid and I'm curious if there is a difference.
Thanks!

There's virtually no difference between BSc (Hons) Midwifery and BMid (Hons) Midwifery; they are different names for the same NMC-approved degree,
both leading to registration as a midwife, blending university theory with extensive clinical placements. Your choice depends on university naming conventions (some use BSc, others BMid), but always ensure the course is NMC-approved and leads to professional registration to practice in the UK.

You'll still be paid the same money as a newly qualified midwife at bottom of band 5 pay scale.

Just make sure you qualify as a midwife as per NMC regulations and it's doesn't matter what university you go to for your midwife degree course as long as it is a accredited course which it will be with the university okay.

I would highly recommend that you apply for midwifery and hopefully you'll be offered a place.

NHS registered Band 7 senior charge nurse midwife.

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Emily_B

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by project2027

Hi!
I'm currently in Y12 and considering where to apply to next year, I am hoping to study midwifery but I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a difference in doing a BSc in Midwifery vs a BMid, for example is there a difference in accreditation. My top two uni's right now are KCL, who offer a BSc in Midwifery and York who offer a BMid and I'm curious if there is a difference.
Thanks!

There is no difference in accreditation whatsoever. Both courses are accredited by the NMC, just the name is different. Both involve 2300 practice hours and 2300 theory hours over 3 years. Both lead to NMC registration.

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Kingston Trenyce

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by project2027

Hi!
I'm currently in Y12 and considering where to apply to next year, I am hoping to study midwifery but I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a difference in doing a BSc in Midwifery vs a BMid, for example is there a difference in accreditation. My top two uni's right now are KCL, who offer a BSc in Midwifery and York who offer a BMid and I'm curious if there is a difference.
Thanks!

Hi, So I'm currently studying BMID midwifery course, there is a difference not in accreditation you still finish as a registered midwife but the way thew course is tailored is different to Bsc. Bmid has more of a holistic route of studies that being academic writing assignments not being the focal point but artistic ways of demonstrating midwifery skills.

Trenyce (Kingston Rep)

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LSBU

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by project2027

Hi!
I'm currently in Y12 and considering where to apply to next year, I am hoping to study midwifery but I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a difference in doing a BSc in Midwifery vs a BMid, for example is there a difference in accreditation. My top two uni's right now are KCL, who offer a BSc in Midwifery and York who offer a BMid and I'm curious if there is a difference.
Thanks!

Hi there,

In most cases, a BSc Midwifery and a BMid (Bachelor of Midwifery) lead to the same professional outcome in the UK. The key thing isn’t the title of the degree, it’s whether the course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). If it’s NMC-approved, you’ll be eligible to register as a midwife when you graduate, whether your award says BSc or BMid. So there’s usually no difference in accreditation as long as both courses are NMC-approved.

The differences tend to be more about the university’s course structure, teaching style, placement partners, and optional modules. Some universities use “BMid” simply because it’s a specialist professional degree title. In contrast, others use “BSc” because the programme includes more explicit science/health-science framing, but both are still midwifery pre-registration degrees.

At London South Bank University (LSBU), we offer the BSc (Hons) Midwifery (3-year), and it is NMC-approved, so you graduate eligible to register and practise as a midwife in the UK. LSBU is also known for strong placement learning through NHS partners across London and a supportive teaching environment, plus you benefit from studying in central London, close to a wide range of maternity services and clinical settings.

If you want to explore what the LSBU midwifery course and facilities are like, you can visit our Open Day on Saturday, 7th February, and you can also chat with current midwifery students through Unibuddy to get honest, student-to-student insight.

👉 You can sign up here: LSBU Open Day.
👉 You can also chat with our students through our Unibuddy platform: Chat with our students.

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