Nursing and Midwifery
Learn from an enthusiastic team of skilled professionals. Be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a registered nurse. Start your journey towards a highly rewarding career.
Welcome to Nursing and Midwifery
A degree in nursing or midwifery is ideal if you have a genuine interest in a caring profession and improving the lives of patients, and we offer a range of specialist courses including:
- BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing Practice
- BSc (Hons) Midwifery Practice
- BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing Practice
- BSc (Hons) Children’s and Young People’s Nursing Practice
- BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing (Blended)
- BSc (Hons) Nursing (Top-Up)
We also provide postgraduate degrees to further your existing knowledge, which include the MSc Nursing course, or, for those who wish to convert from a healthcare related degree to become a registered nurse, the accelerated MNurse course.
Read our guide to discover the right Nursing and Midwifery course for you.
How we teach
The integration of theory and practice is at the centre of our Nursing and Midwifery courses.
Learning is underpinned by evidence-based practice promoting high quality, compassionate and patient-centred healthcare provision. You'll be supported to relate nursing theory to clinical practice, demonstrating your competence in clinical nursing.
We have a range of facilities on campus to aid your learning, as well as regularly running simulations to give you a taste of what real nursing and midwifery practice will be like.
Why study nursing or midwifery?
While nursing and midwifery can be challenging careers, they're highly rewarding professions with plenty of opportunities for growth and progression.
We offer partnerships with leading Trusts within the NHS, as well as a unique relationship with our Patient, Carer and Public Involvement (PCPI) participants who take part in a variety of activities to support your learning.
We also provide regular opportunities to collaborate in an interprofessional learning capacity with other healthcare courses such as pharmacy, paramedic science, medicine, biomedical science, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and more.
Why us?
- Nursing and Midwifery team Meet our team of expert lecturers knowledgeable in nursing and midwifery
- Student stories Hear from our Nursing and Midwifery students and graduates about their experiences
- Facilities and equipment Find out about the facilities we have available to aid your learning
- Our community Get involved with the Nursing and Midwifery community
- Financial support Discover what financial support you may be eligible for
- Application information Read everything you need to know about applying to study with us
- Placement opportunities View key information about the placement opportunities on our courses
- Careers in nursing Learn more about the careers you can have with a nursing degree
Our Nursing and Midwifery courses
Our courses are designed to equip you with the skills and knowledge to support and care for patients and make a real difference to people’s lives. Nursing and midwifery are rewarding and challenging career paths – start yours at Sunderland with one of our partner NHS Trusts, or develop your existing skills with our top-up and postgraduate courses. Take a look below to find the right course for you.