Nursing and Midwifery

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Welcome to the Department of Health Sciences.

We’ve built innovative, research-informed teaching into every step of your path to becoming an effective nurse or midwife. As a graduate from our Department, you’ll become a registered practitioner. You’ll also have the analytical and critical thinking skills you need to become a proficient and confident leader in the future of health and healthcare. Find out more about our courses and what it's like to be a student here with York Virtual Visit.

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Fantastic facilities

Practise your skills in our Clinical Simulation Unit, designed to look and feel just like a hospital ward.

2nd for 'Learning resources'

among the Russell Group universities included for adult nursing in the 2023 National Student Survey (NSS)

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Ranked 6th in the UK

for our departmental research power, according to Times Higher Education’s latest REF results (2021).

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Gold-standard education

Our teaching, learning and student experience is outstanding, certified Gold by the Office for Students' 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework.

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Free online courses

Learn how bioscience, psychology and sociology can be applied to nursing, and gain insights into what a nursing career really means.

An introduction to nursing

Explore what higher education is all about, and learn tips for making the most of your university life and study.

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Rowan

The Midwifery team at York are so supportive; I hope you find them as helpful as I have! My favourite part about the course has to be my time on placement, and in the Clinical Simulation Unit.

Rowan, Midwifery. Read Rowan's blog post.

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