Sam Hallaway

BSc Midwifery

“I have wanted to become a midwife for many years, I chose the BSc (Hons) Midwifery at Anglia Ruskin University because I liked the structure of the course, the modules we would be undertaking and the staff who would be teaching it.

I have loved studying at Anglia Ruskin so far. I am still able to live at home so I do not have to travel far to University or placement, and I therefore still get to see my family and friends outside of University. I am learning the skills that I will need to begin a lifelong career in midwifery, and I have met some truly wonderful people who I shall hopefully work with upon qualifying and who I am also sure will be lifelong friends of mine. I have also enjoyed the adult learning experience at Anglia Ruskin; the relationships that you build with the lecturers and other members of staff throughout the university; the general sense of you being in control of your own learning and the feeling that your input and opinion matters. The course also enables you to become qualified in the UNICEF BFI training, which is another great qualification to have alongside your degree.

I would recommend my course to other people who wish to become a midwife because it is a well structured and organised course that encourages you to be an independent learner. The health and social care facilities at the University are still very new and have lots to offer, as well as the overall campus being within walking distance of Chelmsford town centre, the train station and park and ride schemes.

Please tell us about any course/Faculty specific facilities that you have found useful during your studies.

The skills labs in the health and social care building (William Harvey) are great for practising with the different resources in small groups before you go out into the clinical area. We have got electric delivery beds like they have in the hospitals, we have venepuncture/cannulation and abdominal palpation models, a resuscitare and many other great pieces of equipment that we can use to practice skills and drills on to help build our confidence and competency before we have to carry it out in the real world.

How do you rate our facilities and resources on offer at our campuses?

I think the Chelmsford campus is great for health and social care students like me who are living at home and travelling in. There is a health and social care faculty building which houses many skills labs with resources for different health and social care courses, and there is a brand new postgraduate medical institute building that has just opened on campus which adds another dimension to the university. The library at this campus is massive, as it has lots of study rooms, computers, books, journals and many other resources for you to use. There is also a sports centre, student shop, student bar, book shop and several cafeterias/coffee stands on campus which all have friendly and helpful staff and serve a varied range of food and drinks. The whole of the Chelmsford campus is actually very new and modern as it has been going through renovations since 2003, and overall I think it's a great campus for students to study at.

How do you rate the support offered by both our teaching and support staff?

I think the teaching and support staff at Chelmsford campus are fantastic. The midwifery lecturers are busy people but they are always willing to help you with any questions or problems that you may have; whether its placement, assignment or personal related, and if they don't know the answer then they know someone who does. You can contact them in many ways and when assignment deadlines are looming they are more than happy to arrange private or group tutorials with you to discuss your work so far. The student support services are also an invaluable service at the university and they are always willing to give you help or guidance if it's needed. I haven't actually met a person yet at the university who wasn't willing to help.



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