The School of Nursing and Midwifery is the foremost provider of nursing and midwifery education in Northern Ireland with approximately 1,700 students. The School, formerly known as the School of Nursing, is one of four schools in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. It was established in 1991 and provides a range of innovative courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level which prepares nurses, midwives and health visitors for leadership roles in clinical care, teaching, management and research. The School also offers a pre-registration Diploma in Midwifery. There are two campuses, one at the main Queen s site in Belfast and one at the Queen s campus in Altanagelvin.
Students can progress through undergraduate studies to higher degrees in nursing and midwifery.
In addition, the School offers a wide range of post-registration courses in hospital and community clinical placements leading to a University award and a professional qualification. The School is a co-ordinating centre for the World Health Organisation International Programme for nurses working in health promotion and has many international links. The School has a visiting scholars programme with staff and students exchange schemes in place. The Common Foundation Programme serves as a broad preparation for all branches of nursing. The course is modular in design and follows a semesterised academic year.