BMidw
Credit points
240
Minimum duration
3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Blacktown
- Brisbane
Note:
This course requires students to attend up to two residential learning and teaching periods of 1-2 weeks each in Brisbane each semester.
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a credit point (cp) value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
All students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
An applicant must identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
Queensland | English (Units 3 & 4, C). |
New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: Nil |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Interdisciplinary Units (Part A);
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units (Part B);
- 90 cp from Midwifery Theory Units (Part C);
- 70 cp from Midwifery Professional Practice Units (Part D).
Progression requirements
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence.
Part A : Interdisciplinary Units
Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIOL121 | Human Biological Science 1 | 10 | |
| BIOL122 | Human Biological Science 2 | 10 | |
| HLSC111 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing | 10 | |
| HLSC120 | Indigenous Health and Culture | 10 | |
| HLSC122 | Evidence for Practice | 10 | |
| HLSC220 | Health Care Ethics | 10 |
Part B : Core Curriculum Units
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCC100 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society | 10 | OR |
| PHCC102 | Being Human | 10 | OR |
| PHCC104 | Ethics and the Good Life | 10 |
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNCC300 | Justice and Change in a Global World | 10 | OR |
| PHCC320 | The Just Society | 10 |
Part C : Midwifery Theory Units
Complete exactly 90 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDW113 | Midwifery Care of the Pregnant Woman | 10 | |
| MIDW215 | Perinatal Mental Health | 10 | |
| MIDW216 | Midwifery Care of the Birthing Woman | 10 | |
| MIDW217 | Midwifery Care of the Woman with Complex Needs | 10 | |
| MIDW246 | Midwifery Care of the Postnatal Woman and Family | 10 | |
| MIDW335 | Babies Needing Extra Care | 10 | |
| MIDW350 | The Profession of Midwifery | 10 | |
| MIDW351 | Global Perspectives on Midwifery | 10 | |
| MIDW353 | The Inquiring Midwife | 10 |
A student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Midwifery or the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) to undertake MIDW coded units.
Part D : Midwifery Professional Practice Units
Complete exactly 70 credit points from the following:
| Code | Title | Credit Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDW111 | Midwifery Professional Practice 1: Foundations in Midwifery Knowledge and Practice | 10 | Re-coded from MIDW127 |
| MIDW122 | Midwifery Professional Practice 2 | 10 | Re-coded from MIDW100 |
| MIDW213 | Midwifery Professional Practice 3 | 10 | Re-coded from MIDW200 |
| MIDW224 | Midwifery Professional Practice 4 | 10 | Re-coded from MIDW201 |
| MIDW315 | Midwifery Professional Practice 5 | 10 | Re-coded from MIDW300 |
| MIDW326 | Midwifery Professional Practice 6 | 20 | Re-coded from MIDW301 |