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Bachelor of Midwifery

BMidw

240 cp

Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria

EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

1. Requirements for Completion of the Degree

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

(a) 90 cp from the Interdisciplinary Foundation Strand;
(b) 80 cp from the Midwifery Theory Strand;
(c) 60 cp from the Midwifery Practice Strand;
(d) 10 cp from Electives.

2. Progression within the Course

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.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Co-ordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.

Interdisciplinary Foundation Strand

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
BIOL117 10 Applied Science for Practice 1
BIOL118 10 Applied Science for Practice 2
NRSG120 10 Indigenous Culture and Health
NRSG121 10 Contexts of Nursing 1
NRSG122 10 Exploring Professional Practice
NRSG237 10 Contexts of Nursing 3 (Pre: NRSG121)
NRSG241 10 Spirituality in Health Care
NRSG245 10 Therapeutics in Midwifery (Pre: BIOL117, BIOL118)
NRSG343 10 Ethics for Holistic Practice

Midwifery Theory Strand

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG113 10 The Childbearing Journey (Pre: NRSG127. Co: NRSG115)
NRSG216 10 Being with Birthing Women (Co: NRSG218)
NRSG219 10 Women’s Health: Sociopolitical Context
NRSG331 10 Childbearing Obstacles (Pre: BIOL117, BIOL118 NRSG216. Co: NRSG333)
NRSG332 10 Women’s Health: Women’s Business
NRSG335 10 Babies Needing Extra Care (Co: NRSG338)
NRSG341 10 Feeding Babies
NRSG350 10 Professional Midwifery Practice

Midwifery Practice Strand

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG128 10 Practice Connections (Pre: NRSG127. Co: NRSG113)
NRSG127 10 Beginning the Journey (Co: NRSG121)
NRSG218 10 Practice Collaboration (Pre: NRSG128. Co: NRSG216)
NRSG333 10 Practice Challenges (Pre: NRSG216, NRSG245. Co: NRSG331)
NRSG338 10 Caring for Babies (Co: NRSG335)
NRSG342 10 Preparing for Midwifery Practice (Pre: NRSG127, NRSG128, NRSG218, NRSG333, NRSG338)

Electives

Unit Code Credit Points Unit Name
NRSG212  10 Mental Health & Substance Abuse
NRSG226  10 Health and Health Practices: An International Study
NRSG229  10 Introduction to Complementary Nursing Therapy
NRSG230  10 Introduction to Transcultural Nursing
NRSG236  10 Community Participation
NRSG253  10 Promoting Family Health
NUTR200  10 Human Nutrition

Undergraduate units from another course approved by the Course Co-ordinator.