BMidw

240 cp (Pass)

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

80 cp (Honours)

Minimum duration: 1 year 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. Admission Requirements¹

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.

Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA).

Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.

2. Requirements for Completion of the Pass Degree

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

1. 90 cp from Interdisciplinary Foundation Units;
2. 80 cp from Midwifery Theory Units;
3. 60 cp from Midwifery Practice Units;
4. 10 cp from Electives.

3. Admission Requirements – Honours Degree¹

To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree course, a student must have completed a Bachelor of Midwifery pass degree and attained grades of Distinction or above in at least half of the graded units (a) at second and third year levels of the undergraduate course; or (b) in a postgraduate course.

4. Requirements for Completion of the Honours Degree

To qualify for the honours degree a student must, in addition to satisfying the requirements of the pass degree, complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Honours Units.

5. 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 Coordinator 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 Units

Midwifery Theory Units

Midwifery Practice Units

Electives

Undergraduate units from another course approved by the Course Coordinator.

Schedule of Honours Units

¹ A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.