BMidw
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Ballarat, Victoria1
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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
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. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 80 cp from Midwifery Foundation Units;
- 80 cp from Midwifery Theory Units;
- 60 cp from Midwifery Practice Units;
- 20 cp from University Core Units.
3. 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.
Midwifery Foundation Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
BIOL122 | 10 | Human Biological Science 2 |
HLSC110 | 10 | Beginning Professional Practice |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC122 | 10 | Inquiry in Health Care |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics (Pre: Foundation year Units) |
MIDW215 | 10 | Perinatal Mental Health (Pre: MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women) |
MIDW245 | 10 | Therapeutics in Midwifery (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2, MIDW113 The Childbearing Journey) |
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Our World: Community and Vulnerability) |
Midwifery Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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MIDW113 | 10 | The Childbearing Journey (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1; MIDW127 Beginning the Journey; Co: MIDW100 Clinical Midwifery Practice 1) |
MIDW127 | 10 | Beginning the Journey |
MIDW216 | 10 | Being with Birthing Women (Co: MIDW200 Clinical Midwifery Practice 2) |
MIDW217 | 10 | Caring for Women with Complex Needs (Pre: MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women, MIDW245 Therapeutics in Midwifery, BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2; Co: MIDW200 Clinical Midwifery Practice 2) |
MIDW335 | 10 | Babies Needing Extra Care (Pre: MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women) |
MIDW214 | 10 | Feeding Babies |
MIDW350 | 10 | Transition to Midwifery Practice (Pre: MIDW201 Clinical Midwifery Pracice 3) |
MIDW351 | 10 | Global Perspectives on Midwifery (Pre: MIDW100 Clinical Midwifery Practice 1) |
Midwifery Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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MIDW100 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 1 (Pre: MIDW127 Beginning the Journey; Co: MIDW113 The Childbearing Journey) |
MIDW200 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 2 (Pre: MIDW100 Clinical Midwifery Practice 1; Co: MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women) |
MIDW201 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 3 (Pre: MIDW200 Clinical Midwifery Practice 2, MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women) |
MIDW300 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 4: Caring for Babies (Co: MIDW335 Babies Needing Extra Care) |
MIDW301 | 20 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 5 (Pre: MIDW100 Clinical Midwifery Practice 1, MIDW200 Clinical Midwifery Practice 2, MIDW201 Clinical Midwifery Practice 3, MIDW300 Clinical Midwifery Practice 4) |
1Away-from-Base mode for Indigenous students only, also available from Brisbane.
Page last updated:
2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643812