140 cp
Minimum duration: 2 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
Prior to 1 March 2016, an applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
From 1 March 2016, an applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry)2,3 an applicant must have either completed:
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry), a student must complete 140 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
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.
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MIDW215 | 10 | Perinatal Mental Health (Pre: MIDW245 Therapeutics in Midwifery) |
MIDW245 | 10 | Therapeutics in Midwifery (Pre: MDGE100 Introduction to Midwifery) |
Midwifery Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MDGE100 | 10 | Introduction to Midwifery |
MIDW214 | 10 | Feeding Babies |
MIDW216 | 10 | Being with Birthing Women |
MIDW217 | 10 | Caring for Women with Complex Needs (Pre: MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women, MIDW245 Therapeutics in Midwifery) |
MIDW335 | 10 | Babies Needing Extra Care (Pre: MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women) |
MIDW351 | 10 | Global Perspectives on Midwifery (Pre: MIDW127 Beginning the Journey) |
Midwifery Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MDGE101 | 10 | Introduction to Midwifery Practice |
MIDW200 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 2 (Pre: MDGE101 Introduction to Midwifery Practice) |
MIDW201 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 3 (Pre: MIDW200 Clinical Midwifery Practice 2, MIDW216 Being with Birthing Women, MIDW245 Therapeutics in Midwifery) |
MIDW300 | 10 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 4: Caring for Babies |
MIDW301 | 20 | Clinical Midwifery Practice 5 (Pre: MDGE101 Introduction to Midwifery Practice, MIDW200 Clinical Midwifery Practice 2, MIDW201 Clinical Midwifery Practice 3, MIDW300 Clinical Midwifery Practice 4) |
1 Away-from-Base mode for Indigenous students only , also available from Brisbane
2 A student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Midwifery or the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate entry) to undertake MIDW coded units
3 A student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate entry) to undertake MDGE coded units
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/748630
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/748630