BMidw(Graduate Entry)

Credit points

150

Minimum duration

2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Blacktown
  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne

Note:

Melbourne - Not offered in 2024


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.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) an applicant must have either completed:

a.

  1. a Bachelor of Nursing with a grade point average of at least 4.0 on the ACU seven point scale; AND
  2. one year of post-registration clinical practice; AND
  3. be a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA)

OR

b.

  1. a Bachelor of Paramedicine with a grade point average of at least 4.0 on the ACU seven point scale AND
  2. be a Registered Paramedic with a minimum of one year field experience.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2024 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry), a student must complete 150 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 80 cp from Midwifery Theory Units (Part A);
  2. 60 cp from Midwifery Professional Practice Units (Part B);
  3. 10 cp from Interdisciplinary Unit (Part C).

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.

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete 80 credit points for ALL of the following:

  • MDGE100Introduction to Midwifery and Care of the Pregnant Woman10 CP
  • MIDW215Perinatal Mental Health10 CP
  • MIDW216Midwifery Care of the Birthing Woman10 CP

    Enrolment in the two combined intensives for MDGE100 Introduction to Midwifery and Care of the Pregnant Woman, and MDGE101 Introduction to Midwifery Practice (P)

  • MIDW217Midwifery Care of the Woman with Complex Needs10 CP
  • MIDW246Midwifery Care of the Postnatal Woman and Family10 CP
  • MIDW335Babies Needing Extra Care10 CP
  • MIDW351Global Perspectives on Midwifery10 CP
  • MIDW353The Inquiring Midwife10 CP

A student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Midwifery or the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) to undertake MIDW coded units. A student must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) to undertake MDGE coded units.

Complete 60 credit points for ALL of the following:

  • MDGE101Introduction to Midwifery Practice10 CP
  • MIDW213Midwifery Professional Practice 310 CP
  • MIDW224Midwifery Professional Practice 410 CP
  • MIDW315Midwifery Professional Practice 510 CP
  • MIDW326Midwifery Professional Practice 620 CP

Complete 10 credit points for ALL of the following:

  • HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1

  • Midwifery Theory UnitsMDGE100Introduction to Midwifery and Care of the Pregnant Woman

    Intensive: MDGE100 commences prior to Semester 1 and is delivered in a two-week intensive mode.


    10 cp
  • Midwifery Practice UnitsMDGE101Introduction to Midwifery Practice

    Intensive: MDGE101 commences prior to Semester 1 and is delivered in a two-week intensive mode.

    10 cp
  • Midwifery Theory UnitsMIDW216Midwifery Care of the Birthing Woman

    (Pre: Enrolment into intensives for MDGE100 & MDGE101)

    10 cp
  • Midwifery Practice UnitsMIDW213Midwifery Professional Practice 3

    (Pre: Enrolment into intensive for MDGE101)

    10 cp
  • Midwifery Theory UnitsMIDW215Perinatal Mental Health

    (Pre: MDGE101)

    10 cp
  • Midwifery Theory UnitsMIDW217Midwifery Care of the Woman with Complex Needs

    (Pre: MIDW213 & MIDW216)

    10 cp
  • Midwifery Practice UnitsMIDW224Midwifery Professional Practice 4

    (Pre: MIDW213 & MIDW216)

    10 cp

All units are delivered in multi-mode unless otherwise indicated in the map.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in the unit. 

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