Bachelor of Midwifery

Bachelor

Be a part of the most significant event in most people's lives by training for a rewarding and challenging career as a midwife. The Bachelor of Midwifery is specifically designed to prepare you for entry to professional midwifery practice.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 6 years part-time

Course Code

3007229, 078636G, 078636G

Study Mode

In person

Intake Months

Mar

International Fees

$28,800 per year / $86,400 total

ATAR

90

About this course

Be a part of the most significant event in most people's lives by training for a rewarding and challenging career as a midwife.

The Bachelor of Midwifery is specifically designed to prepare you for entry to professional midwifery practice. You will develop the skills, knowledge and attitude necessary to provide high quality care through safe and effective midwifery practice in accordance with the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Midwife standards for practice. Study areas include anatomy and physiology, midwifery theory and practice, primary healthcare, women's health, mental health and psychosocial sciences. As an essential member of multi-disciplinary teams, graduates will have the skills and abilities to work in partnership with women to contribute to healthier outcomes for mothers and babies. Graduates will be equipped to work in multi-disciplinary teams and in partnership with women to contribute to healthier outcomes for mother and baby.

Placements in this degree give you the opportunity to follow the journey of women throughout their pregnancies, to experience the full range of midwifery practice.

Graduates of this program will be able to register and practice as midwives across a range of settings, including public and private hospitals, clinics and as midwifery educators.

Study locations

Gold Coast

Coffs Harbour

What you will learn

Applies clinical reasoning, problem solving and communication skills to support the delivery of evidence informed midwifery and individualised care within a range of specific and diverse practice contexts
Critically review the theory and practice of contemporary midwifery care within the dynamic professional national and international contexts
Applies knowledge and skills of reflection, critical analysis and research to recognise areas that promote advancement of the discipline of midwifery throughout their career
Applies clinical reasoning, problem solving and communication skills to support the delivery of evidence informed midwifery and individualised care within a range of specific and diverse practice contexts
Provide evidence informed practice to the women in their care, using primary healthcare principles and a woman-centred philosophy by applying NMBA standards and codes of Midwifery
Conduct professional practice in collaboration with others within broad parameters to provide seamless and appropriately targeted midwifery care in order to enhance high quality outcomes for women and their babies
Examines normal physiological mechanisms of the human body and how this relates to the childbearing continuum for woman and fetus/baby
Critically review the theory and practice of contemporary midwifery care within the dynamic professional national and international contexts
Engage in educational, political and professional collaboration and make an active contribution to advance the philosophy of midwifery across policy, practice, education, research and evaluate service development
Applies knowledge and skills of reflection, critical analysis and research to recognise areas that promote advancement of the discipline of midwifery throughout their career
Provide evidence informed practice to the women in their care, using primary healthcare principles and a woman-centred philosophy by applying NMBA standards and codes of Midwifery
Conduct professional practice in collaboration with others within broad parameters to provide seamless and appropriately targeted midwifery care in order to enhance high quality outcomes for women and their babies
Applies clinical reasoning, problem solving and communication skills to support the delivery of evidence informed midwifery and individualised care within a range of specific and diverse practice contexts
Engage in educational, political and professional collaboration and make an active contribution to advance the philosophy of midwifery across policy, practice, education, research and evaluate service development
Critically review the theory and practice of contemporary midwifery care within the dynamic professional national and international contexts

Career pathways

Midwives are responsible for the care of women and babies during pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, labour, birth and the early infancy period. They provide direct clinical care and support for healthy women and babies and work collaboratively with multiple health professionals including medical practitioners when there are risks or complications.

Registered midwives may practise midwifery in various capacities in public and private hospitals and community, maternity and neonatal health care settings in urban, rural and remote areas. They can practise as group practice midwives, clinical midwifery consultants, midwifery educators, midwifery unit managers, community midwives, researchers, and as independent midwives (with further training).

Upon completion of this course, graduates are eligible for graduate-year placement opportunities in any Australian state and in New Zealand.

Credit for prior study or work

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) is available for this course. For more information please view the Bachelor of Midwifery RPL Guide.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at Southern Cross University (SCU).

74.3%

Overall satisfaction

83.9%

Skill scale

53.1%

Teaching scale

89.4%

Employed full-time

$63k

Average salary

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