Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry)

The Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) aims to provide Australian Registered Nurses with the theoretical, practical and research knowledge required to be competent and effective Registered Midwives.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry), you will be eligible to apply for registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Emphasis throughout the course is on the progressive development of a woman-centred approach to midwifery practice underpinned by evidence informed practice and collaborative partnerships founded in primary health care principles.

Core Structure

Course Structure

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Core Structure

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Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) students are required to be registered nurses with The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and have an undergraduate degree for acceptance into the course.

The Head of Course will confirm that the prospective student has been accepted by a clinical facility which meets ANMAC requirements for placements as a student midwife.

Student numbers will be capped to ensure that clinical places can be provided and to enable students to achieve minimal student requirements, for example, accoucher 30 births.

To eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) students must successfully complete the following:

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Entry Scores

Entry Requirements

Applicants must be registered with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a registered nurse in order to undertake the course. Applicants are also required to have an undergraduate degree for acceptance into the course. Recognition of prior learning will be assessed on a case by case basis.

CK30 Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) students must hold a current and valid registered nursing licence with AHPRA to be considered for entry into the course and ongoing enrolment in the degree. It is a course requirement that all students maintain their AHPRA nursing registration for the duration of the course. Students must immediately report any professional investigations into their nursing practice and employment, and/or any restriction or suspension of their AHPRA registration to CQUniversity.

Security Requirements

CK30 Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) students must hold a current and valid registered nursing licence with AHPRA to be considered for entry into the course and ongoing enrolment in the degree. It is a course requirement that all students maintain their AHPRA nursing registration for the duration of the course. Students must immediately report any professional investigations into their nursing practice and employment, and/or any restriction or suspension of their AHPRA registration to CQUniversity.

Health Requirements

· All Bachelor of Midwifery (Graduate Entry) students are required to meet the mandatory check requirements.

· Please review the mandatory check requirements for your course via this link.

· Mandatory checks documentation must be uploaded to the CQU Placement System ‘SONIA’ by the closing date. These will then be reviewed by our Work Integrated Learning Team.

· You will not be able to access SONIA until enrolled in your first term units.

· Should mandatory checks be outstanding or expired clinical placement is terminated.

· Failure to meet the mandatory check requirements by the due date will result in you being unable to attend residential school and ineligible to commence clinical placement, therefore you will need to withdraw from the course.

Please note, applicants are strongly encouraged to begin gathering their checks as early as possible.

Assumed Knowledge

Applicants must be registered with Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as a registered nurse in order to undertake the course. Applicants are also required to have an undergraduate degree for acceptance into the course. Recognition of prior learning will be assessed on a case by case basis.

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Core Learning Outcomes

• 1.
• Implement a woman-centred care approach using midwifery philosophies and primary health care principles as a foundation of practice.
• 2.
• Apply foundational knowledge and skills for providing competent midwifery care in normal pregnancy and birth, within the full scope of midwifery practice.
• 3.
• Apply knowledge and experience in detecting and reporting deviations from normal and providing complex care to women and babies.
• 4.
• Integrate knowledge of maternity care needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities into midwifery practice.
• 5.
• Provide appropriate midwifery care to women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and other vulnerable groups.
• 6.
• Demonstrate superior skills and communication collaboration and teamwork as well as delegation and supervision capabilities to facilitate safe and effective care.
• 7.
• Use innovative information technology and electronic resources to support midwifery practice.