Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery
Deakin University
About
Midwives play an invaluable role in facilitating childbirth and caring for mothers and babies throughout pregnancy, labour and beyond.
With Deakin’s combined Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery, you’ll graduate ready to gain registration as both a nurse and a midwife, opening the door to a truly rewarding and diverse career.
Deakin graduates are highly sought-after for their ability to provide quality person-centred, evidence-based care, focused towards improving client outcomes.Throughout this four-year course you will engage in experiential learning in our purpose-built Clinical Simulation Centres, along with our extensive clinical placement program.
Involving over 40 weeks of real-world experience, clinical placements enable you to develop skills in a range of areas and settings, including hospitals and community health centres in metropolitan, rural and regional areas.Aspiring to enter the health care sector with the confidence to succeed as both a nurse and a midwife?
Structure
To complete the Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery students must attain 32 credit points. Units (think of units as 'subjects') may be worth 1 or 2 credit points - check each unit for its credit point value in the course structure below. Most students choose to study 4 credit points per trimester and usually undertake two trimesters each year. All units in this course are core units (these are compulsory).
The course aims to provide graduates with a blend of knowledge, skill, and ethical behaviours appropriate to the professions of both nursing and midwifery.
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information.
Entry requirements
If you are currently studying Year 12 in 2020 or completed Year 12 in 2018 or 2019 and have not attempted higher education or VET study since, your selection is based on the following.
Prerequisite subjects
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English EAL (English as an additional language) or at least 25 in English other than EAL.
ATAR
This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.
Selection is competitive and meeting the minimum entry requirements does not guarantee selection. Our Admission Criteria and Selection Policy outlines the principles of selection.
Learning outcomes
Deakin's graduate learning outcomes describe the knowledge and capabilities graduates can demonstrate at the completion of their course. These outcomes mean that regardless of the Deakin course you undertake, you can rest assured your degree will teach you the skills and professional attributes that employers value. They'll set you up to learn and work effectively in the future.
| outcome type | outcome description |
|---|---|
| Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities | Apply specialised knowledge, evidence-based practice, research and scholarly activity to provide woman-centred midwifery care; Practice in a competent and professional manner to design, implement and evaluate midwifery care based on safety and quality principles that optimize maternal and foetal/infant well-being. |
| Communication | Communicate effectively and respectfully with women, their families and other health care team members using clear and appropriate language and communication modes; Use well developed communication skills to facilitate a woman’s informed decision making and to identify issues that may impact upon maternal and foetal/infant wellbeing. |
| Digital Literacy | Critically evaluate information located and accessed from digital technologies to inform midwifery practice and support continuing professional development; |
| Critical thinking | Critically evaluate information located and accessed from digital technologies to inform midwifery practice and support continuing professional development. |
| Problem Solving | Demonstrate problem solving skills using critical thinking, decision making and reflection in the design, implementation and evaluation of safe and quality woman-centred midwifery care. |
| Self-management | Promote and demonstrate professional competence through critical reflection, accountability and feedback while engaging in lifelong learning. |
| Teamwork | Demonstrate effective collaboration, responsible and accountable practice as a midwifery and multidisciplinary team member in the provision of safe and quality maternity care. |
| Global Citizenship | Apply ethical and culturally safe decision making in the provision of woman-centred care, including social, economic and ecologically sustainable considerations respectful of the diverse needs within the Australian community. |
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