Safely guiding expectant mothers (and parents) through pregnancy, birth and the weeks that follow might be one of the most challenging and rewarding careers there is.

Celebrate the very essence of life when you study to become a midwife.

The Bachelor of Midwifery is a respected and innovative program developed in consultation with healthcare professionals and key industry partners.

It takes a narrative and inquiry-based approach to learning and integrates lecture-based study with clinical practice in major teaching hospitals.

You will start your practical learning in a hospital in the first semester of study.

Afterwards, you will start to make the transition from student to midwife during extended placements in your final year.

Placements will consolidate your skills and knowledge to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia National Competency Standards for the Midwife.

You will benefit from a program that focuses theory on specific case studies, so you can apply everything you're learning.

Case studies vary, but include women and parents from diverse cultural, linguistic, age and socio-economic groups.

UQ midwives provide professional care, education, support and advice, and play pivotal role in the lives of parents, babies and communities around the world.

The program is underpinned by an innovative, inquiry-based learning curriculum model which has been informed in international best practice by industry experts and responds to current national and global population health challenges. In the first two years of the program, lectures and inquiry-based learning are incorporated with clinical experiences in selected partner teaching hospitals and health districts. In the final year of the program, you will undertake extensive preceptored clinical placement providing you with exposure to an area of specialty midwifery practice and the opportunity to consolidate and refine your skills in order to facilitate a smooth transition to graduate practice.

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Midwifery.

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Placement courses

You will undertake over 1,000 hours^ of supervised clinical practice in a range of clinical settings that includes hospitals and a variety of health care organisations. You will have the opportunity during your placements to apply your theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework to practice and develop your clinical skills in real life setting. ^ included in these hours are a number of 'continuity of care' that are completed over the duration of the program; this involves accompanying a woman through pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period. You may need to attend Continuity of Care experiences outside regular study and placement times. You will commence your clinical placements in the first semester of the program. Over the first two years of the program you will normally complete 15 x 8-hour shifts per semester and in the final year you will complete extended full time clinical placements. Location Upon entering your program you will preference and then be allocated to a home hospital group. For further information on home hospital groups, visit the following website.

Dual degree programs for the Bachelor of Midwifery

Bachelors of Nursing/Midwifery

Honours

Honours is available as an additional year of study.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)

To complete the Bachelor of Midwifery

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Midwifery, a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

For more information on program requirements, please contact the Faculty.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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