Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing

Studying our Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing you’ll learn the practical skills for each profession – and the healthcare knowledge common to both.

We make sure you’re job-ready when you graduate.

We have workspaces and technology to simulate patient care in a safe environment.

You’ll also undertake many weeks’ clinical practice, including care for individual women through pregnancy, childbirth, and post-birth.

We will teach you to understand your patients’ health needs, as well as their social need to feel safe in your care, based on:

up-to-date and evidence-informed health care awareness and understanding of cultural safety and sensitivity with women and patients woman-centred and person-centred quality care development of professional relationships and workplace integration.

Nursing and midwifery complement each other perfectly, and give you choice and flexibility in your career.

After graduating from this course, you’ll be able to register and practise as a registered midwife or registered nurse.

To attain the Bachelor of Midwifery / Bachelor of Nursing, students will be required to complete 384 credit points of Core Midwifery and Nursing studies.

Course structure and units

Year 1

Semester 1:

• Anatomy and Physiology 1 Unit code HBM1001 Credits12
• Professional Studies 1 Unit code HNB1103 Credits12
• Foundations of Nursing and Midwifery 1 Unit code HNB1104 Credits24

Semester 2:

• Population Health Unit code ASE1201 Credits12
• Anatomy and Physiology 2 Unit code HBM1202 Credits12
• Foundations of Nursing and Midwifery 2 Unit code HNB1204 Credits24

Year 2

Semester 1:

• Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Unit code AEK1203 Credits12
• Nursing and Acute Care 1 Unit code HNB2104 Credits12
• Nursing Professional Practice 1 Unit code HNB2107 Credits12
• Pathophysiology & Quality Use of Medicines 1 Unit code RBM2101 Credits12

Semester 2:

• Complex Midwifery 1 Unit code HMB2201 Credits12
• Midwifery Professional Practice 1 Unit code HMB2202 Credits12
• Working With Evidence Unit code HNB3123 Credits12
• Pathophysiology & Quality Use of Medicines 2 Unit code RBM2202 Credits12

Year 3

Semester 1:

• Complex Midwifery 2 Unit code HMB3101 Credits12
• Midwifery Professional Practice 2 Unit code HMB3102 Credits12
• Nursing and Acute Care 2 Unit code HNB2205 Credits12
• Nursing Professional Practice 2 Unit code HNB3102 Credits12

Semester 2:

• Interprofessional Practice Unit code HIP3001 Credits12
• Complications of the Newborn Unit code HMB3201 Credits12
• Mental Health and Nursing Unit code HNB3227 Credits12
• Nursing Professional Practice 3 - Mental Health Unit code HNB3229 Credits12

Year 4

Semester 1:

• Supporting Maternal and Newborn Wellbeing Unit code HMB4101 Credits12
• Midwifery Professional Practice 3 Unit code HMB4102 Credits12
• Professional Studies 2 Unit code HMB4104 Credits12
• Nursing and Complex Care Unit code HNB3141 Credits12

Semester 2:

• Midwifery Professional Practice 4 Unit code HMB4201 Credits12
• Nursing and the Community Unit code HNB3209 Credits24
• Nursing Professional Practice 4 Unit code HNB4201 Credits12

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Applicants for this course will need to have met the academic requirements and prerequisites for this course outlined below.

Meeting the minimum admission criteria does not guarantee entry into this course. Past academic performance may be considered.

Admission criteria

The minimum criteria for admission varies depending on your education background. If you’re not sure which criteria applies to you, use the help tool on this page or make an enquiry and we can assist.

Applicants with recent secondary education (within the last 2 years)

• Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (e.g. VCE) or
• an Australian or overseas equivalent or
• an International Baccalaureate (IB).

Importance of ATAR for this course

ATAR+

We consider both ATAR and other criteria

NA

ATAR is not a consideration. We use other criteria

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of any Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: any Mathematics PLUS:Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English other than EAL.PLUS:Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Health and Human Development or Psychology.Please ALSO refer to ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section regarding English language skills registration standard for domestic students.

Subject adjustments

ATAR profile

VTAC course code: 4301310681

Campus: St Albans

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with vocational education and training (VET/TAFE) study

This information is for people who have completed an accredited award at an Australian Registered Training Organisation.

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent) in Health Science or Nursing.Please ALSO refer to ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section regarding English language skills registration standard for domestic students.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with higher education study

This information is for people whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course.

Admission criteria

Completion of at least one semester of an Australian Higher Education award (or equivalent) in Health Science or Nursing.Please ALSO refer to ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section regarding English language skills registration standard for domestic students.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Applicants with work & life experience

This information is for applicants who left secondary school more than two years ago and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then.

Admission criteria

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate more than two years ago.PLUS:Units 1 and 2: satisfactory completion in two units (any study combination) of any Mathematics or Units 3 and 4: any Mathematics PLUS:Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in English (or equivalent) other than EAL.AND:Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Health and Human Development or Psychology.Please ALSO refer to ADDITIONAL INFORMATION section regarding English language skills registration standard for domestic students.

Special admission programs

Our special admission programs cover a range of access and equity schemes that allow applicants from participating schools or disadvantaged social, economic or cultural environments to receive additional consideration. These include:

• Special Entry Access Scheme (external link) (SEAS) for VTAC applicants.
• Special consideration for direct applicants.

Additional information

Police check: Students must complete a National Police Records check prior to undertaking hospital/agency placements on an annual basis.

Working with Children Check: Students must complete a Working with Children Check prior to undertaking clinical placements.

Health status: Students must be prepared to declare their fitness for practice and immunization status prior to undertaking hospital/agency placements.

A Clinical Placement fee applies in all situations where the student is enrolled in a unit with a clinical placement component and/or has been provided with a clinical placement opportunity and fails to meet minimum standards for external placement, this can include late cancellations, failure to attend, student and professional misconduct, failure to provide mandatory documentation, regardless if the student discontinues prior to the enrolled Census Date. For placement fee details relevant to your course refer to https://www.vu.edu.au/current-students/your-course/fees/additional-fees-....

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ALL DOMESTIC STUDENTS ON NURSING AND MIDWIFERY BOARD OF AUSTRALIA (NMBA) ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS REGISTRATION STANDARDS Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the NMBA English language skills registration standard. Proof of this English language competency can be achieved via ONE of the following three pathways:

Primary Language Pathway Applicants must be able to demonstrate that their primary language is English and they have satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed in English in either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.

Extended Education Pathway Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have satisfactorily completed three years (full-time equivalent) of education taught and assessed in English, in either Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America. Note: It is a requirement of the NMBA English language skills registration standard, for registration as an Enrolled Nurse via this pathway, that five years (full-time equivalent) continuous education in total is completed.

English Language Test Pathway Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have achieved the required minimum scores in one of the following English language tests and meet the requirements for test results specified in NMBA’s English language skills registration standard: • IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 7.0 (with no individual band less than 7.0); OR • OET: minimum score of B in each of the four bands; OR • TOEFL iBT: minimum overall score of 94 (with minimum score of 24 in listening and reading, 27 in writing and 23 in speaking) OR • PTE (A): minimum score of 65 (with no communication band less

There are many ways you can start your education journey at VU. Pathways offer an easy transition between courses at different levels, so that you can start with a certificate and progress right through to postgraduate study.

Pathways from VU courses

Find out more about pathways and credits.

Credit for skills and past study

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course coordinator or academic adviser.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: