BMIDU Bachelor of Midwifery - Preregistration

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Overview

The Bachelor of Midwifery - Pre-registration requires 3 years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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Program of study overview

Program of study notes

Program of study
108 Units

Year 136 Units

Core36 Units

First half18 Units

Second half18 Units

Year 236 Units

Core36 Units

First half18 Units

Second half18 Units

Year 336 Units

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Inherent requirements

Special requirements

English Language requirements

Applicants must demonstrate English language proficiency as follows:

English is your primary language and you have satisfactorily completed at least six years of schooling in English (including two years at secondary school level) in one of the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada , Republic of Ireland or the United Kingdom

You have achieved, or will achieve, the required minimum scores in an acceptable English language proficiency test no more than two (2) years prior to the course start date.

Aims

The aim of the course is to provide high-quality midwifery education to ensure students acquire the professional knowledge, skills, and level of professional competence required to demonstrate the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) Midwife standards for practice.

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course you will be able to:

Meet the educational requirements for registration as midwives with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)

Apply the Flinders University graduate qualities to professional practice

Provide high-quality, evidence-based, safe, and effective woman-centred care

Promote and advocate for models of midwifery practice that exemplify the midwifery philosophy of woman-centred care

Apply the principles of primary health care and midwifery continuity of care across all settings and models of care

Effectively communicate and professionally partner with women, communities, and multidisciplinary teams to provide high-quality maternity care that optimises maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes

Practice with cultural capability and humility, with particular focus on promoting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and communities

Practise with respect for ‘other ways of knowing and doing’ that exemplify respectful, woman-centred partnerships

Incorporate critical reflection and well-developed clinical reasoning skills and professional judgement in practice

10.

Review, critically analyse, consolidate, and synthesise knowledge and skills for evidence-based midwifery practice

11.

Provide clinical, professional, legal and ethical midwifery care across diverse contexts

12.

Accept responsibility and accountability for career-long learning and continued professional development

Student progression rules

Failure to complete the course full-time within four consecutive years or part-time within six consecutive years, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion, may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

A student who fails the practice component of any topic will receive a Fail grade for that topic. A student may at any time be precluded or removed from a professional experience placement.

Professional accreditation and recognition

Professional accreditation

Associations

Honours - 1 year/Bachelor association