Bachelor of Nursing Science – Bachelor of Midwifery
Information valid for students commencing in 2016.
Bachelor of Nursing Science – Bachelor of Midwifery
Course code | 103210 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7) |
Professional Accreditation Status | This course is accredited by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). Students enrolled in this degree will be registered with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) for the duration of their program of study or until they are no longer enrolled. Graduates will be eligible to apply for professional registration with the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia through the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). |
Division | Tropical Health and Medicine |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English Recommended: Biology, Chemistry and any Maths |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3c (or other) – Schedule II of the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Admissions Policy. Students also need to take note that in accordance with the National Registration Board’s requirement, they must hold a valid IELTS (academic module) minimum score of 7.0 in all components within 2 years prior to applying for registration |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). To successfully complete the Bachelor of Nursing Science –Bachelor of Midwifery degree students are required to recruit pregnant women who consent to the student attending and observing aspects of their care provision. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Post admission Requirements | Hepatitis B immunisation: Students must provide evidence of being immune to hepatitis B within the first teaching period of their studies. A blood-borne viral disease may result in a student’s inability to obtain a placement in a Queensland Health facility and consequently may result in their inability to complete the requirements of the course as accredited by the relevant professional accrediting body. If a student has not complied with the above requirement by the last day of the first teaching period of their studies, their enrolment will be terminated immediately. Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: Australian Federal Police check: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Some placement agencies will require students to produce a current Australian Federal Police check. This is in addition to the requirements for a Blue Card. Students must provide written confirmation of clearance to the Clinical Placement Officer prior to commencement of clinical placement. Application documents can be accessed at: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | Graduates must meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Incorporated (ANMC) competency standards for the Registered Nurse and the ANMC competency standards for the Registered Midwife to be eligible for registration with the NMBA NMBA requirements for fitness to practice, police checks and minimum English language proficiency must also be met. These standards may be found on the following link – |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the course, the graduate will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the fundamental abilities, attributes, skills and behaviours needed to complete the learning outcomes of a course while preserving the academic integrity of the university’s learning, assessment and accreditation processes. Students and prospective students must be able to demonstrate that they have acquired or have the ability to acquire the inherent requirements for their degree. For more information refer to Inherent Requirements page. |
Reasonable adjustments | Reasonable adjustments may be made to assist students manage additional circumstances impacting on their studies provided these do not change the academic integrity of a degree. Reasonable adjustments do not alter the need to be able to demonstrate the inherent requirements of the course. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BM1011:03 Physiological Systems and Processes 1
BM1022:03 Physiological Systems and Processes 2
HS1111:03 Communication for Nursing and Midwifery
NS1003:03 Introduction to Midwifery Practice
NS1004:03 Foundations of Midwifery Practice
NS1211:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NS1220:03 Primary Health Care
NS1222:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
Level 2
NS2003:03 Promoting Healthy Labour, Birth and the Post-natal Period
NS2004:03 Challenges to the Pregnancy Continuum
NS2015:03 Law and Ethics for Nursing and Midwifery
NS2022:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NS2113:03 Grief and Crisis Management
NS23218:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 4 (Midwifery)
PP2131:03 Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
PP2231:03 Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
Level 3
HS3101:03 Indigenous Health Studies for Nursing and Midwifery
NS3003:03 Pregnancy Continuum: At Risk Events
NS3004:03 Working with Women to provide Family Centred Neonatal Care
NS3118:03 Evidence-Based Practice
NS3119:03 Nutrition for Nursing and Midwifery Practice
NS3226:06 Capstone - Clinical Nursing Practice 6
NS3362:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 5 (Midwifery)
Level 4
NS4101:03 Capstone – Midwifery Care for Aboriginal and TSI Women and their Families
NS4003:03 Rural and Remote Issues in Midwifery and Health Care Access
NS4004:03 Complex Maternity Care
NS4007:03 Pharmacology for Midwives
NS4008:06 Capstone - Midwifery
NS4320:03 Community Approaches to Care
NS4340:03 Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or 5 years part-time – NOTE: only the Level 1 is able to be completed part-time. From Level 2 onwards, students must be enrolled full time. |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete all level 1 subjects before attempting any level 2 subjects. Must successfully complete all level 3 subjects before attempting any level 4 subjects. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students will be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A student who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 47% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 12 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF NURSING SCIENCE – BACHELOR OF MIDWIFERY |
Approved abbreviation | BNSc-BMid |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Available as an additional 24 credit points of study - Bachelor of Nursing Science (Honours) [end-on] |
Eligibility | Students must satisfy the School requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to the honours degree. |