A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points (cp) as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (21 units) | 230cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 230 credit points as detailed below. MID110 Foundations of Midwifery MID111 Midwifery Practice 1: Preparation for Midwifery Practice SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 MID120 Supporting Physiological Pregnancy and Birth MID121 Midwifery Practice 2: Being with Women NUR135 Primary Health Care SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 MID210 Complex Pregnancy MID211 Midwifery Practice 3: Complex pregnancy MID212 Pharmacology for Midwives MID213 First Nations Australian Women's Health MID223 Transition to Parenthood and Breastfeeding MID222 Complex Labour, Birth, Postpartum and the Compromised Newborn NUR256 Research and Evidence Based Practice MID221 Midwifery Practice 4: Complex Labour, Birth, Postpartum and the Compromised Newborn MID311 Midwifery Practice 5: Managing Emergencies (20cp) MID312 Midwifery in the Global Context MID313 Managing Emergencies for Women and Babies MID320 Perinatal Psychosocial Health MID421 Midwifery Practice 6: Becoming a Midwife (20cp) MID422 Transition to Professional Practice |
Specialist Elective (1 unit) | 10cp | Specialist Elective unit totalling 10 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below. NUR132 Communication for Person-centred Practice (Completed by Bachelor of Midwifery students - excluding those entering under the RN Credit Pathway) OR MID112 Midwifery Practice for Registered Nurses (only Registered Nurses complete this unit as part of the RN credit pathway) |
| 240cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)
- A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.