Fast facts
Course type: Graduate entry
Course length: 1.5 years
Location: External
Course overview
The Bachelor of Midwifery (Registered Nurse entry) is for candidates who are graduates of a nursing degree and/or hold a current practising certificate as a registered nurse who would like to become eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Midwife (refer to Professional Recognition/Membership for further information).
Our aim is to prepare midwives to practise as competent, confident practitioners in all settings according to the full role and sphere of practice described in the international Definition of a Midwife (World Health Organisation, 1992).
Students in this course are required to do professional experience placement (work experience) during their program of study. Certain statutory and other requirements must be met before any student is permitted to attend placement. Details of these requirements.
What will I study?
Refer to the course rule.
What is Midwifery?
Midwifery encompasses the autonomous and collaborative care of women, families and the community.
Midwives are accountable and responsible professionals who provide support, care and advice to women before, during and after childbirth.
Why study Midwifery at Flinders?
- Our School of Nursing & Midwifery was the first to offer a Bachelor of Midwifery program in Australia in 1997 and has been at the forefront of midwifery innovation and development in Australia ever since.
- We have a strong commitment to excellence in midwifery education, research and practice and work to develop strong links with the midwifery profession in metropolitan and rural areas of Australia.
- We offer innovative practice-based education and aim to connect research, practice and teaching so that each informs the other.
- Our academic staff work closely with external clinical and community agency partners to create a curriculum and student practice that are informed by primary health care principles and demonstrate the highest levels of professionalism.
Professional Recognition/Membership
Our graduates are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a Registered Midwife.
Career opportunities
What can I do with my Bachelor of Midwifery degree?
Entry requirements
Applicants must:
- be registered nurses, and/or
- hold a current practising certificate.
Additional requirements:
Students:
- must make a self-declaration as to their fitness to practice and advise of any pre-existing illness or disability that may impair their ability to practice, and
- will be required to undergo a police check before their clinical placements, and
- will be required to provide an up to date immunization record before undertaking clinical placement.
Under the terms of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (South Australia) Act 2010, as a nursing and midwifery student enrolled in a course that provides a qualification for registration you are required (as a condition of your enrolment at the University) to register as a student with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia for the duration of your nursing/midwifery studies.
The registration process requires you to provide personal details to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia such as your health status and any criminal convictions.
For more information on how to apply for student registration go to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.
Applications and annual fees
| Domestic students | |
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| GradStart code: | 2BP001 |
| Mid year entry: | No |
| Applications: | SATAC GradStart |
| Annual fees: | Place type: Commonwealth-supported $5,866 |
| International students | |
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| CRICOS code: | Not applicable |
| Mid year entry: | Not applicable |
| Applications: | Not applicable |
| Annual fees: | Not applicable
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Note: Domestic student fees are indicative only. Further information: How are these fees calculated?
Related courses
Further study options
- A Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) is available
- Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Midwifery
- Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)
Course brochures
| Domestic students |
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Nursing & Midwifery (PDF 745KB) |
| International students |
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| Not applicable |
