IELTS total 7.0, IELTS reading 7.0, IELTS writing 7.0, IELTS speaking 7.0, IELTS listening 7.0
TOEFL iBT: total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening
PTE Academic: Overall score of 65 AND Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening
Midwives deliver critical care at one of the most important times in a woman’s life. This degree will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge needed to expertly provide that care.
You’ll do much of your learning in UniSA's unique clinician-led, simulated hospital and health services on campus, which are some of the most advanced in the State.
You’ll also embark on real-world, hands-on clinical placements under the supervision of registered Midwives, following women during their unique pregnancy, birth and postnatal journeys.
You'll learn how to expertly deliver midwifery care, along with the legal and ethical responsibilities of Midwives. You'll also explore the political, socio-cultural, economic and technological influences on midwifery practices today.
There is a strong focus on theory and practical experience, so much of your learning is done in our clinician-led, authentic simulated hospital environment. Here you'll have the opportunity to practice your skills through real-life scenarios and feel confident and prepared for clinical practice. This simulated hospital environment is the only one of its kind in South Australia.
You’ll embark on real-world clinical placements across metro, regional and rural hospitals and health services, under the supervision of registered Midwives. During these placements you’ll be actively involved in a minimum of 30 normal births, and in the pre- and post-birth care of at least 100 women. You'll also follow 15 women through their pregnancy and birth journeys through the Continuity Of Care Experience (COCE).
All midwifery students will need to complete clinical placements and Continuity of Care experiences in South Australia. They must be completed on a full-time basis, and shift work will be required over a seven-day roster. Due to the on-call nature of 'continuity of care', students may be required to carry these out over more than one study period.
CRICOS CODE : 036241G
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Degree structure
Year 1 - Introduction to Midwifery Practice
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Foundations of Midwifery
Human Body 1
Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Foundation Practicum 1
Human Body 2
First Peoples' Health
Healthy Mothers and Babies
Year 2 - Developing Midwifery Competence
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Complex Care across the Childbirth Continuum
Fetal and Maternal Pathophysiology
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Development Practicum 2
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
Complex Care of the Neonate
Pharmacology and Diagnostics for Midwives
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Practice Development Practicum 3
Year 3 - Transition to Midwifery Professional Practice
First Semester (Study Period 1, 2 or 3)
Research Methodologies
Perinatal Mental Health and Wellbeing
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Transition Practicum 4
Second Semester (Study Period 4, 5 or 6), Summer Term (Study Period 7)
Becoming a Midwife
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Transition Practicum 5
Midwifery Project
Students who have completed a Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent and are a registered nurse with a current practising certificate
will be granted 49.5 units of credit and are required to complete the following
Year 1
Contemporary Midwifery Practice
Normal Pregnancy and Childbirth
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Foundation Practicum 1
Complex Care of the Neonate
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Practice Development Practicum 3
Year 2
Complex Care across the Childbirth Continuum
Fetal and Maternal Pathophysiology
Experiential Learning Activity: Midwifery Transition Practicum 5
Midwives are at the forefront of maternity care in Australia, providing guidance, support and advice to women throughout pregnancy, labour, birth and in the postnatal transition. Midwives play a central role in the promotion of normal birth, which includes screening, assessments, detection of complications and providing emergency care to both the woman and her baby in collaboration with other health professionals.
Midwives play a significant role in health education such as family planning, preparing for birth, parenting and infant care.
Registered Midwives work in multidisciplinary healthcare teams in many settings, such as:
community services
public or private hospitals
rural and remote healthcare
home-based services
health agencies
midwifery education
research.
OSHC: 530 ($) per year
