Bachelor of Midwifery and Bachelor of Nursing

Prepare for a career supporting life and bringing new life into the world. Our double degree in midwifery and nursing gives you the knowledge and skills for two distinct, in-demand professions.
During your Bachelor of MidwiferyBachelor of Nursing degree, you’ll acquire practical skills for each profession – and the healthcare knowledge common to both.
You'll practise your new skills in a safe environment on campus, using technology that simulates patient care. You'll also undertake many weeks’ supported clinical practice, working with real patients. By the time you graduate, you'll be work-ready – with genuine experience caring for women through pregnancy, childbirth, and post-birth.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Utilise comprehensive health assessment of the client, including consideration of physical, psychological, sociological, spiritual and cultural factors;
Advocate for principles of culturally sensitive woman-centred and person-centred care across the lifespan;
Adopt a wellness and preventative health approach to woman-centred and person-centred care using principles of health promotion;
Synthesise bioscience and pharmacology knowledge and apply this to midwifery and nursing practice;
Interrogate evidence relating to midwifery and nursing philosophy and practice to inform planning, implementation and evaluation of care;

Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English (or equivalent).
AND
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Health And Human Development, any Mathematics or Psychology.
OR
Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent) in Nursing, Health Sciences or similar.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate that they meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) English language skills registration standard.

As part of this standard, applicants must be able to demonstrate that they have evidence of completing:
At least 5 years (full time equivalent) continuous education taught and assessed in English, in any of the recognised countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, United States of America, Canada, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom).
OR
IELTS with a minimum IELTS (academic module) overall score of 7 and a minimum score of 7 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
OR
OET with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
OR
PTE Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
OR
TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test: 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing, and 23 for speaking.