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Bachelor of Midwifery

University of Canberra

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About

Make a difference to the lives of women and their families with UC's innovative Bachelor of Midwifery. Upon completion of this three-year full-time or five-year part-time degree, you'll play a vital role in building strong communities as a creative and socially valuable midwife. The degree accepts a small cohort of students each year, which allows for a highly flexible and personalised learning experience, giving you the opportunity to develop a very special bond with your fellow midwifery students.

The course offers work integrated learning (WIL) opportunities in a variety of practice areas that start early in your first year of full-time study. Over the course of your degree, you’ll undertake a total of 1,310 hours of clinical placements, including the provision of woman-centred care to 22 women during their journey through pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. The course has an extremely high graduate employment rate, and feedback from industry is that it produces ‘sensational’ midwives.

Study a Bachelor of Midwifery at UC and you will:

  • work with women in pregnancy, labour, birth and early parenting using a primary health framework
  • participate in WIL placements, including rostered and on-call shifts tending to women in labour and birth
  • learn to contribute to the development of services, policies and research into maternity care now and as a future leader
  • work at individual, family and community levels to facilitate all women’s rights to, and responsibilities in, active participation in their maternity care
  • contribute to new understandings of midwifery and other work by participating in research activities
  • experience a variety of workplace settings, including birth centres, regional and rural maternity units, and tertiary hospitals.

Programs in health and sport at UC aim to provide you with the skills and knowledge to improve the quality of life for both individuals and communities. Our programs focus on the study of physical and mental health, disease, community wellbeing, recovery and rehabilitation. We have excellent facilities for both study and research, with the new UC Hospital joining the student-led clinics in providing opportunities for interprofessional student placements and practice. Our research is focused through the Health Research Institute which consolidates and showcases the university's health and sport research strengths, building the scale, scope, sustainability and infrastructure necessary to support world-class health and sport research and to take it to the world. We have strong links to national and international sport and health organisations where opportunities exist for further student engagement, research and learning.

Areas of study

Midwifery.

Career opportunities

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Midwifery, you’ll be eligible to register as a midwife in Australia across a variety of settings, including rural and remote areas, hospitals, birth centres, communities and in women’s homes.

Professional recognition

Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration as a midwife in Australia and for full membership with the Australian College of Midwives.

Fees and charges

The Australian Government subsidises the tuition fee for this course. The remaining balance is paid by the student. Current UC fee information.

Essential requirements for admission

Note: Special requirements and policies apply.

Admission criteria

Applicants with recent secondary education

Recommended studies: ACT: Biology (Major), Chemistry (Major), English (Major), Mathematical Methods/Specialist Mathematics (Major). NSW: Biology, Chemistry, English Advanced, Mathematics Advanced.

Other applicants

Refer to the UC general admission criteria.

Student profile

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Further information

View all details of this course on the University of Canberra website.

ATAR profile

ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2024)

Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2024 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.

  1. This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
  2. The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
  3. The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.

Abbreviations

– = data is not available.
<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria

Student profile

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