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Bachelor of Midwifery (Preregistration)

Study Midwifery at Flinders

Provide midwifery care to women, babies, their families and communities.

Get equipped with the essential skills to provide high quality, safe and effective woman-centred care. With a focus on the principles of primary health care and continuity of care, you will develop an understanding of various midwifery models to enable you to apply theory and skills in your daily practice.

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Prerequisites

None

Assumed knowledge

None

2024 selection rank

80.00

Guaranteed selection rank

85.00

Adjustment factors available

Yes

SATAC code

214431

Delivery mode
In person:
  • – Bedford Park
Online: No
Duration

3 years full-time
(or part-time equivalent)

Annual indicative fee
  • 2024: $5,566
How are these fees calculated?
Start dates
  • – March

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Why study Midwifery at Flinders

  • Gain all the skills and knowledge required to register as a practising midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia
  • Undertake professional placements in all areas including antenatal, labour, birthing, postnatal and special care nursery
  • Develop your skills in state-of-the-art clinical laboratories, which include simulation equipment
  • Learn to be a confident and responsible professional who provides support, care and advice to women before, during and after childbirth
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Your career

A range of programs with limited places may be available in public and private hospitals to assist graduate registered midwives in their first year of practice, with clinical rotations, preceptorship, and educational support throughout their progression.

Your degree is the first step towards a range of employment opportunities including registered midwife positions in settings such as:

  • midwifery group practice
  • antenatal education
  • community health
  • private practice.

Potential employers include:

  • public and private hospitals
  • community health organisations
  • medical practices.

Professional accreditation/recognition

This degree is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council. Graduates of this degree are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as registered midwives.

What you will study

First year

A typical first year may include:
  • core topics in contexts of midwifery practice, foundational sciences and professional skills, perinatal mental health, anatomy and physiology of reproduction, and Indigenous health for midwives
  • clinical placement topics in introduction to midwifery practice, and maternal and infant assessment skills.

Second year

A typical second year may include:
  • core topics in maternal and infant nutrition, evidence for midwifery practice, clinical pharmacology and clinical sciences, and applied pharmacology for midwives
  • clinical placement topics in midwifery skills and midwifery care for the woman with complex needs.

Third year

A typical third year may include:
  • core topics in working in communities, midwifery care for the woman with complex needs, and professional midwifery practice
  • clinical placement topics in midwifery care for the neonate with complex needs, women's health for midwives, and a midwifery practicum.

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Undertake 29 weeks of placement across the 3 year degree in public and private hospitals across metropolitan, rural and remote settings to expand your knowledge and skill base and put theory into practice.

In order to complete the degree, you will need to undertake compulsory clinical placements including but not limited to:

  • DHS Aged Care Sector
  • Working with Children Check and Vulnerable Person Employment Screening
  • Police Check
  • SA Tuberculosis Services Screen
  • Immunisations
  • Annual Influenza
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate
  • Manual Handling
  • Hand hygiene
  • Infection Control
  • Bloodsafe Clinical Transfusion Practice
  • SA Health Electronic Medical Record training.

If you are unable to meet these requirements*, you will not be able to undertake your professional experience placement.

*Requirements are subject to change.

 

Study abroad

Opportunities are available for 3rd year midwifery students to undertake a 4 week placement in the Northern Territory working in remote health facilities partnering with local indigenous communities.

When international borders re-open there will be opportunities for 3rd year midwifery students to undertake short study trips in South East Asia.

ATAR and Student Profile Information

The table below shows ATAR and Selection Rank data for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR commencing in Semester 1, 2024. It is limited to applicants that have recently completed secondary education (within the last two years). Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – less than 5 ATAR based offers made
N/A – This course uses additional selection criteria and therefore Selection Rank is not published
ATAR-based offers only across all offer rounds ATAR - Excluding adjustment factors Selection Rank - ATAR plus any adjustment factors
Highest rank to receive an offer 95.20 98.85
Median rank to receive an offer 82.92 87.42
Lowest rank to receive an offer 73.05 80.00

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced study in this course in Semester 1, 2024 including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia. Applicant background groupings are based on educational background, not basis of admission. Data may reflect multiple courses available within a suite of courses.

Notes:
<5 – the number of students is less than 5
N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
Applicant background (Semester 1, 2024) Number of students Percentage of all students
Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) 27 47%
Vocational education and training (VET) study 13 22%
Work and life experience <5 <5
Recent secondary education - Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) 11 19%
Recent secondary education - Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test) N/P N/P
Recent secondary education - Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration pathways) 0 0
International Students 0 0
All students 58 100%

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How to apply

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Choose your preferred course.

 

2

Check the entry requirements and admission pathways available to you.

 

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Choose other courses to include in your preferences.

 

4

Visit SATAC and submit your application online.

Applicants can apply for this course using Year 12 qualifications, previous higher education study, TAFE/VET qualifications, or through adult entry (STAT/Foundation Studies/tertiary preparation course).

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An annual subquota is available for applicants from rural and remote areas. To be considered for the rural and remote subquota applicants must apply to SATAC in the normal way.

Applicants must also, within 10 working days after submitting the SATAC application, submit a Statutory Declaration to SATAC which confirms that they have lived in non-metropolitan areas of Australia (Remoteness Classifications RA2 to RA5) for at least 5 consecutive years, or 10 years cumulatively, from birth (i.e. during any period of their life). A Statutory Declaration form can be downloaded here (PDF 95KB).

Applicants can check their eligibility in accordance with the definition above using the search tool at the Remoteness Area (RA) Locator site. Filter your search using the ASGS Remoteness Areas (2016) layer.

Am I eligible?

Before commencing study to become a registered nurse, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) requires you to demonstrate a high level of English language proficiency. 

 To do this, applicants must do one of the following:

  • Declare English is your primary language and before the course start date, you will have satisfactorily completed at least six years of schooling in English in one of the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom. At least two of the six years must be at a secondary school level, OR
  • Undertake an approved English language proficiency test no more than two years before the course start date and achieve specified minimum test results as indicated in the English language skills registration standard of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
    Example: minimum of Academic IELTS 7.0 overall and 7.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening.
    Acceptable tests are: IELTS (Academic), OET (Nursing), PTE (Academic),
    OR
  • Declare you hold current registration as an enrolled nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – Nursing and Midwifery (AHPRA).

When you graduate and apply for registration as a registered nurse in Australia, you will also need to meet the English language skills registration standard of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

The Inherent Course Requirements statement is designed to help prospective students make informed decisions about whether they will be in a position to complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Nursing and/or the Bachelor of Midwifery. Prospective students who intend to enrol in this course should carefully check the requirements listed in the document below to determine whether they are able to meet them.

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How to apply

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Check entry requirements.

 

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Check your eligibility for credit.

 

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Obtain certified documents.

 

6

Submit your application and documents.

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Before commencing study to become a registered nurse, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) requires you to demonstrate a high level of English language proficiency. 

 To do this, applicants must do one of the following:

  • Declare English is your primary language and before the course start date, you will have satisfactorily completed at least six years of schooling in English in one of the following countries: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, United States, Canada, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom. At least two of the six years must be at a secondary school level, OR
  • Undertake an approved English language proficiency test no more than two years before the course start date and achieve specified minimum test results as indicated in the English language skills registration standard of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.
    Example: minimum of Academic IELTS 7.0 overall and 7.0 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening.
    Acceptable tests are: Academic IELTS, OET, PTE Academic, TOEFL iBT, OR
  • Declare you hold current registration as an enrolled nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency – Nursing and Midwifery (AHPRA).

When you graduate and apply for registration as a registered nurse in Australia, you will also need to meet the English language skills registration standard of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

If you don’t meet our English language entry requirements and need to improve your English language proficiency, you can do so through Flinders University Academy – or our approved English Language Instruction Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) providers.

This means that you can attend the required English language tuition at approved ELICOS providers and gain direct entry into university without an IELTS or TOEFL test.

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If you don’t meet our academic entry requirements, you can still gain entry to Flinders University through Flinders University Academy. With a range of diplomas, foundation and English language courses, students can find a direct pathway into the destination degree of their choice. 

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