Bachelor of Midwifery

To meet the practice requirements of a registered midwife, you undertake approximately 1,000 hours of supervised midwifery Work Integrated Learning (WIL). You will attend antenatal and postnatal assessments/visits with women; provide direct care to women during labour; assist women during birth and support women and their babies with diverse needs across pregnancy, labour and birth, and the postnatal period.

While SCU considers your current residential address when allocating placements, local placements are not guaranteed. It is essential to keep your address up to date in MyEnrolment, as inaccurate information may result in a placement that requires extended travel. You should be prepared to travel to your allocated placement, which may be outside your immediate local area and will require access to reliable transport. You are responsible for organising and covering any associated costs, including travel, accommodation, and related expenses.

Yes. The Bachelor of Midwifery is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and provides the necessary academic qualification for eligibility as a Registered Midwife in Australia. Graduating students will have the necessary qualification to be eligible to register and practise as a midwife in Australia. Further training may be required to practice in other countries or to work as a privately practising midwife.

To meet the University's minimum English Language Proficiency requirement, an applicant must provide a written declaration that English is their primary language per the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia requirements, or achieve one of the following within two years of commencement: IELTS (Academic) overall score of 7 (with 7 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, and 6.5 in Writing); OET minimum score of B in Listening, Reading and Speaking and C+ in Writing; PTE Academic overall score of 66 (with 66 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, and 56 in Writing); TOEFL iBT total of 94 (with 24 listening, 24 reading, 27 writing, and 23 speaking); or Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency minimum score of 185 in Listening, Reading and Speaking, and 176 for Writing.

Study areas in the Bachelor of Midwifery include anatomy and physiology, midwifery theory and practice, primary healthcare, perinatal mental health, care during preconception, pregnancy, labour and birth, early parenting, psychosocial sciences, and women's health.