Bachelor of Nursing Science – Bachelor of Midwifery
Information valid for students commencing in 2014.
Course Code | 103210 |
Version | 3 |
Faculty | Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English Recommended: Biology, Chemistry and any Maths |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non-English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule II of the JCU Admissions policy. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). To successfully complete the Bachelor of Nursing Science –Bachelor of Midwifery degree students are required to recruit pregnant women who consent to the student attending and observing aspects of their care provision. Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students. |
Post admission Requirements | Hepatitis B immunisation: Students must provide evidence of being immune to hepatitis B within the first teaching period of their studies. A blood-borne viral disease may result in a student’s inability to obtain a placement in a Queensland Health facility and consequently may result in their inability to complete the requirements of the course as accredited by the relevant professional accrediting body. If a student has not complied with the above requirement by the last day of the first teaching period of their studies, their enrolment will be terminated immediately. Suitability to Work with Children Card (blue card): This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements that may involve contact with children under 18 years of age. Students are required to obtain a Suitability to Work with Children Card (which involves a criminal history check undertaken by the Queensland Police) before the start of the first placement. Students must retain a current Suitability to Work with Children Card for the duration of their course, as failure to do so will result in the termination of their admission to the course. For more information, refer to: https://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/ Australian Federal Police check: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Some placement agencies will require students to produce a current Australian Federal Police check. This is in addition to the requirements for a Blue Card. Students must provide written confirmation of clearance to the Clinical Placement Officer prior to commencement of clinical placement. Application documents can be accessed at: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 96 credit points as per course structure |
Additional completion requirements | Graduates must meet the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Council Incorporated (ANMC) competency standards for the Registered Nurse and the ANMC competency standards for the Registered Midwife to be eligible for registration with the NMBA NMBA requirements for fitness to practice, police checks and minimum English language proficiency must also be met. These standards may be found on the following link – Nursing Midwifery Board |
Course learning outcomes | On successful completion of the course, the graduate will be able to:
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Course Structure
Core Subjects
Level 1
BM1011:03 Physiological Systems and Processes 1
BM1022:03 Physiological Systems and Processes 2
HS1111:03 Communication for Nursing and Midwifery
NS1003:03 Introduction to Midwifery Practice
NS1004:03 Foundations of Midwifery Practice
NS1211:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 1
NS1220:03 Primary Health Care
NS1222:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 2
Level 2
NS2003:03 Promoting Healthy Labour, Birth and the Postnatal Period
NS2004:03 Challenges to the Pregnancy Continuum
NS2015:03 Law and Ethics for Nursing and Midwifery
NS2022:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 3
NS2113:03 Grief and Crisis Management
NS2218:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 4 (BNSc-BMid)
PP2131:03 Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
PP2231:03 Human Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2
Level 3
HS3101:03 Indigenous Health Studies for Nursing and Midwifery
NS3003:03 Pregnancy Continuum: At Risk Events
NS3004:03 Working with Women to Provide Family Centred Neonatal Care
NS3118:03 Evidence-Based Practice
NS3119:03 Nutrition for Nursing and Midwifery Practice
NS3226:06 Capstone - Clinical Nursing Practice 6
NS3362:03 Clinical Nursing Practice 5 (BNSc/BMid)
Level 4
HS4101:03 Capstone: Midwifery Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women and their families
NS4003:03 Rural and Remote Issues in Midwifery and Health Care Access
NS4004:03 Complex Maternity Care
NS4007:03 Pharmacology for Midwives
NS4008:06 Capstone - Midwifery
NS4320:03 Community Approaches to Care
NS4340:03 Nursing for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 4 years full-time or 5 years part-time – NOTE: only the Level 1 is able to be completed part-time. From Level 2 onwards, students must be enrolled full time. |
Maximum time to complete | 6 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Must successfully complete all level 1 subjects before attempting any level 2 subjects. Must successfully complete all level 3 subjects before attempting any level 4 subjects. |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Clinical placement/professional practice: This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students will be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements). Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students |
Special assessment requirements | Refer to Review of a Student’s Suitability to Continue a Course Involving Placement policy. |
Accreditation requirements | Nil |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the degree and who gained 47% or more of the marks for that subject may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 12 credit points |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 11 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Nil |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable – this course does not have majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Bachelor of Nursing Science - Bachelor of Midwifery (Hons) is available as an additional year of study. |
Eligibility | Candidates must satisfy the School requirements relating to the standard of academic achievement necessary to proceed to the honours degree. |