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Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours)

Take your first step into contemporary midwifery research.

Our one-year honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows registered midwives to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities through coursework and a research project focused on a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll also extend your clinical practice knowledge with the opportunity to complete a professional internship.

Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast Direct application to USC
Minimum selection threshold

GPA Requirement

UniSC program code
SC423
Commence
Semester 1 or 2
Duration
1 year full time or equivalent part time
Fee type 2017
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Total courses
8
Total units
96

Our one-year honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows registered midwives to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities through coursework and a research project focused on a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll also extend your clinical practice knowledge with the opportunity to complete a professional internship.

At USC, you can choose from a diverse range of research topic areas and benefit from face-to-face support and strong industry links.

At the end of the program, you’ll have clinical practice knowledge and a developed capacity to undertake research within a midwifery practice context. Take advantage of advanced roles that develop with the planned health precinct on the Sunshine Coast, new maternity services and models, and increasing demand for midwifery researchers.

If you’re not a registered midwife and want to study midwifery, check out our Bachelor of Nursing Science / Bachelor of Midwifery.

Admission requirements

Students will have satisfied the requirements for the award of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Midwifery award (or equivalent), be registered with AHPRA; met the English language requirement and have demonstrated a high level of achievement evidenced by a GPA of 5.0 over the second and third year of a degree program.

Career opportunities
  • Registered Midwife in a wide range of practice contexts and roles
  • Midwifery researcher
  • Pathway to an academic career

Program structure

Coursework component (4)

NUR709 Advanced Haematology
NUR713 Medical Laboratory Placement 2
NUR721 Medical Microbiology

PLUS select 1 course from:

HLT701 Medical Biochemistry
HLT702 Blood Banking
NUR705 Medical Laboratory Placement 3
NUR707 Communication and Thought
NUR722 Introductory Bioscience
NUR751 Practice Foundations
PUB708 Health, Culture and Society

Research component (4)

NUR731A Anatomy and Physiology
NUR731B Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
NUR731C Preparation for Practice 1
NUR731F Contexts of practice: child, youth and family

Classes of honours

The degree will be awarded in one of the three classes:

  • Class 1
  • Class 2 (awarded as Division 1 or Division 2)
  • Class 3

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 96

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
  • Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression