Deakin University's Bachelor of Nursing /Bachelor of Midwifery course provides the knowledge, skills, and ethical understanding students need to become a successful registered nurse and midwife– launching students into a career where they can make a real difference. This course prepares them to provide both high quality woman-centred midwifery care and patient-centred nursing care. Midwives play an invaluable role in supporting women across the continuum of pregnancy, labour and birth and the first weeks following birth.
Deakin University’s Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Midwifery is developed in consultation with Deakin ‘s healthcare partners, ensuring students are always connected to those at the forefront of industry. The course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, enabling clear career outcomes upon graduation.
Clinical placements begin in Trimester 1 of students’ first year and continue throughout every trimester of the course with a total of over 40 weeks duration. Clinical placements provide an opportunity to care for people from diverse cultural backgrounds in a range of health care settings, enabling application of knowledge and further development of technical and non-technical skills. Clinical placements are undertaken in various metropolitan, regional, and rural healthcare settings and are supported by qualified and experienced clinicians.
Under the supervision of registered nurses and midwives, students will gain real-world experience by working within multidisciplinary healthcare teams across areas including:
- maternity care, including pregnancy, birthing and post-natal
- neonatal special care
- Paediatrics
- acute/sub-acute care
- medical and surgical care
- aged care
- Rehabilitation
- community nursing
- mental health nursing
Students will gain a valuable mix of hands-on clinical practice and theory with a nursing and midwifery school that’s ranked in the top 1% of universities globally. * As one of the most research-active schools in Australia, this School of Nursing and Midwifery boasts some of the best facilities and resources available.
As a nurse and midwife, students will be part of the largest health professional group in the world. This means their skills will be in-demand, both in Australia and overseas.
*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020
