92.3% employed within four months of graduating.
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023-2025, undergraduate Nursing & Midwifery
Degree overview
Specialise in woman-centred care
As a midwife, you will partner with women/birthing people, their babies and their families through pregnancy, labour, birth and the early parenting period.
Our Bachelor of Midwifery program produces outstanding midwifery graduates that are highly sought after for employment.
The degree has been co-designed with industry stakeholders to ensure our students are equipped with the most current midwifery knowledge and practice.
You will engage in experiential learning in high tech simulation labs where you can safely practice your skills and prepare for your midwifery professional experience placements. You may also complete part of your placement in a rural area, giving you the chance to experience the close-knit communities that support birth in regional and remote settings.
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Clinical placement
throughout program
Career opportunities
Subject to accreditation and approval, the program will be available for commencement from 2027 and following successful completion, graduates will be eligible to apply for registration with the NMBA under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme administered by ANMAC.
On completion of this degree, you’ll be able to work in roles such as:
- Midwife (hospital, community, private practice, homebirth)
- Clinical midwife educator
- Midwifery manager
- Research or policy work
- Midwifery academic
- Private midwifery practice
$70,900 median starting salary.
Graduate Outcomes Survey 2023-2025, undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery
Course overview
A mix of both face-to-face and online learning is provided to ensure you are able to be with women/birthing people when required, including births, through the continuity of care experiences.
Areas of study include:
- Introduction to Midwifery Knowledge and Care
- Normal Physiology of the Perinatal Period
- Human bioscience for Nursing and Midwifery
- Pathophysiology in Midwifery Practice
- Complex Care in Midwifery Practice
- Foundations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Midwifery Care
- Advanced human bioscience
- Introductory pharmacology
- Midwifery futures
- Midwifery professional experience placement
- Perinatal mental health
- Translational Knowledge in Midwifery
Student experience
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Career-ready placements
You will have the opportunity to complete over 1,000 hours of clinical experience in a maternity service environment. You will participate in clinical placement in a hospital and continuity of care relationships with childbearing women. Students will engage in simulated practice in specially designed simulation laboratories and will participate in midwifery skills practice, including physical examination, and social and emotional assessment, with childbearing women and gender diverse people on midwifery placement under the supervision of a midwife/obstetrician.
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Campus Life
Our campuses are welcoming, inspiring, and collaborative places for students, staff, and the community. Explore our beautiful campuses and discover what it’s like to study at the University of Newcastle.
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Scholarships
Our scholarships recognise achievement and support enthusiastic and dedicated students. If you are a current student, or planning to study with us, we encourage you to apply for all scholarships you meet the criteria for.
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Accommodation
Living on campus is an experience unlike any other. Whether you're from across Australia or around the globe, your home on campus is where you'll form lifelong friendships and harness your potential in a supportive and diverse community.
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How to apply
Apply as a domestic student
You are a domestic student if you are:
- An Australian or New Zealand citizen (including dual citizens)
- A permanent resident of Australia
- A holder of a permanent Australian visa.
Locations of Study and Clinical Placement
As a Bachelor of Midwifery student, you’ll complete a minimum of 1,076 hours of midwifery professional experience placement (MPEP) throughout your degree.
Placements are designed to prepare you for real-world practice and may be scheduled within and outside standard university term dates.
You’ll complete your placement at one primary hospital location for the duration of your studies, helping you build strong clinical skills and professional relationships. There are also opportunities to broaden your experience through short-term voluntary rural, metropolitan, or international exchanges.
You’ll engage in simulated practice in specially designed simulation laboratories and will conduct emotional, social and physical examinations of women/birthing people on midwifery placement under the supervision of a midwife/obstetrician. You will engage in peer learning on campus and virtually.
You have the option of completing your studies at either Newcastle or Gosford.
All students are required to be verified for midwifery professional practice. Verification includes screening and immunisation for infectious diseases, working with children and criminal record checks and other measures to ensure the safety of other students, staff and the people for whom they provide care.
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