Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery
Course Overview
Make a difference in the lives of individuals of all ages, from children and adults to mothers, babies and families, with an exciting, diverse and rewarding career in nursing and midwifery. UQ’s innovative Bachelor of Nursing / Midwifery dual degree program takes a narrative and patient/woman-focused approach to learning, integrating practice across diverse, complex and dynamic healthcare environments. You'll benefit from a program that combines theory and practice through a variety of teaching methods, including narrative workshops, online learning and clinical simulation. You'll integrate theory with practice across a range of healthcare settings, undertaking more than 1,000 hours of supervised clinical placement in hospitals and other healthcare organisations. You'll also have opportunities to engage with innovative models of healthcare, such as telehealth. Included in these hours are midwifery ‘continuity of care’ experiences that are completed over the duration of the program. Providing continuity of care involves accompanying a woman and her family through the pregnancy, labour, birth and postpartum experience, in a variety of models of care. Students may receive the opportunity to undertake a placement outside the Brisbane metropolitan area. Additionally, subsidised international placement opportunities may be available, subject to funding.
