Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery
Overview
Double your professional worth and career opportunities by earning two degrees from one of Australia’s leading nursing and midwifery schools.
Imagine the difference you could make to the lives of young and old, mothers, babies and entire families with an exciting, diverse and rewarding career in nursing and midwifery.
UQ’s innovative Bachelors 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 links 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 1000 hours of supervised clinical placement in a range of clinical settings that include hospitals and a variety of other healthcare organisations.
Included in these hours are ‘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. You'll also have opportunities to engage with innovative models of healthcare, such as telehealth.
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.
Program highlights
- Gain knowledge and professional recognition across two programs.
- Start your practical experience in your first year, where you'll undertake rostered clinical placement shifts and clinical skills simulations.
- Consolidate your knowledge and skills through extended clinical placements in your final year, streamlining your transition from student to registered nurse.
How you'll learn
Your learning experiences are designed to best suit the learning outcomes of the courses you choose.
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Work placements
- Overseas study
Placements and work experience
You will undertake more than 1000 hours of supervised clinical practice in a range of clinical settings that includes hospitals and a variety of health care organisation. You will have the opportunity during your placements to apply your theoretical knowledge acquired through coursework to practice and develop your clinical skills in real life settings.
This includes '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. You'll also have opportunities to engage with innovative models of healthcare, such as telehealth.
You will commence your clinical placements in the first year of the program. Over the first three years of the program you will normally complete multiple shorter placements incorporating 8-hour shifts and in the final year you will complete extended full time clinical placements in Nursing and Midwifery.
Further information about placement providers can be found here.
What you'll study
At UQ, degrees are called 'programs' and subjects are called 'courses'.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
- Registered nurse
- Midwife
- Registered nurse (aged care)
- Community midwife
- Registered nurse (community health)
- International aid worker
- Registered nurse (critical care and emergency)
- Antenatal midwife
- Registered nurse (child and family health)
Graduate salary
Nursing (undergraduate)
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Next steps after graduation
When you graduate, you are responsible for your own registration as a health professional with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
You can generally submit a graduate application for registration about six weeks before receiving your final results. After your results are released and you’ve received your completion letter confirming you have completed the requirements of your course, your faculty or school will send your details to AHPRA. AHPRA can then finalise your application.
Contact your faculty if you have any questions about your details being provided to AHPRA. You can also check the status of your application directly with AHPRA.
Professional memberships
When you graduate, you may be eligible for memberships with the following professional organisations. Contact the organisation to find out how to become a member.
- Australian College of Midwives
- Australian College of Nursing
Professional registration
When you graduate, you may be eligible for registration with the following professional organisations. Contact the organisation to find out how to register.
- Nursing And Midwifery Board Of Australia. Please See The Nmba Website For Additional Mandatory Registration Requirements.
Program accreditation
The Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery is accredited by:
- Australian Nursing And Midwifery Accreditation Council
In my final semester I travelled to Rockhampton to work with the Royal Flying Doctors Service. This opportunity allowed me to fly to multiple towns across Queensland to help those who were sick or injured.
In my final semester I travelled to Rockhampton to work with the Royal Flying Doctors Service. This opportunity allowed me to fly to multiple towns across Queensland to help those who were sick or injured.
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Entry requirements
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Minimum entry score
Check the minimum entry scores for the individual programs. You must meet the higher score.
Entry score threshold
| ATAR / Rank | IB |
|---|---|
| 92.1 | 35 |
These are the lowest adjusted scores we made an offer to in Semester 1, 2023. Entry scores are based on the most recent Semester 1 intake and are updated in April each year. Meeting the entry score threshold doesn't guarantee admission.
English language requirements
IELTS overall 7; reading 7; writing 7; speaking 7; listening 7. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT - Overall 100, listening 25, reading 25, writing 27, speaking 23.
Pearsons - Overall 72, sub bands minimum 72.
Bridging English (BE) results, TOEFL PB, CES, BEP, and OET not accepted.
There are other ways to meet the English language requirements. For some programs, additional conditions apply.
Inherent requirements
To complete this degree, you have to meet its inherent requirements by demonstrating essential skills and attributes. Read the inherent requirements before you apply.
Student visas
International students who are accepted into full-time study in the Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery are eligible to apply for an Australian student visa (subclass 500).
There are a number of requirements you must satisfy before a visa is granted, including the genuine temporary entrant (GTE) requirement.
Entry score range
This table shows the range of entry scores for recent secondary students offered a place in the BNursing/Midwifery for Semester 1, 2023
| Without adjustments | With adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest | 99.95 | 99.95 |
| Median | 95.25 | 97.2 |
| Lowest | 90.65 | 92.1 |
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Additional application information
Prior to applying, applicants should ensure they will be able to meet placement requirements outlined on this website.
Applications for credit based on a Diploma of Nursing
Upon receiving an offer into the program, an application for credit may be lodged if evidence is provided of current AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse and completion of one of following qualifications within 10 years prior to admission to the program:
- HLT54115 - Diploma of Nursing (Release 1)
- HLT51612 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 nursing) (Release 1)
English Language Requirements
You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries:
- Australia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Republic of Ireland
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Additional application information
This program has limited intake capacity.
Prior to applying, applicants should ensure they will be able to meet placement requirements outlined on this website.
Applications for credit based on a Diploma of Nursing
Upon receiving an offer into the program, an application for credit may be lodged if evidence is provided of current AHPRA registration as an Enrolled Nurse and completion of one of following qualifications within 10 years prior to admission to the program:
- HLT54115 - Diploma of Nursing (Release 1)
- HLT51612 - Diploma of Nursing (Enrolled-Division 2 nursing) (Release 1)
English Language Requirements
You must have attended and satisfactorily completed at least 6 years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between grades 7 and 12. This education must have been completed in one of the following countries:
- Australia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- Republic of Ireland
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
Fees and Scholarships
Indicative annual fee
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
$5,140
2023
$5,140
2023
Approximate yearly cost of tuition (16 units). Your fees will vary according to your selected courses and study load. Fees are reviewed each year and may increase.
AUD $37,408
2023
AUD $37,408
2023
Additional costs
- Annual CPR re-certification (approximately $80 per year)
- Students are expected to fund travel and living expenses associated with placements, some of which may be outside the Brisbane metropolitan area.
- First Aid Certificate (including CPR) (approximately $130 renewed every 3 years)
- Police check for criminal history ($45)
- A clinical uniform shirt is required and may be purchased through the School.
- Costs for vaccinations and serology are the responsibility of the student and will vary based on individual and program requirements.
Government assistance
Financial aid
As an international student, you might be eligible for financial aid – either from your home country, or from the Australian Government.
HECS-HELP
Domestic places in the Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery are Commonwealth Supported. This means the cost of your education is shared between you and the Australian Government.
Instead of tuition fees, Commonwealth Supported students pay what are called student contribution amounts.
HECS-HELP is an Australian Government loan scheme to assist eligible students with the cost of their student contribution amounts.
Centrelink support
The Australian Government offers a number of income-support payments to eligible Australian university students.
Scholarships
You may be eligible for more than 100 scholarships, including:
How to apply
Applying online
If your senior schooling is from outside Australia, you can submit your application to UQ. Or, if you prefer, you can use an approved UQ agent in your country.
The program code for the Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery is 2290.
Find out more about applying for undergraduate study
If your senior schooling is from Australia
Submit your application to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre if you're an international student who is currently studying:
- Australian Year 12 (in Australia or another country), or
- the International Baccalaureate in Australia.
The QTAC code for the Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery is 728602.
Applying through QTAC
All domestic applications should be submitted to the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
The QTAC code for the Bachelors of Nursing / Midwifery is 728602.
Important dates
If you’re studying Year 12 in Australia, go to the QTAC website to check the closing date for this program.
If you’re applying to UQ, the closing date for this program is:
- To commence study in semester 1 - November 30 of the previous year.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
Important dates
To check the closing date for this program, go to the QTAC website.
To learn more about UQ dates, including semester start dates, view the Academic Calendar.
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Pathway options
A rank or score doesn’t determine your potential.
If you're not offered a place in your first-choice program – or if you don't meet the entry requirements – you still have a number of options.
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