Bachelor of Midwifery

Charles Darwin University

Australia, Darwin

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Charles Darwin University

Australia , Darwin

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

109438J

Credit point

240 Points

Campuses

Casuarina campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines3-Mar-2026

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

AUD 38,032 / year

Next Intake 3-Mar-2026

Bachelor of Midwifery

About

The Bachelor of Midwifery is a professionally accredited degree that qualifies you to register as a midwife. It is recognised as an approved program of study by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. At CDU you can study a Bachelor of Midwifery online with intensive weeks (clinical teaching blocks) or on campus, full-time or part-time, as you learn from experts in the field.

As a graduate of the Bachelor of Midwifery, you will be ready to provide woman-centred, evidence-based care for women, babies and families throughout the childbearing journey in a variety of settings, with a particular focus on rural, remote and First Nations Australians. You will help to promote the health and wellbeing of women and their families by supporting the woman's childbearing choices and providing expertise around pregnancy, birth, postnatal and the newborn periods. You will also be prepared to collaborate with other health professionals to continue midwifery care in complex situations.

At CDU we provide high-quality skills training that meets industry standards. We are dedicated to preparing and giving you the confidence to succeed in the real world. This course has compulsory attendance to multiple simulation teaching blocks facilitated at Darwin, Alice Springs and Sydney campuses.

Students are also required to undertake a professional experience placement each semester, varying in length from 3 to 6 weeks. Travel and associated costs are to be covered by you. Information will be given on a number of scholarships that students can apply for to support them with these costs. We are committed to sourcing placements in as many regions as possible throughout the country. However, some students may be expected to travel for their professional experience placement if we cannot source one near their home. By applying for this course, you confirm that you understand if CDU is unable to provide professional experience placements local to your home address you may need to travel for placement if you choose to apply.

As a midwifery student, you will have access to extensive technical and academic support, an easy-to-use online learning platform, and a network of nearly 400 midwifery students situated right across Australia. You will enjoy some flexibility of fitting studying around your family and work commitments and will need to be disciplined and committed in making time for study.

Practical placements

In order to complete the Bachelor of Midwifery, you are required to undertake professional experience placement. This provides you with invaluable practical experience and the readiness for midwifery practice.

Continuity of care is a core element of the course so a commitment to out-of-hours and between semester clinical work is required. Students must follow 10 -15 women across the duration of the degree, seeing these women four times antenatally, being on call for birth, and seeing them twice postnatally. These requirements are in addition to placement. These experiences must be done in your local community due to the many months of a woman-s journey. It also requires access to your local hospitals who may or may not support you to visit their facilities.

It is important to be aware that:

- In order to progress in the course, you are required to attend placements.

- All placements are arranged by CDU.

- Placements are subject to availability at healthcare facilities.

- Placements may include morning, evening, night, weekend and public holiday shifts. They may be scheduled shifts or on-call shifts.

- Non-attendance at placement may only occur in extenuating circumstances which, for the purpose of placements, do not include childcare and work commitments.

Compulsory attendance

This course has compulsory simulation teaching block attendance for one week each semester, facilitated at Darwin, Alice Springs or Sydney campuses. Students are also required to undertake a professional experience placement each semester, varying in length from 3 to 6 weeks. Travel and associated costs are to be covered by students themselves. Wherever possible, students are placed according to their residential address. However this is subject to availability of placements and not guaranteed. Depending on location, students may have to travel (including interstate) for their professional experience placements.

Safe practice

To study a Bachelor of Midwifery, you will need to have an inherent set of requirements. These are the essential abilities, knowledge and skills needed to achieve course learning outcomes and to be able to safely practice as a midwife.

Potential applicants are advised that midwifery is a profession which places considerable physical and psychological demands on the individual however the rewards of the profession can be profound.

Reporting obligations

Under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, CDU is required to register midwifery students with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and to notify AHPRA if a student has or develops a health impairment that may place the public at substantial risk of harm. Students have obligations under the National Law and are expected to understand their obligations prior to enrolling. More information on Student Registration is available on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia website.

Places are limited

The Bachelor of Midwifery is a quota course, which means CDU receives more applications than there are places available. In assessing applicants, CDU will prioritise eligible applicants residing in the NT. Remaining eligible applicants will be ranked in order of academic merit. Offers will be ranked and made in order of academic merit.

If you currently reside in the Northern Territory and have done so for a minimum of 12 months; or if you identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander you will compete in separate subquotas.

If you are not eligible to be considered for the above subquotas, you are still encouraged to apply, noting that it is a competitive course requiring high academic achievement in order to receive an offer.

Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) to practice as a midwife in all Australian States or Territories.

Further course information is available on the Institution course website

Essential Admission Requirements:

Midwifery students must meet a specific level of English language proficiency before they start in a course.

You can show English language proficiency by:

- completing a declaration that English is your primary language, or

- sitting an English language proficiency test.

See further information www.satac.edu.au/information-for-nursing-and-midwifery-applicants

Pre-clinical requirements:

You must provide proof that you have met all university and State/Territory pre-clinical requirements before starting clinical placements. These requirements include, but are not limited to:

- immunisation requirements

- Senior First Aid qualification

- annual criminal record checks

- working with children clearances

- fitness-to-practice requirements.

Potential applicants are advised that midwifery is a profession which places considerable physical and psychological demands on the individual however the rewards of the profession can be profound.

Disciplines

Faculty of Health

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

Quota

The Bachelor of Midwifery is a highly competitive course which has a quota of approximately 130 student places each year. CDU receives more applications than there are places available. In assessing applicants, and in keeping with CDU strategic planning documents, priority of admission is given to First Nations Australians, high-school graduates and Northern Territory residing students. Remaining eligible applicants will be ranked and offered a place in order of academic merit.

Separate SATAC course codes have been assigned to the Bachelor of Midwifery for full-time and part-time places in 2025. Due to quota restrictions applicants must apply for either a full-time or part-time place using the code provided.

Delivery Location	Mode	Attendance Type	SATAC Code
Casuarina Campus	Internal	Full-time	113181
Casuarina Campus	Internal	Part-time	113191
Online	External	Full-time	113185
Online	External	Part-time	113195

Admission criteria

Admission requirements are met by one of the following:

Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 80*.
Successful completion of a national qualification at Diploma level or higher.
Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma with a GPA of 5.5 and above.
Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.
Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 195.
Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program. the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses or a recognised enabling course of at least 12 months duration, with a competitive GPA.

* After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.

Additional admission requirements

Midwifery students must meet a specific level of English language proficiency before they start in a course.

You can show English language proficiency by:

completing a declaration that English is your primary language, or
sitting an English language proficiency test.

All applicants are required to meet the English Language Skills Registration Standard as outlined by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) at www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/.

Applicants will be required to submit the following via their SATAC application to demonstrate they meet the above standard prior to being included in offer rounds in one of the following ways:

1. PRIMARY LANGUAGE PATHWAY:

A signed English Language Declaration indicating the following:

English is their primary language; and
They have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English in a recognised country*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.

*Recognised countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, and USA.

2. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST PATHWAY

Applicants have achieved and can supply evidence of the required minimum scores in one of the following English language tests:

IELTS (Academic) Minimum Scores

Band score of 7.0 in all bands
(IELTS Indicator test is not accepted)

TOEFL Minimum Scores

Internet-based: total score of 94 with a minimum of 27 in Writing, 23 in Speaking and 24 in Reading and Listening
(TOEFL Home edition test is not accepted)

Pearson Test of English (Academic) Minimum Scores

Overall score of 65 AND Skills profile of 65 in Writing, Speaking, Reading and Listening

Occupational English Test (OET)

A minimum result of B/score of 350 in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).

TOEFL Home edition and IELTS Indicator tests are not accepted for entry to Nursing and Midwifery courses

Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)Test: not accepted for this course.

Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency Test: not accepted for this course.

* All tests are valid for two years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU, unless otherwise specified.

* Results can be combined from a maximum of two tests undertaken within six months.

* Where applicable, international applicants must also satisfy the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) English language requirements for student visa applications.

Do you have a question regarding English requirements at CDU? Please email: international@cdu.edu.au.

International entry pathway

International applicants who have completed the CDU Foundation Studies Program and achieved a minimum mark of 75% in the Foundation English units A and B may be eligible to apply. All applicants must also supply evidence of achieving the required minimum scores in one of the accepted English language tests such as IELTS.

Essential requirements

Pre-clinical requirements:

Students must provide proof that they have met all university and State/Territory pre-clinical requirements before they can undertake those units that include clinical placements. These requirements include, but are not limited to, immunisation requirements, Senior First Aid qualification, annual criminal record checks and/or working with children clearances and/or fitness-to-practice requirements.

English language requirements

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University's English Language Proficiency Requirements for their chosen course of study.

The minimum English language requirement for this course is met by either:

providing a declaration that English is your primary language and you have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six (6) years of continuous education that is equivalent to secondary education taught and assessed in English from one of the recognised countries*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.
(*recognised countries include Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America)
undertaking one of the following English language tests and obtaining the minimum requirements listed below.

IELTS Academic Module	A minimum overall score of 7.0 with no band less than 7.0.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)	Test not accepted for this course.
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency	Test not accepted for this course.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module	A minimum overall score of 65 with no score less than 65 in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT)	A minimum overall score of 94 and a minimum 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking.

* All tests are valid for two years from the date of the test to the date of commencement at CDU, unless otherwise specified.
* Results can be combined from a maximum of two tests undertaken within six months.
* Where applicable, international applicants must also satisfy the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) English language requirements for student visa applications.

Do you have a question regarding English requirements at CDU? Please email: international@cdu.edu.au.

ATAR profile

The following table represents the ATAR and selection rank profile for applicants offered a place on the basis of their ATAR in semester 1, 2024

ATAR based offers only	ATAR (excluding adjustment factors)	Selection Rank (ATAR plus any adjustment factors)
Lowest rank to receive an offer	<5	<5
Median rank to receive an offer	<5	<5
Highest rank to receive an offer	<5	<5

Notes
"<5" indicates less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.

English Program Requirements

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University's English Language Proficiency Requirements for their chosen course of study.

The minimum English language requirement for this course is met by either:

providing a declaration that English is your primary language and you have attended and satisfactorily completed at least six (6) years of continuous education that is equivalent to secondary education taught and assessed in English from one of the recognised countries*, including at least two years between years 7 and 12.
(*recognised countries include Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or United States of America)
undertaking one of the following English language tests and obtaining the minimum requirements listed below.

IELTS Academic Module	A minimum overall score of 7.0 with no band less than 7.0.
Cambridge Advanced English (CAE)	Test not accepted for this course.
Common European Framework Certificate of English Proficiency	Test not accepted for this course.
Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic module	A minimum overall score of 65 with no score less than 65 in reading, writing, speaking and listening.
TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT)	A minimum overall score of 94 and a minimum 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking.

Do you have a question regarding English requirements at CDU? Please email: international@cdu.edu.au.

Career

Career opportunities

Graduating from this course may lead to career opportunities in roles including midwifery group practice, homebirth and working in public or private hospitals.