Q's about the bachelor Of Midwifery Undergraduate degree

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QUT and Uni of QLD now offer a double degree in Nursing and Midwifery - might be an option if you can't decide which way you want to go. I am thinking of transfering out of my nursing degree down the track to do that.

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SamanthaP, thanks for the reply. I was just worried that there might be some restrictions and that it might affect my chances of getting a job when there are people out there who have both degrees, especially seeing as the BMid is pretty new in QLD. But i guess the country is screaming for nurses and midwives isn't it!

Hi Bon, Yes I did know that UQ and QUT have the dual degrees. I'll have to find out whether the main focus is on midwifery though as if there is a huge nursing component I'm not sure I'd like it. I got accepted into the BMid at ACU for this year but I could not accept it as their timetable was not very good and it mean't I would have had to attend Uni every day of the week , which just isn't doable when I live on the Coast and have a little bubba. Would LOVE to get into the BMid through UQ as you are based in a hospital straight away. You have problem based learning at the hospital on Mondays then you do two 8 hour shifts per week in the antenatal clinic, postnatal ward or birth suites (birth suites from second semester onwards) where you are buddied up with one of the midwives as your "mentor". Then there is one day a week of non compulsory lectures at the uni (which I wouldn't go to as you can just download them off the net). What are you currently studying?

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Charli'smumma - because its a double degree there is equal focus on nursing and midwifery, because at the end you effectively have 2 degrees - 1 in nursing and 1 in midwifery. If you don't really have in interest in nursing I wouldn't bother with it - just do a midwifery degree. I am currently doing a Bachelor of Nursing with Central Queensland Uni via distance. I am really liking it so far, although its only my first year and I am part time. CQU don't offer a BMid, just postgrad midwifery. I have an equal interest in nursing and midwifery which is why I would like to do the double degree. Right now though it is only offered in full time, which means travelling to Brisbane every day and I don't want to, and can't really afford to, have my kids in daycare full time. So distance ed is perfect right now!

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Hi Bon.

Did you apply for nursing at CQU through QTAC?
My OP wasn't quite good enough to get into the midwifery at UQ so I was thinking of doing 4 nursing subjects to get my OP up to get into UQ. Otherwise I should be able to get into ACU again. I just like UQ's course structure much better.

I know what you mean about the travelling thing though. The closest uni to me is Griffith but they don't have an undergraduate mid degree yet. Although they are thinking about it but probably not until the new tertiary hospital is built here on the coast in 2012 and I don't want to wait that long

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Yep I applied through QTAC. I like the course structure of UQ too, although their schools of nursing and midwifery are based at Ipswich I think? So you would have to go there for the on-campus days. Which is too much travelling for me unfortunately.

Maybe you could go with ACU with the aim of transfering to UQ after you have done a few subjects?

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Hi Bon,

Yeah I was thinking of starting at ACU and changing to UQ as another option.

Yep you are right, the BN & BMid degrees are based at the ipswich campus but from the 6th week of your first year you are based at a hospital for 3 days a week and have only one day of lectures on campus which you can get away without going to them if you're happy to download the lecture notes off the net instead.
The BMid is based at either Ipswich Hosp or RBWH and the dual degree is based at the Mater.

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I am sooo excited.

I just got an email back from the Nursing and Mid course convenor at Griffith University. She I hopeful that they will be offering a BMid in 2010. They are in the process of securing clinical placements now. I've got my as that would be perfect for me!