Midwifery Possibilities (7950.1)
| Level: | Undergraduate Third Year Level |
|---|---|
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| HECS Bands: | 1, 4 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health |
| Discipline: | Disciplines of Nursing & Midwifery |
Availability
Unit Outlines
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- Winter Term, 2017, ON-CAMPUS, BRUCE (164550) - View
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Syllabus
By drawing together the threads of this degree, this unit is designed to help students look towards their futures as they prepare for registration as a midwife. Curriculum content such as responsibility, career-long learning, professional reflexivity, research and technology, inter-professional rivalry and cooperation, race, gender, poverty and wealth, rural, remote, local and global health issues will be revisited in the context of the students as fully-fledged members of the global midwifery community.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a developing understanding of the complexities and possibilities held within the shared world of childbearing and midwifery;
2. Critically reflect on philosophies and practices as they apply to the midwife; and
3. Demonstrate an understanding of local and global midwifery responsibility and practice.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Up to 3 hours per week consisting of seminars, workshops and web-enhanced learning.
Prerequisites
7948 Continuity Midwifery A