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Midwifery resources

Midwifery students, access your course structures, library guides, and placement info (including mandatory documents and inherent requirements) all in one place. So useful. Bookmark it now.

Semester dates

First year Bachelor of Midwifery and Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Midwifery students follow the standard Federation academic calendar, but second and third years start earlier. This makes it easier to break each semester into dedicated teaching, assessment and placement blocks. Placements are scheduled after the six-week coursework block and assessments are finished.

2026 semester dates for first years:

Semester 1 starts 2 March
Semester 2 starts 20 July

2026 semester dates for second and third years:

Semester 1 starts 27 January
Semester 2 starts 22 June

Find your course structure

Before classes start

Order your textbooks
Ordering items through School Locker is quick and easy. Select ‘Subjects’, choose your semester, search by unit code, add items to your cart and complete the checkout process.
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Get your uniform
It's compulsory to wear the official Federation BN/BMid uniform and carry a mandatory ampoule opener when attending laboratory sessions or clinical placement.
You'll find everything you need at Fedstore.
Get your uniform
Get your ampoule opener
Submit your placement documents
Before your placement can be confirmed, you’ll need to upload a series of mandatory documents to InPlace. Some of these can take 6–12 weeks to organise, so best start early.
Download the list (PDF 266 KB)
Read about the requirements 
There are some attributes, skills and abilities that you must have in order to complete your degree, such as cognition, communication, strength and mobility.
View details (PDF 302 KB)

Placement

Attendance

For Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Midwifery there’s a 100% attendance requirement for clinical units and an 80% attendance requirement for non-clinical units. For Graduate Diploma of Midwifery there’s a 100% attendance requirement for all study blocks.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Nursing / Bachelor of Midwifery qualifies you as a nurse and midwife for national practice. The course has an ANMAC accreditation, which means you can apply for midwifery registration with AHPRA after you graduate.

 

Shift happens

'Shift happens: Navigating your nursing studies' is your new go‑to space on Moodle. It's got help for common assessment types, info from fellow students, plus examples and templates to get you started.

You’ll also find a bridging module designed to help first‑years feel confident and prepared for Anatomy and Physiology units.

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Library subject guides

Our librarians have made researching easier by grouping all of your discipline resources together (including ebooks, textbooks, websites and free image libraries). You'll also find handy search and referencing tips.
 
Midwifery subject guide
There's a wide range of people. But it's awesome. It’s like a family now. It's a really good environment. You want to work with so many different people. They've got so much experience."
— Campbell Palmer, Diploma of Nursing