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HOME Programs and Academic Departments Faculty of Community Services Midwifery Bachelor of Health Sciences (Midwifery)

Bachelor of Health Sciences (Midwifery)
The following table illustrates the academic sequence for full-time students in this program.
 
Academic Level Admission Cohort Follow this
Academic Semester:
1st Year Fall 2015 1st & 2nd Semester
2nd Year Fall 2014 3rd & 4th Semester 
3rd Year Fall 2013 5th & 6th Semester
  7th Semester
4th Year Fall 2012 8th & 9th Semester
1st & 2nd Semester
1st SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
BLG 10A/B*Anatomy and Physiology
MWF 11A/BWorking Across Difference in Midwifery
MWF 109Critical Appraisal of Research Literature
MWF 150Midwifery: With Woman

REQUIRED GROUP 1: One course from the following:  
ENG 602 Women's Writing
ENG 621 Women's Texts, Global Contexts
FRS 502 Feminism and French Literature 
POL 501 Women, Power and Politics
SOC 608 Women, Power and Change
SOC 609 Women and Human Rights
SOC 703 Women, Power and the Global South
SOC 885 Women and Islam

PROFESSIONALLY-RELATED: One course from the following:
CLD 101 Human Development I
CLD 231 Families in Canadian Context I
CMN 100 Professional Health Communication
ENH 122 Introduction to Epidemiology
ENT 500 New Venture Startup
ENT 526 Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Strategy
FIN 562 Personal Finance
FNN 111 Introduction to Nutrition
INP 901 Developing Effective Organizations
INT 922 Intro to Aboriginal Worldviews
INT 923 Canada's Story: An Aboriginal Perspective
MHR 405 Organizational Behaviour and Interpersonal Skills
OHS 208 Occupational Health and Safety Law
POG 100 People, Power and Politics
POG 110 Power and Influence in Canadian Politics
PPA 101 Cdn Public Administration I: Institutions
PPA 120 Canadian Politics and Government
PSY 102 Introduction to Psychology I
SOC 104 Understanding Society
Any other course offered at the University, pre-approved by the Program Director or Manager.
 
* Students must attain a minimum grade of 'C-' in BLG 10A/B prior to enrolment in MWF 201 (3rd semester). 
 
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 150 before proceeding to higher level midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be placed on academic probation and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 150 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
 
NOTE: Students must complete four out of five of the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 109, MWF 11A/B, MWF 113, MWF 114 and MWF 201 between 1st and 3rd semester. 
 
2nd SEMESTER 

REQUIRED:
BLG 10A/B*Anatomy and Physiology
MWF 11A/BWorking Across Difference in Midwifery
MWF 113Life Sciences for Midwifery
MWF 108Aboriginal Childbearing
 
REQUIRED GROUP 1: One course from the following: 
ENG 602Women's Writing
ENG 621Women's Texts, Global Contexts
FRS 502Feminism and French Literature 
POL 501Women, Power and Politics
SOC 608Women, Power and Change
SOC 609Women and Human Rights
SOC 703Women, Power and the Global South
SOC 885Women and Islam
  
* Students must attain a minimum grade of 'C-' in BLG 10A/B prior to enrolment in MWF 201 (3rd semester).
 
NOTE: Students require a CLEAR Standing prior to enrolment in MWF 120.
 
NOTE: Students must complete five out of six of the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 108, MWF 109, MWF 11A/B, MWF 113, MWF 114 and MWF 201 between 1st and 3rd semester. 
3rd & 4th Semester
3rd SEMESTER
 
REQUIRED:
MWF 114Pharmacotherapy
MWF 201Reproductive Physiology
MWF 250Midwifery: Clinical Skills
 
REQUIRED GROUP 1: Two courses from the following:
HSM 301The Healthcare Systems
INT 902Disability Issues
INT 904Health Promotion and Community Development
INT 905Conflict Resolution in Community Services
INT 907Team Work for Community Services
INT 910First Nations Issues
INT 911International Community Development
INT 912Community Development: International Field Experience
MWF 210Independent Studies
MWF 215Special Topics
MWF 304Principles and Methods of Research
MWF 325Birth and its Meanings
PHL 302Ethics and Health Care
POG 315Equity and Human Rights in Canada
PSY 605Psychology of Health and Health Care
PSY 802Death, Dying and Bereavement
PSY 805Adjustment, Stress and Coping
SOC 502Violence and the Family
SOC 600Globalization and Health
SOC 605Families: Difference and Diversity
SOC 606Work and Families in the 21st Century
SOC 801Global Power Relations
 
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 250 before proceeding to higher level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be placed on academic probation and students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 250 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
 
NOTE: Students require a CLEAR Standing prior to enrolment in MWF 120 in 4th semester.
 
NOTE: Students must complete five out of six of the following courses with a minimum grade of 'C-': MWF 108, MWF 109, MWF 11A/B, MWF 113, MWF 114 and MWF 201 between 1st and 3rd semester. 
 
4th SEMESTER
 
REQUIRED:
MWF 120*Normal Childbearing
        
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.

NOTE: No more than four years may elapse between the completion of the first clinical course MWF 120 and the completion of MWF 410
5th & 6th Semester
5th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
MWF 220*Interprofessional Placements I
MWF 305Interprofessional Maternity Care
MWF 344Advanced Clinical Skills I

* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
 
† Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 344 before proceeding to higher level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 344 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program. 
 
6th SEMESTER
 
REQUIRED:
MWF 315 Midwifery Issues
MWF 345* Advanced Clinical Skills II
MWF 350 Interprofessional Placements II

* Students must attain a minimum grade of 'B-' in MWF 345 before proceeding to higher level Midwifery courses. Students with less than a 'B-' will be given a PROBATIONARY Standing, and all students who receive less than a 'B-' for a second time in MWF 345 will be REQUIRED TO WITHDRAW from the program.
 
† This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
7th SEMESTER (Offered in Spring/Summer Term Only)
REQUIRED: 
MWF 320*Complications and Consultation
 
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
 
NOTE: Students who fail MWF 320, MWF 410 or MWF 420 may be requested to enroll in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience prior to repeating their original failed course.
8th & 9th Semester
8th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
MWF 420*Maternal and Newborn Pathology
 
* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
 
NOTE: Students who fail MWF 320, MWF 410 or MWF 420 may be requested to enroll in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience prior to repeating their original failed course.

9th SEMESTER

REQUIRED:
MWF 410* Midwifery Care Clerkship

* This course is graded on a pass/fail basis.
 
NOTE: No more than four years may elapse between the completion of MWF 120 and completion of MWF 410.
 
NOTE: Students who fail MWF 320, MWF 410 or MWF 420 may be requested to enroll in MWF 370 to assist them in obtaining additional clinical experience prior to repeating their original failed course.



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