Take the first step towards a career in advanced midwifery roles, midwifery research or academia – develop your skills in research, critical thinking and leadership.
Our one-year honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows registered midwives to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities through coursework and a research project focused on a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll also extend your clinical practice knowledge with the opportunity to complete a professional internship.
Our one-year honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows registered midwives to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities through coursework and a research project focused on a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll also extend your clinical practice knowledge with the opportunity to complete a professional internship.
At USC, you can choose from a diverse range of research topic areas and benefit from face-to-face support and strong industry links.
At the end of the program, you’ll have clinical practice knowledge and a developed capacity to undertake research within a midwifery practice context. Take advantage of advanced roles that develop with the planned health precinct on the Sunshine Coast, new maternity services and models, and increasing demand for midwifery researchers.
If you’re not a registered midwife and want to study midwifery, check out our Bachelor of Nursing Science / Bachelor of Midwifery.
Admission requirements
Students will have satisfied the requirements for the award of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Midwifery award (or equivalent), be registered with AHPRA; met the English language requirement and have demonstrated a high level of achievement evidenced by a GPA of 5.0 over the second and third year of a degree program.
Career opportunities
- Registered Midwife in a wide range of practice contexts and roles
- Midwifery researcher
- Pathway to an academic career
Program structure
For students commencing Semester 1 or 2, 2016.
To graduate from the Bachelor of Midwifery (Honours) a student is required to complete 4 courses (48 units) of coursework at AQF Level 8 and 4 courses (48 units) of study in the research component.
Coursework component
Complete the following four (4) courses:
Required courses (3)
NUR721 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
NUR713 Law Honours Thesis
NUR709 Accounting Principles
Plus select one (1) of the following courses:
PUB708 Business Analytics
HLT701 Introduction to Economics
NUR751 Introduction to Management
NUR705 Introduction to Informatics
NUR707 Financial Accounting
NUR722 Business Finance
HLT702 Company Accounting
Research component
Complete the following four (4) courses:
NUR731A Management Accounting
NUR731B Taxation Law and Practice
NUR731C Contemporary Accounting Issues
NUR731F Auditing and Professional Practice
Classes of honours
The degree will be awarded in one of the three classes:
- Class 1
- Class 2 (awarded as Division 1 or Division 2)
- Class 3
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.