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Master of Midwifery

Nurture your own future.

If you are a registered nurse or a registered midwife, this program is an opportunity to specialise or deepen your knowledge and practice. Develop a foundation in maternal, foetal and neonatal anatomy and physiology. The program covers clinical diagnostic approaches, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

Study location
  • Sunshine Coast
UniSC program code
SC723
Commence
Semester 1 or Semester 2
Duration
1.5 years full time or equivalent part time
Study mode
on campus (blended)
Fee type 2016
  • Commonwealth supported places
  • Postgraduate coursework places
Total units
144

If you are a registered nurse or a registered midwife, this program is an opportunity to specialise or deepen your knowledge and practice. Develop a foundation in maternal, foetal and neonatal anatomy and physiology. The program covers clinical diagnostic approaches, pharmacology and pharmacokinetics.

USC provides you with the latest in contemporary approaches to women’s health, maternity and infant care. Our highly trained academic staff provide unique and comprehensive training that emphasises social, psychological, emotional, spiritual and cultural factors that influence health and wellbeing during the childbearing years.

This program has a strong practical focus. You’ll undertake 920 hours of clinical work, including plenty of simulated real life experience, before being placed in a hospital or community setting.

On completion of the program you will demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills for midwifery practice.

Admission requirements

Applicants will have a Bachelor degree (AQF Level 7) in midwifery from a recognised tertiary education provider. Applicants who are Registered Midwives in Australia with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) who do not have a Bachelor qualification may be considered for admission based on extensive industry experience and will require approval by the Program Leader.

The Master of Midwifery offers a limited number of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) as well as domestic fee paying places. Offers for both CSP and fee paying places will be made after the application due date for the program.

CSP will be allocated on the basis of your Grade Point Average in the degree used to meet admission requirements and/or your industry experience. Applicants falling below the demand-driven cut-off for a CSP may be offered a domestic fee paying place subject to capacity limitations.

Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent visa holders enrolled in a fee paying place will have the option of applying for a CSP in subsequent semesters if one becomes available. In these cases, the student’s current GPA in the Master of Midwifery will be used to assess eligibility for a CSP place using the same entry cut-off applied for new CPS entrants during that admission period.

Professional recognition

Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia and will be eligible to apply for membership of The Australian College of Midwives.

Registration

Graduates will be eligible to apply for registration as a midwife in Australia through AHPRA. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia has a number of registration standards. Graduates must demonstrate that they meet these standards in order to be eligible for registration.

Graduates must demonstrate English language skills at IELTS level 7 (7 in all bands) or equivalent before being considered for professional registration. Test results from relevant examinations will generally need to be obtained within two years prior to applying for registration.

Refer to the Nursing and Midwifery Board website for registration information.

Program structure

Program Structure
Required courses

Select the following 6 courses (72 units):

NUR703 Immunology
NUR704 Functional Anatomy
NUR712 Exercise Physiology I
NUR713 Infant Care
NUR721 Leadership in Clinical Practice
NUR740 Midwifery in a Social Context

PLUS select 1 course from (12 units):

PUB708 Independent Study
HLT701 Research in Health Care

PLUS select 1 course from (12 units):

NUR708 Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Care
NUR709 Quantitative Research Methods

PLUS select either (48 units):
HLT703 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
HLT704 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
OR select:
NUR731A Professional Internship
NUR731B Special Project: Evaluating Practice Knowledge
NUR731C Special Project: Translating Knowledge into Practice
NUR731F Research Project A

Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 144

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate students must:

  • Students are required to complete 144 units as listed below
Program notes
  • Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination is required
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including, for example, essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests, and examinations
  • Some courses in this program require project work and/or independent study and therefore have limited on-campus contact. Please refer to individual course descriptions
  • When enrolling, please refer to the relevant Study Plan
  • Teaching sessions include Semester 1, Semester 2, Session 4 and Session 8