Master of Midwifery
By coursework
+ Award nomenclature
Master of Midwifery
MMidwifery
+ Course Availability Modes and Locations
| Master of Midwifery (4702MW) |
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| Distance Education | Wagga Wagga |
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Normal course duration
Full-time 1.5 years (3.0 sessions)
Variations to course duration are only related to recognition of prior learning factors, previously described.
Admission criteria CSU Admission Policy
All students must have an undergraduate degree, diploma or equivalent in midwifery.
Students must have or be eligible to receive Authorisation to Practice as a Registered Midwife in Australia.
Where a student has obtained their tertiary qualifications outside of Australia and is eligible to apply for registration as a midwife in Australia but English is not their first language, they will be required to meet the English Language Requirements of the Nurses and Midwives Board prior to enrolment. They must complete four International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic modules obtaining a minimum of 7, on each of the individual bands of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Credit CSU Credit Policy
Students enrolling in the program with an undergraduate midwifery degree (or equivalent) and no other relevant qualifications complete 96 points. Students entering the course with an undergraduate midwifery degree (or equivalent) and an additional related qualification e.g. a Bachelor of Nursing receive 24 points credit. An additional, maximum 8 points credit is availble for students enrolling with extra qualifications / experience e.g. Lactation Consultant Certification or experience as a midwifery facilitator for midwifery students. Students entering the course with a Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery receive 64 points credit.
Graduation requirement
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
Course structure
The course structure comprises 3 components:
- Core midwifery subjects
- Core Masters' subjects
- Elective subjects.
There are 5 core midwifery subjects (40 points), 2 core research subjects (16 points) and elective subjects (40 points).
Core Midwifery subjects can be studied in any order but must include:
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 1
MID524 Challenges in Midwifery Practice
MID525 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 2 (only available in '90 sessions)
Core research subjects:
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
HLT506 Health Masters' Proposal
Students select 40 points from the following electives:
HLT539 Foundations of Teaching and Learning in Clinical Education
HLT540 Assessment in Clinical Education
HLT541 Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting
HLT542 Professional Practice in Clinical Education
HLT508 Health Masters' Project
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Service)
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Service Management
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
HSM409 Evidence Based Heatlh Care Delivery
Enrolment pattern
There are three typical student enrolment patterns.
- Students entering the MMId with a BMid and no other related undergraduate or postgraduate degree, are required to study 96 points. These points consist of 5 core midwifery subjects (40 points), two core Masters' subjects (16 points) and 40 points taken from elective subjects.
- Students who are registered midwives and have the equivalent to a second undergraduate degree e.g. BN, are required to study 72 points. These points consist of 5 core midwifery subjects (40 points), two core Masters' subjects (16 points) and 16 points taken from elective subjects.
- Students who enrol in the MMid with a PGDM are required to study 32 points. These points consist of two core Masters' subjects (16 points) and 16 points taken from elective subjects.
Students enrolling in the MMid with a BMid
Session 1: '30
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 1
Session 2: '60
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID524 Challenges in Midwifery Practice
Session 3: '90
MID525 Midwifery as Primary Heatlh Care 2
Students may elect to exit the course at this stage, once four of the above 5 subjects have been successfully completed, with a Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery or continue.
Session 4: '30
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
Elective
Session 5: '60
HLT506 Health Masters' Proposal
Elective
Session 6: '30
Elective
Elective
Session 7: '60
Elective
Elective subjects to a total of 40 points are selected from the following:
HLT539 Foundations of Teaching and Learning in Clinical Education
HLT540 Assessment in Clinical Education
HLT541 Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting
HLT542 Professional Practice in Clinical Education
HLT508 Health Masters' Project (16 points)
HSM401 Reflecting on Health Care Systems
HSM402 Human Resources Management (Health Service)
HSM408 Current Issues in Health Service Management
HSM512 Evaluating Health Service Performance
HSM409 Evidence-based Health Care Delivery
Registered midwife with the equivalent of a related second undergraduate degree e.g. BN.
Session 1: '30
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 1
Session 2: '60
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID524 Challenges in Midwifery Practice
Session 3: '90
MID525 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 2
Students may elect to exit the course at this stage, once four of the above 5 subjects have been successfully completed, with a Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery or continue.
Session 4: '30
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
Elective
Session 5: '60
The 5th core midwifery subject or Elective
HLT506 Health Masters' Proposal
Students entering the MMid with a PGDM is individually determined on the basis of academic transcript.
Session 1
Either one midwifery subject or elective.
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A
Session 2
HLT506 Health Masters' Proposal
Elective
+ Residential School
Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.
Contact
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 334 733 (free call within Australia) or email inquiry@csu.edu.au
The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: February 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.