The course includes the following awards:

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery GradDipMidwifery

Course Study Modes and Locations

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery (4614MV)

Distance Education - Wagga Wagga

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

Full-time 1.0 years (2.0 sessions)

Part-time 2.0 years (4.0 sessions)

In exceptional circumstances a student may be employed in an accredited, partnering maternity unit 0.6FTE. This means their employment pattern is identical to 1FTE and 0.8 FTE students, except they require an extension to complete their Midwifery Practice subject.

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

Students entering this course will need to meet the following criteria:

1. Registered Nurses wishing to achieve registration as a midwife:
   • AHPRA  Registration as a Nurse
   • Contract with an approved, participating hospital as a student midwife for the duration of the course.
2. Registered Midwives wishing to upgrade their midwifery qualification:
   • AHPRA Registration as a midwife

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Registered midwives wishing to upgrade their qualifications are given 24 points credit. An additional 8 points credit is awarded to registered midwives who are the nominated midwifery facilitator in an accredited, partnering unit or who have additional qualifications or more than 5 years experience as a registered midwife.

Registered Nurses enrolling in the course receive no credit points on entry.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Course Structure

The majority of students are undertaking this course to enable them to be eligible to apply for registration as midwives. For these students the course consists of 64 points:

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
and
MID443 OR MID444 Midwifery Practice (24 points)

Registered Midwives may enrol in the course to upgrade their qualifications to a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery or Master of Midwifery. These students do not enrol in the Midwifery Practice subject (MID443/MID444).

Registered Midwives in current practice who are enrolled in specified post-registration nursing degrees e.g. Master of Nursing may enrol in MID subjects as electives.

Enrolment Pattern

Part-time

Session 30 intake

Session 1 ('30)

MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID443 Midwifery Practice (commenced)
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 1

Session 2 ('60)

MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID524 Challenges in Midwifery Practice
MID443 Midwifery Practice (continues)

Session 3 ('90)

MID525 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 2
MID443 Midwifery Practice (completed)

Session '60 intake

Session 1 ('60)

MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID444 Midwifery Practice (commenced)
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 1

Session 2 ('90)

MID525 Midwifery as Primary Health Care 2
MID444 Midwifery Practice (continues)

Session 3 ('30)

MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
MID524 Challenges in Midwifery Practice
MID444 Midwifery Practice (completed)

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

MID443 Midwifery Practice
MID444 Midwifery Practice

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.

Accreditation

This course is a nationally accredited course in tertiary education. The course is accredited by ANMAC and approved by the NMBA. Graduates of education programs accredited by ANMAC can register with AHPRA. The NMBA approved the current GDM course for a period five years without conditions, with the accreditation for this program expiring on 30 July 2018.