MID443 Midwifery Practice - Subject offered from 2015
MID444 Midwifery Practice - Subject offered from 2015
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery GradDipMidwifery
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
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 Duration). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.
Students entering this course will need to meet the following criteria:
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.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
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.
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)
MID443 Midwifery Practice - Subject offered from 2015
MID444 Midwifery Practice - Subject offered from 2015
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component.
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1 - Subject offered from 2015
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2 - Subject offered from 2015
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School
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.
For any enquiries about subject selection or course structure please contact Student Central or ask@csu.edu.au or phone on 1800 275 278.
For further information about Charles Sturt University, or this course offering, please contact info.csu on 1800 275 278 (free call within Australia) or enquire online.
The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: August 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.