Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery GradDipMidwifery
Online - Wagga Wagga
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted unpon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.0 year (or part-time equivalent)
Students entering this course will need to meet the following criteria:
- AHPRA Registration as a Registered Nurse
- Contract with an approved, participating hospital as a student midwife for the duration of the course
Registered Nurses enrolling in the course receive no credit points on entry. Any credit for applicants who have partially completed a midwifery course in Australia will be assessed by the Courses Director as per CSU Credit Policy requirements.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
Students enrolling in this course are AHPRA registered nurses with a 12 month student midwife employment contract. All subjects are core.
The Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is an entry to practice twelve month fulltime 64 credit point course delivered online over three sessions and comprising of seven subjects:
1. MID441 Midwifery Studies 1 (Theory) 8
2. MID442 Midwifery Studies 2 (Theory) 8
3. MID 443/4 Midwifery Practice (Clinical Practice) 24
4. MID445 Indigenous Midwifery Care (Theory) 4
5. MID 446 Pharmacology for Midwives (Theory) 4
6. MID447 The Professional Midwife (Theory) 8
7. MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care (Theory) 8
Full time enrolment pattern
Year 1 Session 1
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1 (8)
MID443 Midwifery Practice (24) (commences)
MID447 The Professional Midwife (8)
Year 1 Session 2
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2 (8)
MID443 Midwifery Practice (continues)
MID446 Pharmacology for Midwives (4)
MID445 Indigenous Midwifery Care (4)
Year 1 Session 3
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care (8)
MID443 Midwifery Practice (completes)
Mid-year intake enrolment pattern
Year 1 Session 2
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1 (8)
MID444 Midwifery Practice (24) (commences)
MID447 The Professional Midwife (8)
Year 1 Session 3
MID452 Midwifery as Primary Health Care (8)
MID444 Midwifery Practice (continues)
Year 2 Session 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2 (8)
MID444 Midwifery Practice (completes)
MID446 Pharmacology for Midwives (4)
MID445 Indigenous Midwifery Care (4)
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
MID443 Midwifery Practice
MID444 Midwifery Practice
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
MID441 Midwifery Studies 1
MID442 Midwifery Studies 2
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools via at About Residential School
This course is accredited by Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) and approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA); accreditation expires October 2023. Graduates of education programs accredited by ANMAC can register with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: May 2021. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.