Master of Midwifery

Description

The Master of Midwifery is designed to meet the growing needs of registered nurses, practicing midwives and midwives returning to practice who wish to develop their knowledge and expertise. The program follows on from the graduate diploma and encompasses the latest theory and practice relevant to contemporary midwifery and maternity care services, and will strengthen and develop specialist skills for successful and effective midwifery and leadership positions within the field. The masters program is predominantly research focused, allowing you to apply the theoretical knowledge and work experience gained in the field to contemporary issues in midwifery.

Our midwifery programs are unique in their curriculum design and include innovative teaching strategies developed to international, national and state standards. Work-integrated learning in the form of clinical hours is incorporated into the program to provide students with the opportunity to put theory learned into practice. The aim of the programs is to produce skilled, caring, knowledgeable and effective midwives who are competent and capable of working in any setting.

CQUniversity offers one of the most flexible programs available in this field, with on-campus or study by distance education available. Students undertaking the masters will receive an interim award upon completion of the graduate diploma and are also able to exit at this stage if desired.

Midwifery involves the care and support for women throughout pregnancy, labour and childbirth and includes postnatal care for women and their babies. Midwives typically work as part of a multi-disciplinary team with other health professionals. They provide care for women and their babies by providing physical and technical midwifery support, observing, monitoring, assessing and reporting on care and treatments, preparing women for birth, giving advice on health matters for both the mother and the baby as well as providing information to women and their families about treatment and care.

Requirements

You must meet one or more of the following requirments:

•Completion of the CQUniversity Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
•Completion of a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery from another university
•Completion of a Bachelor of Midwifery. (Applicants must submit to the university their current CV and work experience for assessment for equivalency at graduate diploma level)
•Completion of Hospital Based Certificate in Midwifery and have gained recognition of prior learning into the program. (Applicants must submit to the university their current CV and work experience for assessment for equivalency at graduate diploma level).

Notes

A Graduate Diploma of Midwifery will prepare you for a successful career in a number of roles in the women’s health industry, including those of midwife, midwife educator, independent practitioner, midwife unit manager, midwife researcher, community midwife, midwife breastfeeding consultant and midwife leader and consultant. The Master of Midwifery enables students to advance midwifery careers as a clinician, manager, leader, consultant or researcher in the areas of women’s health and midwifery.