- Program summary
- Program overview
- Career opportunities
- Advanced standing, recognition of prior learning, credit and articulation
- Program structure
- Program requirements and notes
- Enquiries
Program summary
Program title: Master of Midwifery
Award abbreviation: MMid
Degree type: coursework
Mode of study: blended
Duration: 1 year full-time or equivalent part-time, depending on Semester of entry
Commence: Semester 1 or Semester 2
Fee type 2010: Commonwealth supported places, postgraduate coursework places, international fee-paying places
Total courses: 8
USC program code: SC721
CRICOS code: 059558G
Program overview
The Master of Midwifery program will provide the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skill and attitudes necessary for entry to midwifery practice. Graduates will demonstrate the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Midwife and will be eligible to apply for endorsement as a midwife with the Queensland Nursing Council.
The program is offered in blended mode with integration of extensive clinical experience. To maximise learning opportunities, simulation learning and case based learning are used.
Clinical experience will be provided in maternity care settings across the Sunshine Coast and Gympie, with students having the opportunity to gain experience in public, private and rural maternity services. International students will have an IELTS score of 7.0 and be eligible for registration as a nurse in Queensland.
Post-endorsement students will have completed a midwifery qualification and be endorsed to practice midwifery. An enrolment pattern will be determined based on previous education and experience and advanced standing will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Professional membership
Australian College of Midwives
Career opportunities
- Community midwifery
- Rural and remote practice
- Hospital practice
Program structure
Pre-endorsement students
Students will be registered nurses with a current license to practice nursing in Queensland.
8 required courses:
NUR700 Social Theories for Practice: Power, Oppression and the ‘Good Society’
NUR701 International Human Rights, Peace and Conflict, and Environmental Justice
NUR702 Economic Development & Sustainable Livelihoods
NUR703 Education for International Development
NUR710 Advanced Social Research
NUR711 International Development Project A
NUR712 International Development Project B
NUR721 History of Australian popular culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
Post-endorsement students
Post-endorsement students will have a current license to practice midwifery in Queensland.
Post-endorsement students may be eligible for advanced standing for prior study, but must complete a minimum of 3 courses (36 units).
1 required course:
NUR721 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
Plus select up to 7 courses (84 units) from:
NUR702 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
NUR703 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
NUR712 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
NUR713 Talking History: Memory and the Past
NUR751 Migrants' Lives in the World
PUB112 20th Century and Beyond: A History
PUB271 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
NUR704 Cultural Heritage
NUR708 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
NUR709 Food in Society
Program requirements and notes
- Evidence of Hepatitis B vaccination is required.
- Refer to the Academic Rules.
- Refer to explanation of terms.
- Refer to the recommended enrolment patterns.
- International students need to refer to the University's English language proficiency requirements.
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa.
- International students can only commence in Semester 2 for a full-time study load.
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including, for example, essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests, and examinations.
Enquiries
How to apply
Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Tel: +61 7 5430 2869
Email: sheinfo@usc.edu.au