Take the first step towards a career in advanced midwifery roles, midwifery research or academia – develop your skills in research, critical thinking and leadership.
Our one-year honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows registered midwives to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities through coursework and a research project focused on a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll also extend your clinical practice knowledge with the opportunity to complete a professional internship.
Our one-year honours program has a strong focus on clinical practice and allows registered midwives to research contemporary health issues. You’ll develop your research capabilities through coursework and a research project focused on a topic you’re passionate about. You’ll also extend your clinical practice knowledge with the opportunity to complete a professional internship.
At USC, you can choose from a diverse range of research topic areas and benefit from face-to-face support and strong industry links.
At the end of the program, you’ll have clinical practice knowledge and a developed capacity to undertake research within a midwifery practice context. Take advantage of advanced roles that develop with the planned health precinct on the Sunshine Coast, new maternity services and models, and increasing demand for midwifery researchers.
If you’re not a registered midwife and want to study midwifery, check out our Bachelor of Nursing Science / Bachelor of Midwifery.
Admission requirements
Students will have satisfied the requirements for the award of an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Midwifery award (or equivalent), be registered with AHPRA; met the English language requirement and have demonstrated a high level of achievement evidenced by a GPA of 5.0 over the second and third year of a degree program.
Career opportunities
- Registered Midwife in a wide range of practice contexts and roles
- Midwifery researcher
- Pathway to an academic career
Program structure
Program Structure
Coursework component (4)
NUR709 Professional Development and Supervision 1
NUR713 Internship 1
NUR721 Internship 2
PLUS select 1 course from:
HLT701 Professional Development 2
HLT702 Counselling Children and Young People
NUR705 Counselling and Mental Health
NUR707 Counselling and Addictions
NUR722 Solution Focussed Brief Therapy
NUR751 Ethics and Reflective Practice
PUB708 Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Counselling
Research component (4)
NUR731A Research Project
NUR731B Research Project B
NUR731C Advanced Counselling Skills and Theories 2
NUR731F Professional Internship
Classes of honours
The degree will be awarded in one of the three classes:
- Class 1
- Class 2 (awarded as Division 1 or Division 2)
- Class 3
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 96
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 96 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Most courses are valued at 12 units unless otherwise specified
- When enrolling, please refer to the Plan your study tab