Master of Midwifery
Curtin University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00301J
Master Degrees (Coursework) prepare students to apply advanced knowledge for professional practice, scholarship and further learning corresponding to AQF level 9 qualifications. The Master of Midwifery is a two-year intensive graduate entry master program leading to eligibility to apply for registration as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. A graduate entry master is a fast and intensive course which allows the applicant to change their career direction quickly. Midwives work in a variety of settings such as clinics, hospitals, community practices, birthing centres or in the womans home. The Master of Midwifery emphasises the close integration of evidence based theory and clinical practice. Theory content is comprehensive and includes the physical, biological, psychological and social sciences.
Structure
Credit Points: 400
Subjects
- MIDW5008 Applied Healthy Midwifery Bioscience
- MIDW5009 Healthy Clinical Midwifery Practice
- MIDW5007 Professional Midwifery Studies
- INDH5003 Indigenous Perspectives for Clinical Practice
- MIDW5010 Applied Midwifery Bioscience
- MIDW5011 Clinical Midwifery Practice
- MEDS6013 Research and Evaluation in Health
- MIDW5012 Perinatal Mental Health for Midwifery Studies
- MIDW6006 Complex Clinical Midwifery Practice
- NURS5005 Evidence Informed Clinical Practice
- MIDW6005 Applied Complex Midwifery Bioscience
- NURS6004 Health Screening and Diagnostics Reasoning
- NURS5046 Clinical Safety and Quality
- PHRM6010 Principles of Pharmacology and Prescribing
- MIDW6007 Transitional Midwifery Practice
Standard entry requirements
All applicants must hold a recognised Bachelors degree or graduate degree with a high course weighted average (greater than 70 percent). It is essential that applicants have successfully completed a research unit and a human biology related unit at tertiary level. Domestic students who have not completed tertiary units in the above mentioned areas will be able to study these unit(s) through the Health Sciences Graduate Entry Foundation course. Curtin University requires all students to demonstrate competency in English.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Curtin Perth | Domestic: $53,210 International: $76,866 | No |
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