C04132v4 Master of Midwifery (Conversion)
Award(s): Master of Midwifery (MMid)UAC code: 942800 (Autumn semester)
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Note(s)
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Admission requirements
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This course is designed to facilitate the advancement of midwifery theory and practice through a range of perspectives based on research, education, management and the delivery of care in a variety of situations. It offers students the opportunity to customise their program to meet personal learning needs or workplace requirements.
Students develop a complex understanding of issues related to interdisciplinary collaboration in the development of maternity services, and engage in critical thinking in order to inform clinical judgment and decision making within the midwifery context of woman-centred practice.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a Certificate in Midwifery or a Graduate Diploma in Midwifery or equivalent, leading to registration as a midwife. Applicants must be eligible for registration as a midwife with the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board.
Applicants must submit a CV (maximum 3500 words) describing:
- reasons for undertaking a postgraduate course within the Faculty
- type of roles undertaken in current and previous employment
- details of current and previous work experience.
CVs can be lodged online at:
Applicants who do not have their name on the online register of the relevant state nursing/midwifery registration board (e.g. the Nurses and Midwives Board of NSW: www.nmb.nsw.gov.au), must provide a correctly verified copy of their registration to UAC with a covering letter stating their full name, daytime telephone number and UAC application number.
Recognition of prior learning
Students who hold an existing Graduate Diploma in Midwifery are eligible to apply for recognition of prior learning in the form of exemptions from four specified subjects (24 credit points).
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered over a two-year, part-time period. Students with a Graduate Diploma in Midwifery may complete this course over a one-year, part-time period.
Course structure
This course comprises 48 credit points, made up of six specified subjects plus either a project or two 500-level elective subjects. Students who hold a Certificate in Midwifery must complete a total of 48 credit points with a minimum of 18 credit points at 500 level.
Course completion requirements
| 92924 Becoming a Reflective Practitioner | 6cp | |
| 92923 Continuity of Midwifery Care | 6cp | |
| 92927 Evidence-Based Practice (Midwifery) | 6cp | |
| 92922 The Meaning of Birth | 6cp | |
| 92925 Models of Midwifery Care | 6cp | |
| 92938 Midwifery Practice Development | 6cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 12cp | |
| CBK90061 Project options | 12cp | |
| CBK90059 Nursing Advanced PG subjects | 12cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course program
A typical program is shown below.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 92923 Continuity of Midwifery Care | 6cp | |
| 92927 Evidence-Based Practice (Midwifery) | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 92922 The Meaning of Birth | 6cp | |
| 92924 Becoming a Reflective Practitioner | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 92925 Models of Midwifery Care | 6cp | |
| 92946 Project Part A | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 92938 Midwifery Practice Development | 6cp | |
| 92947 Project Part B | 6cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 1222 or +61 2 9514 5021
Service Desk https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au
Course Coordinator
telephone +61 2 9514 4806
email Jennifer.Fenwick@uts.edu.au
www.nmh.uts.edu.au
