C04247v1 Master of Midwifery
Award(s): Master of Midwifery (MMid)Master of Midwifery in Health Research (MMid)
UAC code: 942800 (Autumn semester), 942801 (Health Research) (Autumn semester), 945800 (Spring semester), 945801 (Health Research) (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: Pending
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 72
Course EFTSL: 1.5
Location: City campus
Note(s)
Students admitted to the Master of Midwifery (Conversion) before 2011 should refer to the course entry in the 2010 handbook.
This course is not offered to international students.
Overview
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This course aims to provide registered midwives with an opportunity to develop both their practice and professional roles and to develop the skills, attitudes and knowledge to meet the developing role of a midwife. In addition, the course aims to provide students with an avenue through which to further their clinical, research, teaching, leadership and/or management roles. The course is designed to offer students the opportunity to customise their program to meet personal learning needs or workplace requirements.
The course enhances the professional development of the midwife through the investigation of varied theoretical perspectives pertinent to midwifery issues. 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. Recognising and building on extensive midwifery practice, the course prepares students as scholars, leaders and change agents within midwifery.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Applicants must hold current registration as a midwife in Australia.
Registered midwives who have completed a certificate in midwifery leading to registration as a midwife or completed a graduate diploma in midwifery or equivalent leading to registration as a midwife are also considered eligible.
Where large numbers of applicants are eligible for admission to any of the faculty's courses and places are limited, preference is given on the basis of:
- general educational qualifications
- previous academic grades, and
- CV which demonstrates professional experience and activities, e.g. post-registration certificates and scholarly activities such as research and publications.
Applicants to the Master of Midwifery in Health Research must have completed four subjects (24 credit points) at the postgraduate level (excluding the core subjects in the Health Research major).
Students' current midwifery registration will be confirmed via the National Register of Practitioners at:
www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx
Students should ensure that details of their registration are up-to-date on this register.
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 7.0 overall with a writing score of 7.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 584-609 overall with TWE of 5.0, internet based: 94-101 overall with a writing score of 23; or PTE: 65-72; or CAE: 67-73
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Credit recognition
Students who hold an existing Graduate Diploma in Midwifery are eligible to apply for credit recognition in the form of exemptions from four specified subjects (24 credit points).
Course duration and attendance
The course is offered on a one-and-a-half-year, full-time or three-year, part-time basis.
Course completion requirements
| Select 72 credit points from the following options: | 72cp | |
| STM90530 Level 1 subjects (Midwifery) | 24cp | |
| STM90531 Level 2 subjects (Midwifery) | 24cp | |
| STM90532 Level 3 subjects (Midwifery) | 24cp | |
| MAJ06215 Health Research | 72cp | |
| Total | 72cp |
Course program
An example course program is shown below.
| Autumn commencing, part time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 92020 Midwifery in Context | 6cp | |
| 92927 Evidence-based Practice (Midwifery) | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 92021 Perinatal Mental Health | 6cp | |
| 92620 Family and Community Health Practice | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 92925 Models of Midwifery Care | 6cp | |
| 92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 92018 Building Resilience in Mothers and Midwives | 6cp | |
| 92612 Research in Health | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 92946 Project Part A | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| CBK90903 Electives (Midwifery) | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 92938 Midwifery Practice Development | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| CBK90904 Electives (Midwifery) | 12cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
Christine Catling-Paull
Course coordinator
telephone +61 2 9514 4912
email Christine.Catling-Paull@uts.edu.au
