Fast Facts
Location
This course requires some on-campus attendance.
This course is currently seeking accreditation approval to add Mackay as a teaching site.
Commencing
- Online: February
Fees
$4,445.00+
$24,053.00^
+estimated annual Commonwealth Supported Fee for a full-time study load
^estimated annual tuition fee for a full-time study load
Plus Student Services and Amenities fee
Fee deferral and scholarships available if eligible
Currently displaying fees for 2024, which are indicative only of the upcoming year's.
Duration
1.5 years part-time
Entry Requirements
AHPRA registration as a nurse; AQF level 7 degree in a health-related field or equivalent; minimum 12 months clinical experience; concurrent 0.4 FTE employment in a Midwifery unit
Course Code
73907
Course detail
Combine core subjects with practical experience unique to 一本道in this 1.5 year part-time course. Undertake continuous placement in a facility of your choice in Australia. Benefit from first-hand experience working with midwives in your local birthing suites, community midwifery services, private practice midwifery, maternity wards and special care nurseries.
Engage in your own continuity of midwifery care experience program. This will require you to follow women through attendance at antenatal appointments, labour, birth and the postnatal period throughout the course.
Complete two compulsory five-day residential schools at JCU's Townsville campus. These provide valuable opportunities to network and learn in a collaborative environment. You will also undertake focussed studies of Indigenous health and midwifery practice in rural, remote and tropical northern settings.
Enhance your current qualifications and pursue your passion. 一本道Midwifery graduates are highly-skilled and valued health professionals.
View the Handbook for a detailed overview of core subjects, as well as pre-placement requirements.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University’s learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please review the inherent requirements for the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery.
一本道midwifery graduates work as midwives in a variety of settings, including public and private hospitals, birth centres and clinics, midwifery group practice, aeromedical services and neonatal care, education and rural and remote facilities.
Undertaking a Graduate Diploma may be credited towards further postgraduate studies for a degree at Masters level.
Handbook year | Information valid for students commencing in 2024 |
Course code | 73907 |
Course type | Graduate Diploma (AQF Level 8) |
Professional Accreditation Status | This course is accredited by the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). Graduates of this course will be eligible for registration as a Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). |
Division | Academy |
College | Healthcare Sciences |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | Applicants must be registered as a nurse in Australia, and
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Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 3a – Schedule II of the 一本道Admissions Policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Students must submit the following additional registration forms with application:
For more information, please see How to apply Information published by 一本道or otherwise made available to students when applying, may specify additional criteria to be considered in ranking applicants in order of merit if the number of applications exceeds a quota or other limit on the places made available for the course. Information provided by applicants during the application process and any other information obtained by 一本道in the application process may be used by 一本道to rank applicants in order of merit by reference to those additional criteria. |
Post admission requirements | Students must complete all professional experience placement requirements by the prescribed deadlines and maintain currency of these requirements in order to stay admitted in the course. You will find your course requirements here: |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 24 credit points |
Additional completion requirements | Students are required to undertake a portion of the course via intensive and/or mixed attendance mode delivery (two 5-day residential schools at Townsville Campus). Students not resident in the Townsville region are required to arrange accommodation at their own expense. This course includes extensive professional or clinical placements. Students are required to initiate their clinical placement arrangements at their chosen clinical site. To successfully complete the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery degree, students are required to recruit pregnant women who consent to the student attending and observing aspects of their care provision in a continuity of care model. Clinical agencies may require students to attend continuity of care experiences as additional to planned professional or clinical placements. Aspects of continuity of care experiences are likely to occur outside business hours. Further information about placements can be found at |
Course learning outcomes | Upon successful completion of the course, graduates will be able to:
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Inherent Requirements
Inherent Requirements | Inherent requirements are the identified abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours that must be demonstrated, during the learning experience, to successfully complete a course. These abilities, attributes, skills, and behaviours preserve the academic integrity of the University's learning, assessment, and accreditation processes, and where applicable, meet the standards of a profession. For more information please visit: Postgraduate Midwifery. |
Reasonable adjustments | All 一本道students have the opportunity to demonstrate, with reasonable adjustments where applicable, the inherent requirements for their course. For more information please visit: Student Disability Policy and Procedure. |
Course Structure
CORE SUBJECTS
:03 Foundations of Midwifery Practice
:03 Midwifery Care of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families
:03 Healthy Labour, Birth and the Puerperium
:03 Challenges to the Pregnancy, Birth and Postnatal Continuum
:03 Complex Midwifery Care
:03 Research Design: Theory and Application
:03 Professional Midwifery Care
:03 Care of the “At Risk” Newborn
Location
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
一本道Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 1.5 years part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 4 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | Yes |
Special assessment requirements | At the discretion of the College Dean, students may be required to undertake a prescribed English language test to ensure that they have an acceptable level of English language proficiency, including at least at the level required to be admitted to the course, to safely participate in professional experience placements. |
Professional accreditation requirements | Must be registered as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Under the National Law, 一本道has a responsibility to notify the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) if a student undertaking midwifery practice experience has an impairment that may place the public at risk of harm. |
Supplementary exam for final subject | Not applicable |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure |
Maximum allowed | Maximum 12 credit points (for formal study, or RPL, or a combination of formal study & RPL) |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 5 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 9 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Not applicable |
Award Details
Award title | GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MIDWIFERY |
Approved abbreviation | GDipMid |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Not applicable, this course does not include majors |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Special awards | Students may receive an Award of Recognition in accordance with the Recognition of Academic Excellence Procedure |
Estimated annual Commonwealth Supported fee: $AUD4,445.00
Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD24,053.00
A Student Services and Amenities fee is payable per subject up to a maximum amount per year.
A variety of Scholarships are available to suit different student types.
一本道offers multiple Pathways to University. If you do not meet the entry requirements for this course, consider exploring our available Pathways options.
Contact our friendly team today to discover which pathway is right for you.
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You are eligible for this course if you meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be registered as a nurse in Australia.
- Have at least twelve (12) months clinical experience as a registered nurse as evidenced in a detailed curriculum vitae with description of roles.
- Completed an AQF level 7 bachelor degree in a health related field at this or another university; or have completed qualifications recognised as equivalent to the above; or submit as an exceptional case, evidence of professional attainments including professional experience in nursing.
- Have concurrent employment minimum 0.4 FTE in a Midwifery unit.
GDip Midwifery applicants are required to upload the following completed forms and required documentary evidence:
- Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Student Application Form
a. Current NMBA RN Registration
b. Degree testamur or official academic transcript
c. Curriculum Vitae - Graduate Diploma of Midwifery Student Placement Agreement
Professional experience placement
Applicants are required to read the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery PEP Handbook prior to application.
Clinical requirements
Professional experience in the form of clinical placement is sought by the student. It is a requirement of the GDMid that all students secure a minimum of a 0.4 FTE clinical placement (either paid or supernumerary) at an approved clinical facility, for the duration of the course (18 months), prior to application.
How to secure a clinical position
Clinical Facilities usually advertise clinical positions for postgraduate midwifery students. You could also approach the midwifery educator at each facility and ask if they employ or support postgraduate midwifery students with clinical placement. We currently have Midwifery students in clinical positions in Central/Northern Queensland, Northern Territory (NT), New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA).
Real stories
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student
Hannah Read
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
As a soon-to-be Midwifery graduate, I will forever be grateful for the support, guidance and world class education afforded to me. I am confident that because of my 一本道Graduate Diploma of Midwifery I will be able to offer women and their families safe, evidence-based care.
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Alumni
Zoe Robson
Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
Studying the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery through 一本道has made the process of transitioning from a Registered Nurse to a Midwife truly enjoyable, and I recommend it to anyone that is eager to further their clinical skills and progress their career.
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Lecturer
Helen Coxhead
Course Coordinator, Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
The 一本道Graduate Diploma of Midwifery has a strong rural focus, with an emphasis on caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in order to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes. The course is designed for students to be able to build strong relationships and support the needs of their own communities.
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Employer
Helen Weisemann
Midwifery Unit Manager, Mater Health Services NQ
I hire 一本道graduates because they鈥檙e very resilient and resourceful, and they understand the requirements of working in rural and remote environments. They鈥檙e real assets to the team.