Master of Midwifery Studies

at University of Newcastle

Master of Midwifery Studies combines contemporary theories encompassing a holistic view of midwifery, including the social, emotional, cultural and psychophysiological factors which influence health and wellbeing.

Key study areas include:
 

• Clinical Education
• Research
• Leadership and Management
• Primary Midwifery Care

To help you achieve your career objectives, you will also have the opportunity to focus your learning by choosing to specialise in any one of the following four specialist areas:
 

• Midwifery primary care - focuses on providing comprehensive woman-centred, midwifery primary care to childbearing women and their babies.
• Clinical education - focuses on learning the knowledge and skills to support and teach midwifery students and assist in the development, design, implementation and evaluation of midwifery education and professional development programs of maternity staff.
• Research - focuses on conducting research into all aspects of midwifery care, professional issues affecting midwives and midwifery, maternity service provision and translation of health research knowledge into midwifery practice and health policy.
• Leadership and management - focuses on the effective management of staffing, policy and financial resources and leading the coordination and delivery of care in a maternity ward, department or in community settings.

Admission Requirements

Domestic Applicants

Applicants must be a registered midwife with:
 

• Honours; or
• A postgraduate qualification; or
• A minimum of one year's experience as documented in a professional curriculum vitae.

International Applicants
Applicants must be a registered midwife or a registered nurse working in a maternity environment in their own country, with a minimum of one year's experience as documented in a professional curriculum vitae.

Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements
 

• All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. 
• Applicants for this program must satisfy a minimum English Language Proficiency Standard equivalent to an IELTS overall minimum of 6.5 with no subtest result below 6.0.

Fees

AUD 40,035 (indicative annual fee)
Indicative annual fees are based on a full year full time load (80 units). 

Upon completion, you will have developed a solid foundation in contemporary maternity healthcare frameworks, midwifery care and contexts of practice for Indigenous and Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) women. By specialising your midwifery qualifications, you will have the knowledge and qualifications to open doorways to roles in midwifery primary care and group practice models, clinical education, midwifery management, research and academia, or clinical midwifery specialist and consultant roles.

Prospective career paths may include:
 

• Midwifery Primary Care
• Midwifery Clinical Educator
• Midwifery Manager / Unit Manager
• Midwifery Researcher
• Clinical Midwife Specialist / Consultant