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Master of Clinical Midwifery

Course code: 3565 + Course abbreviation: MClinMid + Total credit points required: 72 + 3 semesters full-time, 6 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Gippsland; Peninsula)
Multimode (Gippsland; Peninsula)

Course description

This course is designed to provide higher-degree studies to registered midwives. The options within this course will appeal to midwives seeking career advancement or Nurses Board of Victoria practitioner status for work in low-risk maternity and/or independent or specialist midwifery practice. It will also appeal to those interested in a pathway to undertaking higher research degrees. Students select either a coursework option or coursework with a minor research thesis.

Entry requirements

Applicants would normally have completed a Bachelor of Midwifery and/or Graduate Diploma of Midwifery. Students who have completed a Certificate of Midwifery who satisfy the minimum university entry standards are required to undertake two graduate diploma units prior to commencing the masters program (MID9003 and MID9004). International applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Nursing for entry into the Graduate Diploma of Midwifery, after which they may then progress into the masters course.

Course structure

This course can be taken as coursework only or a combination of coursework and a 36-point minor thesis. Students are encouraged to discuss the range of study options with the course coordinator, who will advise on individual programs of study. Units of study can be chosen from the following list:

Units

  • MID9003 Midwifery and maternity in context
  • MID9004 Becoming a midwife
  • MID9005 Advancing midwifery practice (core unit)
  • GHS9841 Research methods and issues
  • NUR9202 Nursing informatics
  • NUR9204 Education in nursing
  • NUR9208 Therapeutic medication management*

Candidates will not be eligible for the Master of Clinical Midwifery award without having completed a minimum of 36 points at masters level.

Included within the 36 points, students must complete one core Master of Clinical Midwifery unit, MID9005 (Advancing midwifery practice). Up to 48 points may be granted for completion of a Graduate Diploma of Midwifery from Monash University. Up to 24 points may be granted for a Graduate Certificate of Nursing from Monash University.

    * Nurses Board of Victoria requirement for nurse/midwife practitioner status.

Professional recognition

In order to be eligible for nurse/midwife practitioner status according to the Nurses Board of Victoria, students must have completed a pharmacology unit as part of their postgraduate studies, therefore students wishing to do this will need to successfully complete NUR9208 (Therapeutic medication management).

Contact details

Inquiries

Administrative Officer (Postgraduate)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Monash University
Gippsland campus
Northways Road
Churchill, Victoria 3842
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9902 6441
Fax: +61 3 9902 6527

Administrative Officer (Postgraduate)
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Monash University
Peninsula campus
McMahons Road
Frankston, Victoria 3199
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9904 4156
Fax: +61 3 9904 4655

Website: med.monash.edu.au/nursing/postgraduate/

Course coordinator

Ms Meredith McIntyre

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