courses

1240

18 September 2017 26 April 2024
Monash University

Postgraduate - Course

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Managing facultyMedicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Abbreviated titleGradDipMid
CRICOS code021268J
Total credit points required48
Standard duration of study (years)2 years PT
Study mode and locationOn-campus (Clayton, Gippsland)
Admission, fee and application details http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/1240
Contact details

Clayton: telephone +61 3 9905 5328, email nursing.enquiries@monash.edu; Gipplsland: telephone +61 3 5122 6936, email nursing.enquiries-gippsland@monash.edu; or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/nursing/

Course coordinator

Ms Maureen Miles (Gippsland) - Dr Mary Anne Biro (Clayton)

Notes

  • Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
  • Students are required to be employed part-time in a clinical setting that provides midwifery care to women and their families across regional, rural and metropolitan Victoria.
  • Part-time study only.
  • The course is provided in four study blocks on-campus per annum, held at the Gippsland and Clayton campus, together with online and self directed learning modules.

Description

This course, offered by the School of Nursing and Midwifery, is designed to prepare students with the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary to practise midwifery in a multidisciplinary context. Skills for evaluating evidence for best midwifery practice, as well as for development of self, others and the profession, are also features of this preparation. Students are exposed to a wide variety of perspectives and environments in order to help them develop the ability to think critically about the role of the midwife in the maternity care setting.

Outcomes

On completion of the course students will be expected to be able to:

  • meet the ANMC National Competency Standards for the Midwife
  • 'be with women' with the flexibility to care for women experiencing varied outcomes
  • work in partnership with women, family, medical and allied health personnel to ensure culturally appropriate and safe maternity care that is affordable, acceptable and accessible.

Through strategic midwifery clinical placement students will have the opportunity to feel confident and nurtured in a maternity care environment and be prepared to abide by the Code of Ethics for Midwives in Australia and the ANMC Code of Professional Conduct for Midwives in Australia.

Assessment

Assessment includes examinations, case-studies, class presentations and written assignments.

Professional recognition

The course is subject to accreditation by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Structure

This course comprises four core units.

Requirements

Students complete:

  • MID5001 Woman midwife partnerships and normal childbearing
  • MID5002 Woman midwife partnerships and complex childbearing
  • MID5006 Public and primary health care in midwifery
  • MID5007 Contextual and professional issues in midwifery

Award(s)

Graduate Diploma of Midwifery