Midwifery (Master)

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Year

2012

Award

Master of Midwifery

Length

1 year full-time or 2 - 3 years part-time

Campuses

Melbourne, Distance Education

Course description

This course aims to prepare midwives to undertake an advanced practice role and provides them with sound research training.

Please note the course will only be conducted if sufficient enrolments are achieved.

Course structure

This is a 120 credit point award consisting of three core 20-credit point subjects: Advanced Midwifery Practice, Childbirth and Well being, and a research subject; in addition students carry out either a 60 credit point thesis of approximately 15 000 words, or alternatively one elective subject from the list of current subjects offered in the Master of Nursing, and a 40 credit point clinical project.

Subject details

Melbourne

Overseas study opportunities

Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange for more information

Application

Apply direct to the University. Visit our postgraduate website to download an application form.
Please also complete the Nursing Supplementary Application Form.

Application closing dates are subject to change and are set in August each year.

Fee type

Both Commonwealth Supported & full fee places available

Annual (or Total) Tuition Fee (AUD)

Indicative (2012): $15,130 per 120 credit points.

Scholarships

A variety of scholarships and prizes are available for postgraduate students at La Trobe. Visit the postgraduate scholarships webpage for details http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/postgraduates

Additional costs (AUD)

Federal Police check - A$15 to A$43, Immunisations - approximately A$500, Working with Children Check - A$77. Accommodation for any clinical placements may vary according to the venue and location.

Prerequisites

Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery Science or equivalent, with minimum B grade average, and eligibility for endorsement as a midwife in Division 1 of the Register of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA). Applicants must also have at least one year's recent clinical practice in midwifery and be employed in an approved area of midwifery practice.

Semester starts

Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)