Course

Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

Approved Abbreviation: GradDipMidwif

Western Sydney University Course Code: 4505.2

CRICOS Code: 015574E

Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year in this course was 2007, 2008 or 2009.

Commencement Year 2001 to 2006 - 4505.1 Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

The Graduate Diploma in Midwifery will be offered on Bankstown campus in Q1 and Q2 2009, and on Parramatta Campus from Q3 2009.

The Graduate Diploma in Midwifery is a year long course developed for registered nurses wishing to pursue a career in midwifery. The course is made up of theory and practice with an emphasis on the art and science of midwifery, health promotion and continuity of care. Students will gain essential clinical experience through paid employment in an affiliated maternity hospital for the duration of the course.

Study Mode
One year full-time or two years part-time. Students enrolling in part-time study are required to take the clinical component over one year of continuous employment (32 hrs/week) to meet professional requirements. Flexibility, therefore pertains to the theoretical load and not the clinical component.

Advanced standing

Advanced Standing will be assessed in accordance with UWS policy.

Accreditation
The Graduate Diploma in Midwifery was initially accredited by the Nurses and Midwives Board (NMB) of New South Wales. From 1st July 2010 the approval, recognition and accreditation of courses has been transferred to the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accrediation Council (ANMAC). Course accreditation can be checked on their website. Http://www.anmac.org.au/accreditation-services

Admission

Applications for the course must be made through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Further information on admission to postgraduate courses is available on the Local Admissions section of the UWS website.

Eligibility for admission is based on the following two requirements:

Registered Nurse

Attend an interview – the interview is a collaborative process with industry as a student’s place in the course is dependent upon them meeting employment criteria as a registered nurse.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Quarter 1

400076

Fundamentals of Pregnancy and Birth

400077

Fundamentals of the Postnatal Period and the Newborn

Quarter 2

400078