Course MW4 - Graduate Diploma of Midwifery | Federation University Handbook

Course overview

The Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is an innovative course with a strong regional focus. This course is designed to prepare you with the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary to practice midwifery in a multidisciplinary context and in a variety of settings. Skills for evaluating evidence for best midwifery practice, as well as for development of self, others, and the profession, are also features of the course.You will be exposed to a wide variety of perspectives and environments in order to help develop the ability to think critically about the role of the midwife in the maternity care setting. On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for registration as a midwife with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).The course incorporates two models of clinical placements at both the Mt Helen and Gippsland campuses: The Employment model: The health agency employs students and enables students to learn in the workplace while studying to gain their clinical experience. Students are mentored to consolidate their clinical experience. Potential students make applications to both FedUni and an affiliated clinical agency of their choice. You will need to contact the midwifery educator in the facilities that you are interested in to check the availability of employment positions and the application process for these positions. The Supernumerary model: Students gain clinical experience and expertise through clinical placements in healthcare agencies as supernumerary workforce. Their clinical learning experience is facilitated by clinical educators in the workplace. Learning will take place in a number of metropolitan rural and regional agencies in Eastern Victoria for Gippsland based students and Western Victoria for Ballarat based students.

Institute / school:

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Discipline:

Midwifery

Study level:

Postgraduate - Coursework

Study load:

Credit points:

120

AQF level:

8 - Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma

Duration (in full time equivalent):

1 year

Domestic students:

Professional accreditation:

Course coordinator:

Academic requirements

<ul><li>Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree at AQF level 7 in a cognate discipline in Nursing and relevant work experience of at least 1 year full-time or part-time equivalent or</li><li>Successful completion of a bachelor’s degree at AQF level 7 in a cognate discipline in Midwifery</li></ul><ul><li>All applicants must hold current Ahpra registration. Applicants with a nursing degree must have at least 1 year post-registration acute medical/surgical nursing experience. Applicants with a midwifery degree must meet the Nurses and Midwives Board of Australia recency of practice registration standard.</li></ul>

Supplementary admission requirements

Applicants are requested to provide supplementary information to support their application as listed below. Resume - Current, relevant work experience (including length of time) A brief account of your education, qualifications and previous occupations relevant to the course being applied for. <ul><li>All applicants must complete and submit the Essential Requirements form. Extra requirements to be supplied with application: Proof of Ahpra registration, Working with Children Check (WWCC), Relevant vaccinations with signed declaration of immunisation status, Letter of employment or clinical support (if applicable). You should be aware that healthcare organisations recommend all health staff to have relevant vaccinations to protect themselves and their patients/clients. It is recommended that you have relevant vaccinations along with a signed declaration of immunisation status prior to clinical placement. Please refer to the Australian Immunisation Handbook 10th Edition at http://www.immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/Handbook10-home You will be required to undertake a police check (renewed annually) and a Working with Children Check (renewed every five years). This will be required to be presented to an authorised staff member of a healthcare organisation. NB: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place. Entry into this program is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available. Federation University Australia encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.</li></ul> Proof of AHPRA registration Provision of a certificate or registration number proving your registration with AHPRA - the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.

Requirements

Essential requirements prior to enrolment

Working with Children Check You’ll need to hold a valid <a href="http://www.workingwithchildren.vic.gov.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Working with Children</a> Check before starting professional placements in this course. Police Check You’ll be required to hold a valid National Police Check for professional placements as part of this course. Immunisation You’ll be expected to provide evidence of your current immunisation status prior to clinical placement. Inherent Requirements Inherent requirements refer to the fundamental attributes, skills and abilities that you must be able to achieve in order to demonstrate the essential learning outcomes of the degree you are studying.

Course rules show the number and type of credit points needed to finish your course. They help you understand what you need to complete to graduate. You’re responsible for following the course rules and completing the right units. You’ll find a recommended sequence of units that meets these course rules in the course structure.

Complete 120 credit points comprising:

120 credit points from Core Units

Core Units

Complete exactly 120 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit points
HEAPH6001	Introduction to Public Health	15
MIDGD6201	Women Centred Midwifery Care	30
MIDGD6202	Midwifery as a Profession	15
MIDGD6203	Midwifery Care for Women with Complex Needs	15
MIDGD6204	Care of the Neonate with Increased Needs	15
MIDGD6205	Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice	15
MIDGD6207	Midwifery Partnerships with First Nations Families	15

Commendation

Counselling

Unsatisfactory

Exclusion / suspension

Final unit supplementary assessment

Students who receive an MF grade in their final Semester may apply to the Course Coordinator within 7 days of the publication of results for supplementary assessment if that unit is the only outstanding unit required to complete the degree and the student has not been found guilty of any form of academic misconduct (e.g. plagiarism, contract cheating, collusion) in that Semester. The highest grade attainable will be a Pass grade.

<a target="_blank" href="https://www.federation.edu.au/students/student-essentials/how-to-enrol/what-to-enrol-in/">Course structures</a> set out the recommended sequence of units for enrolment. It's your responsibility to comply with the course rules and confirm unit availability (which you'll find under 'Offering' in the 'Key information' section of each unit outline). Select the semester you started your course in (not the semester you're enrolling for).

Year 1

Semester 1

HEAPH6001

Introduction to Public Health

Core Units

MIDGD6201

Women Centred Midwifery Care

Core Units

MIDGD6202

Midwifery as a Profession

Core Units

Semester 2

MIDGD6203

Midwifery Care for Women with Complex Needs

Core Units

MIDGD6204

Care of the Neonate with Increased Needs

Core Units

MIDGD6205

Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice

Core Units

MIDGD6207

Midwifery Partnerships with First Nations Families

Core Units

Year 1

Semester 1

MIDGD6201

Women Centred Midwifery Care

Core Units

Semester 2

MIDGD6203

Midwifery Care for Women with Complex Needs

Core Units

MIDGD6204

Care of the Neonate with Increased Needs

Core Units

Year 2

Semester 1

HEAPH6001

Introduction to Public Health

Core Units

MIDGD6202

Midwifery as a Profession

Core Units

Semester 2

MIDGD6205

Research Methods for Evidence Based Practice

Core Units

MIDGD6207

Midwifery Partnerships with First Nations Families

Core Units

Upon successful completion of this course, graduates will be able to:

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Placement information

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Institute / school:

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Discipline:

Midwifery

Study level:

Postgraduate - Coursework

Study load:

Credit points:

120

AQF level:

8 - Bachelor Honours Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma

Duration (in full time equivalent):

1 year

Domestic students:

Professional accreditation:

Course coordinator:

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