Edith Cowan University
Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Diagnostics and Prescribing
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
Empower you to provide thorough, evidence-based care for mothers and their babies.
Course overview
The Graduate Certificate in Midwifery Diagnostics and Prescribing will provide you with the detailed specialised knowledge and skills required to undertake midwifery diagnostics and prescribing, including the ordering and interpreting of investigative tests for childbearing women, as well as the safe and effective prescribing of scheduled medicines for your clients.
This course focuses on critical evaluation to enable you to initiate individualised holistic care plans across the childbearing continuum in line with leading professional guidelines.
CSP Subsidised Fees Available
This program has a limited quota of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). The indicative CSP price is calculated based on first year fees for EFT. The actual fee may vary if there are choices in electives or majors.
Key facts
From $1,175 (CSP)
What you will study
The course has two units of study. Each unit is valued at 30 credit points.
- Screening and Diagnostics in Midwifery
- Pharmacology and Prescribing for Midwives
Entry requirements
- Bachelor's degree.
- Or equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience.
English language requirements
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
- IELTS Academic has a minimum overall score of 7.0 and a minimum score of 7.0 in the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
- Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
- Pearson English Test (PTE) Academic with a minimum overall score of 65 and a minimum score of 65 in each of the four communicative skills (listening, reading, writing and speaking).
- TOEFL iBT with a minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum score in each section of the test:
- 24 for listening
- 24 for reading,
- 27 for writing
- 23 for speaking
- Bachelor's degree from an approved country.
- I completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at the postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent).
- Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years of relevant professional experience.
Note: English tests must be completed within 2 years of the proposed course commencement date and additional requirements may apply regarding the acceptable number of test sittings.
Course-specific entry requirement
All applicants must be currently registered as midwives with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA).
Recognition of Prior Learning
You may be able to get credit for your course based on prior formal, non-formal or informal learning. To apply, you will need to provide supporting documentation outlined by the university. Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
As a graduate of this course and with the expanding use of endorsed midwives within the public health sector, you can find employment in major hospitals, community clinics and specialised midwifery clinics or venture into private practice. This course is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC).
Possible future job titles:
- Endorsed midwife
Learning outcomes
- Detail the specialised knowledge and skills required to undertake midwifery diagnostics and prescriber practice, which is essential to have a notion as a midwife with scheduled medicines endorsement with the NMBA.
- Initiate, plan, implement and evaluate diagnostic and prescribing methods to review, analyse and synthesise information obtained to solve complex diagnostic problems in midwifery.
- Critically evaluate midwifery prescribing ideas by demonstrating creativity, personal autonomy, professional judgement and accountability.
- Make independent professional judgments to communicate complex midwifery prescribing and diagnostics information to various audiences.
Fees and CSP
Estimated first-year indicative fee in 2025: $2,350 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
The estimated first-year indicative fee is provided as a guide only. It is based on a typical enrolment of students undertaking the first year of this course.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
Commonwealth Supported Places
The Australian Government allocates a certain number of CSPs to the universities each year, which are then distributed to students based on merit.
If you're a Commonwealth Supported Student (CSS), you'll only need to pay a portion of your tuition fees. This is known as the student contribution amount – the balance once the government subsidy is applied. This means your costs are much lower.
Limited CSP spaces are offered to students enrolled in selected postgraduate courses.
Your student contribution amount is:
- Calculated per course you're enrolled in.
- Depending on the study areas they relate to.
- Reviewed and adjusted each year.
HECS-HELP loans are available to CSP students to pay the student contribution amount.
