La Trobe University
Master of Midwifery Practice (Education)
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Enhance your skills in continuity of care, advocacy, collaborative maternity care and legal accountability through online study.
Course overview
Delivered entirely online, you'll have the flexibility to study as you work. Considering your industry experience, the Master of Midwifery Practice helps you focus on your areas of interest and work towards the changes you want to see.
Explore more than just the clinical side of midwifery through various specialisations and pathways, allowing you to diversify your skillset and broaden your professional prospects. With specialisations in advanced clinical, education, management, leadership and research, you can tailor the course to your needs and passions.
Master the design of educational encounters in clinical environments that maximise learning and minimise barriers. You'll gain essential skills in the midwifery-led continuity of care model to interpret, evaluate and apply evidence to inform practice change and improve health outcomes for women and babies. You'll learn to observe, discuss, analyse and reflect on contemporary clinical education practice while gaining advanced teaching skills in curriculum planning, program development, educational communication and assessment. You'll then use instructional design principles to develop your learning program, aligning activities, assessments and evaluation approaches with its objectives.
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 $578 (CSP)
What you will study
To qualify for the award of Master of Midwifery Practice (Education), students must complete 180 credit points consisting of:
- 30 core credit points
- 30 elective credit points
- 60 core choice pathway credit points
- 60 core choice specialisation credit points
Core subjects
Complete the following subjects:
- Academic Integrity Module (0 credit points)
- First Nations Perinatal Health (15 credit points)
- Research and Evidence in Midwifery (15 credit points)
Entry requirements
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of an Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
- Applicants must hold current registration with AHPRA as a midwife.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit for previous study is the recognition of prior study or learning that can be counted towards a qualification. This can reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course. The amount of credit received depends on the level and relevance of your previous study and the number of subjects completed. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Career outcomes
After graduation, you can work across a wide range of sectors, including health, education, government, and research. Possible roles include:
- Clinical Midwife Specialist
- Clinical Educator
- Clinical Unit Manager
Learning outcomes
- Synthesise advanced midwifery knowledge, skills and scholarship to make evidence-based decisions in complex midwifery scenarios and professional midwifery contexts.
- Utilise research to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts to inform practice.
- Critically reflect on and apply knowledge and skills in research principles and methods to plan and execute research-based projects or evidence-based scholarship.
- Critically reflect on and apply knowledge of the continuity of midwifery care to increase access to and improve the effectiveness of this care.
- Appraise the midwife's role in intra- and inter-disciplinary collaboration to provide comprehensive maternity care.
- Demonstrate capability and accountability for midwifery practice within relevant legal parameters and professional standards, codes and guidelines.
Fees and CSP
Estimated fees in 2025: $4,627 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
Estimated fees in 2025: $31,400 (domestic full-fee paying place)
The estimated fees are based on your first-year standard full-time study load of 120 credit points.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of subjects 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 only need to pay some of your tuition fees. The student contribution amount is 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 the courses 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.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
