Graduate Certificate in Midwifery (Re-entry to Practice)

What you will study

The program requires the successful completion of 40 units of core midwifery courses.

Core courses

Complete the following core courses to fulfil the requirements of this program.

• Midwifery Professional Experience 1
• Women with Complex Pregnancies
• Women with Complex Labours and/or Births
• Women with Postnatal Complexities and/or Unwell Babies

Entry requirements

Admission to the program will be available for applicants who have the following:

• Completion of an AQF level 7 (or higher) Midwifery pre-registration degree.
• Current or previous registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia as a midwife, but not having practised midwifery for five to 10 years.

English language requirements

All Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the University’s English proficiency requirement. The English Language Proficiency for Admission Policy contains further information regarding English language proficiency requirements. Contact the university for more details.

• IELTS Overall Minimum: 7
• IELTS Sub Test Minimum: 7

Contact the university for more information.

Recognition of Prior Learning

The University of Newcastle wants to help you fast-track your degree, recognising that your prior study is one way they can do that. If your application is successful, you can reduce the number of courses you need to study, saving you time and money. Contact the university for more information.

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:

• Highly developed knowledge and technical skills for safe, evidence-informed midwifery practice with women and their babies in contemporary maternity care settings.
• Advanced cognitive, technical and communication skills to practice reflectively within a woman-centred, primary healthcare framework, across traditional and new models of care.
• The ability to critically engage using best evidence, communication skills, theory, collaboration and reflection to make independent midwifery judgements and actively engage with other health disciplines.
• The capacity to accept responsibility for their midwifery practice for women and babies in wellness and complexity is based on understanding current legislation, common law, code of ethics and midwifery standards.
• The capability to provide quality midwifery services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women with specific ethnic and other diverse needs and their babies.

Career outcomes

You will have the knowledge and qualifications to practice as a Midwife upon completion.

Possible career paths may include:

• Clinical Midwifery
• Midwifery Management
• Policy Work or Research

Fees and CSP

Estimated total fee in 2025: $2,312 (Commonwealth Supported Places)

Indicative total fee in 2025: $9,600 (domestic full-fee paying place)

A student’s annual fee may vary depending on:

• The number of courses studied.
• Choice of programs.
• 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.