University of South Australia
Master of Midwifery
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 18 months
Designed to inform and improve your knowledge, practical skills and understanding of evidence-based practice, grow your understanding of professional issues and extend your research capabilities.
Course overview
Degree overview
- Extend your skills in midwifery practice, policy, leadership, research, education and management.
- Graduates are confident to step into advanced practice or senior leadership roles.
- Choose to study a clinical pathway or research pathway, depending on your interests and career goals.
- Benefit from flexible learning, including online and part-time study options.
- Use your qualification as a pathway into further learning, including doctoral studies.
- Learn from industry-experienced clinicians at a university with well-above world-class research in midwifery.
- Study with South Australia’s No.1 university for teaching quality in nursing and midwifery.
This program is offered part-time over three years and is designed to complement and expand your existing clinical practice. The flexible curriculum and schedule enable you to choose between a clinical or a research pathway and a range of electives tailored to your career goals.
The Master of Midwifery will give you the skills and knowledge to step into various advanced roles in midwifery. The flexible curriculum allows you to study areas that will inform and improve your midwifery practice, learning and research capabilities.
You'll build meaningful industry relationships when you learn from experienced clinicians and acclaimed researchers and benefit from the university's leading midwifery teaching staff and academics.
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
July, 2026
What you will study
To earn the Master of Midwifery, students must complete 54 units. Students must choose between a Clinical Pathway or a Research Pathway. Unless otherwise indicated, each course is worth nine units.
Clinical Pathway students must complete the following two courses and select 36 units from the electives list:
- Research for Advancing Nursing, Midwifery and Health Care
- Clinical Project
Entry requirements
Applicants must have completed a bachelor's degree (or higher) in Midwifery from a recognised higher education institution.
In addition, applicants must:
- Hold current registration as a Registered Midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia; and
- Have completed a minimum of one year of clinical experience as a Registered Midwife.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit transfer (study credit) formally recognises your prior learning and work/life experience. It can be granted for specific courses (subjects) or a block of courses where your previous qualification or experience is equivalent to the learning.
So, what counts as prior learning? It can be from one of the following providers:
- Recognised higher education provider.
- TAFE or other recognised VET provider.
- A professional body, enterprise, private educational institution, or other similar body.
- Work experience.
Contact the university for more information.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
The Master of Midwifery will give you the skills and knowledge to step into various advanced roles in midwifery. The flexible curriculum allows you to study areas which will inform and improve your midwifery practice, learning and research capabilities.
During your studies, you will choose various elective courses and one of two pathways: a clinical pathway or a research pathway.
- By undertaking the clinical pathway, you will complete a clinical project. This project enables you to negotiate and undertake a project for a specific issue you’re interested in that is relevant to your current practice role.
- By undertaking the research pathway, you will complete a minor thesis. This thesis work enables you to investigate a small midwifery research project under the guidance of your supervisors and contribute advanced research to your field.
Career outcomes
Expanding upon your experience as a midwife, I believe that graduates are qualified to step into advanced practice and senior leadership roles across various hospital, community and governance settings. You'll be confident enough to act as a leader in the workplace, help improve healthcare services through experience and advanced practice and influence how the midwifery workforce operates in Australia.
You can apply your skills to areas including:
- Leadership and Management
- Healthcare Policy and Governance
- Research
- Education
Fees and CSP
Estimated total fee in 2025: From $8,112.25 (Commonwealth Supported Place)
The estimated total fee is calculated based on a study load of 54 units.
Student fees may vary depending on:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- 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 unit 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.
