C07070v6 Graduate Diploma in Midwifery

This course is designed to meet the graduate needs of registered nurses wishing to gain registration to practise in the area of midwifery.

It provides a broad theoretical and clinical study in midwifery, and includes a discussion of professional, sociopolitical and ethico-legal issues related to the family, and research skills that enhance midwifery practice and interpersonal processes.

Students undertake concurrent employment as a student midwife in an accredited midwifery unit.Midwives are in high demand at present, in both the public and private health systems, and the current shortage is expected to continue for some time.

Students must complete a total of 48 credit points, comprising eight compulsory subjects.

Industrial training/professional practice

The course requires concurrent employment in an accredited midwifery unit for one year (four days a week) in order for students to meet the requirements to gain midwifery registration with the National Board of Nursing and Midwifery.

Course completion requirements

Course program

A typical program is shown below.

full time

Year 1

Autumn session

Spring session

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants must have:

• Current registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. Registration is confirmed via the National Register of Practitioners (opens an external site). • Concurrent employment in a midwifery student position. Applicants are required to apply through either: the centralised recruitment program for NSW public hospitals: MidStART. This process is administered by the NSW Department of Health Nursing and Midwifery Office. Or applying directly to NSW private hospitals to undertake a midwifery student program. Private hospitals that offer midwifery student positions include the Mater Hospital (check their website for details or contact the hospital directly), Sydney Adventist Hospital (applications open in June; check the hospital website for details), St George Private Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital, and Prince of Wales Private Hospital. Prospective students need to contact private hospitals directly in order to apply for a midwifery position.

Applicants need to apply to UTS for a position in the Graduate Diploma in Midwifery program. Application must be directly via UTS Online Application. UTS accepts applications for enrolment in this course from the June prior to the year of commencement. We recommend you submit your UTS application before October, as applications received after this date may not be considered. While a student can apply for the program at UTS during the relevant application period, acceptance into the course is dependent on the applicant securing employment as a student midwife (midwifery student). See also the Application checklist (https://www.uts.edu.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/foh-c07070-gdmidwifery-checklist.pdf PDF 115kB).

Applicants are selected on academic merit based on their grade point average.

Applicants need to be available to attend classes from early February, for the first two weeks of midwifery classes.

The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.