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Graduate Diploma of Midwifery
Assessment (Internat.)
Assignments and group work.
Outline
The Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is an innovative one-year course leading to endorsement to practice in the State of Victoria as a midwife and is offered in collaboration with regional midwifery agencies. Learning will take place at the Mt Helen Campus and at various midwifery agencies.
Career Opportunities
Eligible for endorsement as a midwife on the Division 1 Register of the Nurses Board of Victoria. Following endorsement graduates may work as a midwife in either health care or community settings.
RPL and Credit Transfer
International students wishing to apply for RPL and Credit Transfer are required to provide syllabus of previous study undertaken at time of applying for course. Not all courses offer RPL and Credit Transfer. Contact the International Student Programs office at international@ballarat.edu.au
Objectives
Graduates of the course will be expected to:
- utilise relevant theory and research findings to guide their practice;
- work in partnership for the provision of maternity care that is consistent with
childbearing needs, values and expectations;
- provide continuity care and support to women and families;
- provide childbirth and health care education for women and their families;
- practice safely and effectively within a variety of settings according to a selected
model of care; and
- practice in collaboration with health professionals in the provision of care for
childbearing women and their families.
Requirements
The course consists of six units (subject to NBV approval). On campus teaching occurs in four three-weekly blocks, with off campus clinical components dispersed throughout the year. The clinical component is the major focus of learning and comprises 600 hours supernumerary practice located in a range of relevant settings.
For students undertaking the course part-time, all of the clinical component occurs in the second year of the course.
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