Graduate Diploma of Midwifery

The Professional Practice component equals 50% of the program content. Students will undertake the equivalent of 26 weeks full-time midwifery practice experience over 18 months, undertaken in regular blocks of 3–4 days per week. Students are also required to complete a minimum of ten (10) continuity-of-care experiences, which may occur at any point across the 18-month program.

Yes. This is a blended-learning program which includes immersive online learning experiences in combination with intensive on-campus study blocks each semester, enabling midwifery students to undertake this program whether located in metropolitan or regional/remote locations.

NSW students will have professional practice placements within the paid employment model through MidStart or private maternity providers. Students should apply through MidStart for public hospitals, or apply directly to private maternity care providers in NSW who offer sponsored places. VIC students will have placements in a variety of maternity care providers across Victoria including Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew, Werribee, Geelong and Ballarat, with whom the university partners.

Yes. The Graduate Diploma of Midwifery is accredited by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council, and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. On graduation, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency will register you as a midwife with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Yes. Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) are available for Semester 1 & 2, 2026 intake. In a Commonwealth Supported Place, your fees are subsidised by the Australian Government, and eligible students may choose to pay upfront or defer their student contribution with a HECS-HELP Loan. Eligible students will be offered a CSP — you do not need to apply.