Master of Midwifery
Online Australia
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Feb 2027
TUITION FEES
AUD 28,550
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: The Master of Midwifery at Edith Cowan University (ECU) Western Australia is for practicing midwives applying specialised knowledge. The course develops leadership and training skills, advances clinical decision-making, perinatal, maternal and evidence-based care. ECU is a public university with 30,000+ students; 18% are international from 100+ countries.
Career Outcomes: The course can lead to roles in advanced midwifery, high-risk pregnancy consulting and leadership of hospital or birthing-center teams. Job titles include Registered Midwife; Clinical Midwife; Clinical Midwife Consultant; Midwife Unit Manager; Associate Midwife Manager; Clinical Research (midwifery) and graduates work in hospitals, community health, research, policy or education settings.
If you’re a practising midwife and want to apply a specialised body of knowledge to your practice, this course will help you advance your career by developing your leadership and training skills.
- Critically reflect on a complex body of midwifery knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate mastery of midwifery.
- Apply critical thinking skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas, concepts and theories in authentic clinical situations.
- Apply communication and collaboration skills to analyse and design innovative contributions to professional midwifery practice.
- Use high level self-management skills to plan an evidence-based practice project.
This course can lead to roles in advanced midwifery practice, consulting in high-risk pregnancies and complex deliveries. It can also lead to leadership roles for teams working in hospitals or birthing centres.
Possible future job titles
- Registered Midwife
- Clinical Midwife
- Clinical Midwife Consultant
- Midwife Unit Manager
- Associate Midwife Manager
- Clinical Research (midwifery)
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Theory for Midwifery Care 1
- Midwifery Clinical Practice 1
- Evidence-based Practice and Research Design
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Theory for Midwifery Care 2
- Midwifery Clinical Practice 2
- Midwifery Therapeutics
Year 2 - Semester 1
- High Dependency Care During Childbirth
- Midwifery Clinical Practice 3
- Midwifery Cultural Studies
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Clinical Leadership and Management
- Research Project
- Coaching and Mentoring in the Clinical Setting