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Master of Science (Midwifery)

This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.

The course comprises six units of coursework and the equivalent of one year of research to produce a major thesis. Electives may be chosen from units offered within the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Postgraduate Medicine, or from appropriate Master level units offered by other schools or tertiary institutions. A list of units approved by the School is available from the Course Coordinator.



UnitDescription Points
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
NST5158Independent Study 20
RES5115Research Preparation: Principles and Approaches 20
NNI5101Professional Issues in Clinical Nursing 20
Semester 2
MIR5201Master of Science (Midwifery) 1 20
MIR5202Master of Science (Midwifery) 2 20
Elective
YEAR TWO
The thesis component of this course is entirely research based and equivalent to 1 year of full-time study. Each semester students nominate if they wish to enrol into research thesis unit: MIR6200 at 50% or 100% of full-time enrolment.
Students are required to continue re-enrolling in the thesis component of their study until the thesis is submitted for examination.
MIR6200Master of Science (Midwifery) 3 0