If you're a registered nurse with a passion for helping new parents safely navigate pregnancy, birth and early parenthood, fast-track your entry to midwifery practice with La Trobe's Graduate Diploma in Midwifery.
Our flexible 12-month course focuses on contemporary issues in Australian midwifery practice by combining lectures, workshops, labs and simulations with hands-on clinical placements in some of Melbourne and regional Victoria's most respected maternity services.
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Delivery mode
This course is available in the following study modes:
Locations
Plenty Road, Bundoora, Melbourne 3086
Edwards Road, Flora Hill, Bendigo 3550
Entry Requirements
There are no formal academic requirements
- Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent). (Applicants who have become registered nurses via a hospital education pathway may have this requirement waived.)
- At least one year's post-registration acute medical/surgical nursing experience. (Exceptions can be made to course admission processes in terms of years of acute experience as a Registered Nurse with thorough evaluation of particular circumstances in conjunction with support from the MPE placement provider. Eg: applicants who have completed their nursing degree via an Enrolled Nurse pathway with 12 months of experience as an Enrolled Nurse in an acute setting.)
- Applicants must have current registration as a Registered Nurse with the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Applicants with industry experience will also be considered.
Course fees
Course fee
$29,400
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