Midwives are highly specialised, they focus on supervision, care and advice to women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period. La Trobe designs its courses with your future career in mind and partners with a range of professional organisations for accreditation and registration. Refer to the detail for each course below to see what professional registration and membership options exist.
Midwives have excellent employment prospects in Australia and overseas. Areas include health counselling and education for women, their families and community; preparation for parenthood and infant care. Midwives are also found in education and government.
We also offer single subject study. Visit our short courses page to find out more.
ATAR and location:
Melbourne:86.25
Bendigo:81.85
Start dates: Semester 1 (March)
Duration: 4 years full-time.
Location: Melbourne Albury-Wodonga Bendigo City Franklin Street Other Shepparton
Start dates: Anytime
Anytime
Duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
4 years
Location: Melbourne Bendigo
Start dates: Semester 1 (February)
Duration: 1 year full-time
Location: Bendigo
Start dates:
See additional information
Duration:
13 weeks
Location: Other
Start dates: Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)
Duration: 2 years part-time. Full-time may be available in consultation with the course coordinator.
Location: Melbourne
Start dates: Semester 1 and 2 (March and July)*
Duration: 18 months full-time or 36 months part-time study load, while working full-time in a related discipline* (*excluding child, family and community care students).
Location: Melbourne Bendigo
Start dates: Anytime
Duration: 1-2 years full-time; 1.5-4 years part-time.
If you have completed a Bachelor of Nursing and have at least one- year's experience, you may apply for the Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery (see the postgraduate coursework section for more details).
Our courses include a number of placements in our clinical schools based at major Victorian health care facilities. See clinical schools.
You may be eligible for our student exchange program.
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