Launch your career with Australia's No. 1 university for midwifery*

With five-star ratings for overall experience, teaching quality, skills development, student support, learner engagement and learning resources (Good Universities Guide 2024), at Griffith you'll be prepared to work in all models of midwifery practice providing autonomous deeply woman-centred culturally safe care using sound midwifery decision-making skills.

Highlights of studying Midwifery at Griffith

• Blended learning: Flexible online learning combined with two-week intensive campus blocks including midwifery practice experience, face-to-face workshops, and simulated practice under the direction of Practice Lecturers. Approximately 70% of face-to-face sessions are offered at both the Gold Coast and Logan campuses.
• Student-led midwifery clinic: Access Australia's first innovative university-based student-led midwifery clinic at the Gold Coast campus.
• Placements: Gain hands-on experience through placements at top hospitals and clinics including Logan Hospital (including Beaudesert), Redlands Hospital, Gold Coast University Hospital, Toowoomba Hospital, Sunshine Coast University Hospital, Northern NSW Local Health District, and midwifery private practices. International placements are also available.
• Professional practice: In addition to placement, you'll apply skills in clinical learning labs, supported by registered midwives in diverse healthcare settings across morning, evening, and night shifts.
• Continuum of care: Provide advice, support and care for at least 20 women throughout pregnancy, labour and birth and postnatal periods, requiring you to be on-call for labour and birth. This unique learning experience is highly valued by students and graduates and requires a high level of commitment and flexibility.
• Staff expertise: At Australia's No.1 university for midwifery* you'll benefit from the professional expertise and industry networks of our award-winning teachers, who are leading the way in research, education and practice.
• State-of-the-art facilities: To prepare you for the future of maternity care, we harness the latest approaches to technology and teaching. Train in cutting-edge facilities with access to realistic simulations such as our life-like birthing mum.
• Interdisciplinary learning: Work alongside students and staff from a range of clinical areas, preparing for teamwork in diverse maternity care environments.
• Graduate outcomes: You'll be employed sooner, with 100% of our 2023 midwifery graduates securing employment within 2 months of graduating.

*Tied-position, 2024 ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects

Honours

The is available through an additional year of study.

Academic entry requirements (by country)

Academic entry requirements apply to International applicants for this program. You can view the academic entry requirements for this program here.

Middle Eastern Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Tawjihiyah)

Grade average of 78 in the final year results OR successful completion of a recognised pre-tertiary or foundation program OR successful completion of one year study at a recognised tertiary or higher education institution is required in addition to the completion of High School studies.

Applicants who hold registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) as an Enrolled Nurse and who have completed a Diploma in Nursing from an accredited Australian Education Provider OR as a Registered Nurse meet the English language requirements.

English language requirements apply to applicants whose previous studies were completed in a country other than Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or the United States of America or undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:

• Successful completion of at least six years of primary and secondary education taught and assessed solely in English. At least two years of this education must have been between Grades 7 and 12. This education must have been taught and assessed in English and completed in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States of America.
• OR a minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 7.0
• OR an overall score of 65 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 65
• OR the Occupational English Test (OET) with a minimum score of B in each of the four components (listening, reading, writing and speaking)
• OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL minimum total score of 94 and the following minimum scores in each section of the test:
  • 24 for listening | 24 for reading | 27 for writing | 23 for speaking.

• IELTS (Academic): A minimum overall score of 7.0 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 7.0 in each component across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below 6.5
• OET: The applicant is tested in all four components in each sitting and a minimum score of B in each component is achieved across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below C
• PTE (Academic): A minimum overall score of 65 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum of 65 in each of the communicative skills across the two sittings and no score in any component of the test is below 58
• TOEFL: A minimum total score of 94 is achieved in each sitting and the applicant achieves a minimum score of 24 for listening, 24 for reading, 27 for writing and 23 for speaking across the two sittings and no score in any of the sections is below:
  • 20 for listening | 19 for reading | 24 for writing | 20 for speaking.

• Admission Procedure

This program is accredited and language requirements have been set to ensure applicants meet both Griffith University language requirements and the registration standards specified by the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC). These standards are subject to change by the accrediting body.

Employment opportunities from this degree are excellent, with 100% of our 2023 graduates gaining employment within two months of graduation.

As a midwife, you may find opportunities in a variety of public and private healthcare settings including:

• Midwifery private practice
• Public or private hospitals
• Maternity and neonatal care
• Rural and remote health
• International aid organisations
• Midwifery education, research and academia.