Postgraduate Diploma in Midwifery

Summary

This advanced qualification can help you extend your knowledge in midwifery. It will further your critical thinking and application of research to your practice while you analyse your experiences as a midwife. You can also build upon this qualification with a Master of Midwifery.

Are you a registered midwife and want to extend your midwifery knowledge through a review of current thinking and research?

Build on the Postgraduate Certificate in Midwifery Practice and extend your professional skills during this relevant and practice-focused programme. Critically analyse your own experiences as a midwife as a means of adding depth to your knowledge base, and further develop your confidence and transferable skill set enabling you to work anywhere in the world and to really make a difference in people's lives.

Successful completion of this Diploma contributes half the credits required for our Master of Midwifery. Our online learning means that you can study from home and benefit from the support of experienced lecturers and the opportunity for networking. Online learning resources may include PowerPoint presentations, worksheets, word documents, interactive web pages and links to relevant electronic documents or websites.

There are two options for completing the Postgraduate Diploma. If you intend to go on to Masters-level study, you will need to complete the two pre-requisite courses: Pathway to Thesis: Midwifery Knowledge, and Pathway to Thesis: Midwifery Research Methodologies (30-credits per course).

Alternatively, you can complete eight (15 credit) courses of your choice.

Consult with our Postgraduate Course Coordinator (suzanne.miller@op.ac.nz) to plan your future study pathway.

We know that full-time study isn't always possible. We also offer this programme with part-time options - talk to us about what will suit you best!