Bachelor's degree

In Brisbane, Melborne and Sydney (Australia)

Price on request

Description

  • Duration

    3 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

As a graduate, you will be qualified to work as a paramedic with an ambulance service in Australia and in some international ambulance or health organisations. With further study, you can go on to become an:

ambulance service manager
clinical instructor
flight paramedic
intensive-care paramedic (ICP)
special operations team (SOT) rescue paramedic
specialist educator
team leader
Bachelor of Paramedicine students will undertake extensive clinical practice throughout the course within an emergency or simulated emergency environment.

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Brisbane (Australia)
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Melborne (Australia)
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Sydney (Australia)
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About this course

This course will give you the skills and qualifications to become a paramedic.

The Bachelor of Paramedicine will teach you how to:

analyse situations using appropriate assessment techniques
examine patients and consider their particular needs
cope in a high-pressure environment.

Graduates will be eligible for employment as a paramedic with an emergency ambulance service in Australia and in some international ambulance or health organisations. With further study qualified paramedics can go on to become intensive-care paramedics (ICPs), team leaders, clinical instructors, ambulance service managers, specialist educators, flight paramedics or special operations team (SOT) rescue paramedics.

English (4, SA)
Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

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Subjects

  • Paramedic
  • Ambulance
  • Medical
  • Medical training
  • Team Training
  • Professional Practice
  • Beginning
  • Biological science
  • Human biological science
  • Evidence for practice

Course programme

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • HLSC110 Beginning professional practice
  • BIOL121 Human biological science 1
  • HLSC122 Evidence for practice
  • PARA104 Foundations of paramedic practice
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
  • BIOL122 Human biological science 2 (Pre: BIOL121)
  • PARA107 Paramedic theory: trauma emergencies (Pre: PARA104, BIOL121)
  • PARA108 Paramedic practice: trauma emergencies (Pre: PARA104, BIOL121)
Year 2 - Semester 1
  • HLSC120 Indigenous health and culture
  • PARA207 Mental health for paramedics (Pre: PARA104)
  • PARA201 Paramedic theory: medical 1 (Pre: PARA107)
  • PARA202 Paramedic practice: medical 1 (Pre: PARA108)
Year 2 - Semester 2
  • HLSC220 Health care ethics
  • PARA212 Contemporary challenges in paramedicine (Pre: HLSC122)
  • PARA210 Paramedic theory: medical 2 (Pre: PARA201)
  • PARA211 Paramedic practice: medical 2 (Pre: PARA202)
Year 3 - Semester 1
  • UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100)
  • PARA306 Paramedic practitioner health (Pre: PARA104)
  • PARA301 Paramedic theory: population variances (Pre: PARA210)
  • PARA302 Paramedic practice: population variances (Pre: PARA211)
Year 3 - Semester 2
  • PARA321 Community engagement and paramedic practice innovations (Pre: PARA212)
  • PARA305 Pre-Hospital major incident management (Pre: PARA210, PARA211)
  • PARA300 Consolidated and extended paramedic practice (Pre: PARA210, PARA211)

Additional information

Start dates

Brisbane
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Melbourne
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

North Sydney
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Course costs - Average first year fee: $8455 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)

Bachelor of Paramedicine

Price on request