If you like variety and would like to work in emergency and unscheduled care, then our BSc Paramedic Science is for you. Learn how to be a paramedic on this well-established course.
Applications for 2023 entry are now closed.
You’ll be involved in clinical simulation and clinical placements in the NHS, preparing you to deal with minor wounds and illnesses and respond to more serious incidents.
Why study with us
- Ranked in the top 3 in the North West for student satisfaction - Good University Guide 2023.
- This course is delivered in collaboration with the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) and all of our lecturers are either qualified paramedics or specialists in emergency care.
- After graduating you will be eligible to register as a paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
What you'll do
- The course offers you the chance to develop a wide range of clinical skills each year, underpinned by theoretical knowledge. The focus is on the out-of-hospital emergency care and primary care settings.
- You’ll study a range of clinical scenarios found in the out-of-hospital setting and gain knowledge, clinical skills and behaviours for patient assessment, and appropriate therapeutic interventions.
- You’ll also be preparing for clinical practice where you’ll be supported and supervised by a clinical practice educator.
Module overview
Year 1Compulsory modules
• H1004: Fundamental Skills for Safe and Effective Practice
• H11005: Biomedical Sciences Applied to Practice
• H11006: Ethical and Legal Aspects within Professional Practice
Year 2
Compulsory modules
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HI2003: Delivering Effective Clinical Care for the Acutely Unwell Adult
• HI2004: Providing Immediate and Emergency Care for Women and Children
• HI2005: Contemporary Approaches for Managing Major Trauma
Year 3
Compulsory modules
• H13003: Leadership in Healthcare
• H13006: The Dissemination of Evidence for Practice
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H13014: Consolidating Decision Making in Clinical Practice
Course delivery
This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
With a BSc in Paramedic Science you’ll be eligible to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and follow a career as a paramedic in the NHS.
You’ll get to work in challenging and changing environments, interacting with the public and other emergency and healthcare professionals to deliver out-of-hospital care.
A career in the NHS offers secure employment, continuing education and training, excellent working conditions and the prospects of promotion.
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