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BSc (Hons)

Paramedic Science

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

B781

Delivery

Campus taught

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.

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).

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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

Course delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

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.

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Accreditations

This course is accredited and endorsed by the College of Paramedics, the recognised professional body for paramedics and the ambulance profession in the UK. It represents its members in all matters affecting their clinical practice and supports them to achieve the highest standards of patient care.
This course is accredited and endorsed by the HCPC regulatory body. The HCPC is a regulator of health and care professionals in the UK, approving programmes and setting the standards that individuals must meet in order to become a registered professional.

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.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

International

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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A three-year degree qualification is, typically, 360 credits. Each 20 credits (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study. This is made up of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study. Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your option choices.

Each year you’ll be based at the University and in practice placements across a wide geographical area. You’ll be observing practice, working under supervision and participating in practice at different times of the day and night, including weekends. So you get a broad range of practical experience, you may have to travel some distance to your clinical placement.

Learning is supported by an introduction to biomedical sciences and the legal aspects within professional practice.

You’ll develop your knowledge and clinical skills whilst completing modules addressing major trauma, paediatrics and obstetrics and the unwell adult. You’ll attend clinical placements within the NHS to apply your newly learned knowledge and skills. During your clinical placements, you will be supported and supervised by a clinical practice educator.

Later in the course, you will further enhance your clinical skills and decision-making abilities by completing modules that’ll support your transition into an accountable healthcare professional. You’ll complete modules in clinical decision making, leadership and research. Clinical placements, in a variety of settings, augment your final year. As before, you’ll continue to be supported and supervised during clinical practice placements by a clinical practice educator.

You’ll also be learning through lectures, practical skills-based training, seminars and group activities. You’ll use eLearn to access web-based information and materials.

You’ll be assessed on your theory and practice. Theory assessment is by essays, reports, case study analysis and examinations. Practical skills will be assessed using simulated clinical incidents and clinical examinations. Clinical practice will be assessed in practice by paramedics, nurses and doctors as appropriate. You must complete a practice assessment document and produce and maintain an e-portfolio.

Our student selection process is underpinned by the National Values Based Recruitment strategy. This means students must aspire to a high standard of excellence in professionalism consistent with the NHS values. These values are: working together for patients, respect and dignity, commitment to quality of care, compassion, improving lives and everyone counts.

As part of the course you will have the opportunity to hear about the experiences of service users, carers, patients and public members via our community engagement and service user support groups (Comensus).