Paramedics are often the first contacts for a patient and provide emergency health care and transport.
Gain a strong foundation in clinical and paramedic sciences. You’ll explore all areas of paramedic practice including human pathophysiology, behavioural health, pharmacology, clinical leadership, and legal and ethical practice.
Gain a strong foundation in clinical and paramedic sciences. You’ll explore all areas of paramedic practice including human pathophysiology, behavioural health, pharmacology, clinical leadership, and legal and ethical practice.
Our program is delivered by experienced paramedics to provide you with clinical knowledge, skills and practice. Gain hands-on experience through real-life simulations in our specialised paramedic labs. From your first year, you’ll complete 12 weeks of clinical placements with the Queensland Ambulance Service to give you the extra knowledge and experience to confidently start working on road.
Graduate ready to work as an Advanced Care Paramedic or go after opportunities to clinically advance to an Intensive Care or Critical Care Paramedic. Choose to work within aero medical, rescue and retrieval, remote and rural health care and clinical education. You’ll also be eligible to apply for membership of Paramedics Australasia.
Post-admission requirements
Prior to undertaking any clinical practicum students must obtain a Blue card, a current Apply First Aid (Senior) certificate, provide evidence of Hepatitis B immunisation or failure to seroconvert, and undergo a criminal history check. In addition to these requirements students before undertaking clinical placements with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) must undergo a health and medical assessment and health-related fitness assessment. Clinical placement information is also available on the QAS website.
Career opportunities
Ambulance paramedic, pre-hospital emergency care, aeromedical, rescue and retrieval, remote and rural healthcare, clinical education.
Membership
Paramedics Australasia; Student Paramedics Australasia (SPA).
Program structure
For students commencing 2015. All other students please refer to previous handbooks.
Introductory courses (10)
COR109 Informatics for Financial Professionals
LFS103 Introduction to Informatics
LFS112 Advanced Discipline Readings
LFS122 Advanced Research Methods
PAR101 Communication and Thought
PAR102 Introductory Bioscience
PAR103 Human Physiology
PUB104 Human Anatomy
PUB112 Paramedic Professional Studies
SCI110 Paramedic Clinical Foundations
Advanced courses (14)
BIM263 Paramedic Foundation Practicum 1
HLT221 Introduction to Behavioural Health
HLT301 Public Health Foundations
PAR201 Science Research Methods
PAR202 Introduction to Pharmacology
PAR203 Human Pathophysiology
PAR211 Challenges to Mental Health
PAR212 Paramedic Clinical Systems
PAR222 Medical Emergencies
PAR301 Paramedic Clinical Practicum 2
PAR302 Cardiac and Respiratory Emergencies
PAR311 Injury in the Community
PAR312 Legal and Ethical Practice in EMS (Emergency Medical Services)
PAR321 Maternal and Child Health
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete all required courses as listed below
- Complete all clinical practicum courses
- To undertake clinical practicum in Queensland with QAS and other health care facilities, you must meet the minimum requirements, by week 13 of Semester 1.
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While the university will attempt to place you close to your preferred placement area this cannot be guaranteed and you may be required to undertake some of your clinical placements outside the region or in a rural area.
Program notes
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods, including case studies, essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests, clinical scenarios (OSCA’s) and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods.
- The Study Overseas Program is not currently available to paramedic students.
- Students will be required to cover all additional costs associated with this program. Information outlining the current requirements will be made available to all prospective applicants, and students will be provided more detailed information on starting the program.
- Some courses within this program must be completed over the Summer and Winter Semesters and require students to commit to full-time unpaid employment.
- Not available to international students on a Student Visa.
- When enrolling, please refer to the Study Plan.