Program Overview

Bachelor of Paramedicine

The Bachelor of Paramedicine is a 3-year full-time or equivalent part-time course that consists of 240 credit points. The course is approved to be offered at the Brisbane and Melbourne locations.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

• English (Units 3 & 4, C) in Queensland
• Units 3 and 4 a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English in Victoria

Applicants must also demonstrate English language proficiency either by providing a written declaration that English is their primary language or evidence that they have achieved the minimum English language test results as specified in the Paramedicine Board of Australia registration standards.

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 240 credit points consisting of:

• 160 credit points from Paramedicine Units
• 110 credit points from Paramedicine Theory Units (Part A)
• 50 credit points from Paramedicine Practice Units (Part B)
• 50 credit points from Interdisciplinary Units (Part C)
• 20 credit points from University Core Units (Part D)
• 10 credit points from Paramedicine Community Engagement Unit (Part E)

Progression Requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

The course consists of the following units:

Part A: Paramedicine Theory Units

• PARA114: Personal and Interpersonal Skills for Paramedicine (10 CP)
• PARA115: Fundamentals of Paramedicine Care (10 CP)
• PARA126: Paramedicine Theory: Primary Care (10 CP)
• PARA214: Paramedicine Principles: Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology (10 CP)
• PARA216: Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1 (10 CP)
• PARA225: Paramedicine Care: Mental Health and Vulnerable Populations (10 CP)
• PARA226: Paramedicine Theory: Medical 2 (10 CP)
• PARA314: Contemporary Challenges in Paramedicine (10 CP)
• PARA316: Paramedicine Theory: Lifespan Health (10 CP)
• PARA325: Paramedicine Care: High Acuity and Major Incidents (10 CP)
• PARA329: Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism (10 CP)

Part B: Paramedicine Practice Units

• PARA127: Paramedicine in Practice: Primary Care (10 CP)
• PARA217: Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 1 (10 CP)
• PARA227: Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 2 (10 CP)
• PARA317: Paramedicine in Practice: Lifespan Health (10 CP)
• PARA327: Paramedicine in Practice: Complex Care (10 CP)

Part C: Interdisciplinary Units

• BIOL121: Human Biological Science 1 (10 CP)
• BIOL122: Human Biological Science 2 (10 CP)
• HLSC120: Indigenous Health and Culture (10 CP)
• HLSC122: Evidence for Practice (10 CP)
• HLSC220: Health Care Ethics (10 CP)

Part D: Core Curriculum Units

Students must complete exactly 20 credit points from the following units:

• UNCC100: Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society (10 CP)
• PHCC102: Being Human (10 CP)
• PHCC104: Ethics and the Good Life (10 CP)
• UNCC300: Justice and Change in a Global World (10 CP)
• PHCC320: The Just Society (10 CP)

Part E: Paramedicine Community Engagement Unit

• PARA323: Community Engagement and Paramedic Practice Innovations (10 CP)

Course Map

The course map outlines the pattern of unit enrolment for each semester. Students must follow this pattern unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

• Year 1, Semester 1:
  • HLSC122: Evidence for Practice (10 CP)
  • BIOL121: Human Biological Science 1 (10 CP)
  • PARA114: Personal and Interpersonal Skills for Paramedicine (10 CP)
  • PARA115: Fundamentals of Paramedicine Care (10 CP)
• Year 1, Semester 2:
  • Core Curriculum Unit 1 (10 CP)
  • BIOL122: Human Biological Science 2 (10 CP)
  • PARA126: Paramedicine Theory: Primary Care (10 CP)
  • PARA127: Paramedicine in Practice: Primary Care (10 CP)
• Year 2, Semester 1:
  • HLSC120: Indigenous Health and Culture (10 CP)
  • PARA214: Paramedicine Principles: Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology (10 CP)
  • PARA216: Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1 (10 CP)
  • PARA217: Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 1 (10 CP)
• Year 2, Semester 2:
  • HLSC220: Health Care Ethics (10 CP)
  • PARA225: Paramedicine Care: Mental Health and Vulnerable Populations (10 CP)
  • PARA226: Paramedicine Theory: Medical 2 (10 CP)
  • PARA227: Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 2 (10 CP)
• Year 3, Semester 1:
  • Core Curriculum Unit 2 (10 CP)
  • PARA314: Contemporary Challenges in Paramedicine (10 CP)
  • PARA316: Paramedicine Theory: Lifespan Health (10 CP)
  • PARA317: Paramedicine in Practice: Lifespan Health (10 CP)
• Year 3, Semester 2:
  • PARA323: Community Engagement and Paramedic Practice Innovations (10 CP)
  • PARA325: Paramedicine Care: High Acuity and Major Incidents (10 CP)
  • PARA327: Paramedicine in Practice: Complex Care (10 CP)
  • PARA329: Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism (10 CP)