Program Overview

Bachelor of Paramedicine

Overview

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 for locations in Brisbane and Melbourne.

Admission Requirements

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

• Assumed Knowledge: English (Units 3 & 4, C) for Queensland
• Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL for 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:

1. 160 credit points from Paramedicine Units
2. 110 credit points from Paramedicine Theory Units (Part A)
3. 50 credit points from Paramedicine Practice Units (Part B)
4. 50 credit points from Interdisciplinary Units (Part C)
5. 20 credit points from University Core Units (Part D)
6. 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

Part A: Paramedicine Theory Units

Complete 110 credit points for all of the following:

• 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

Complete 50 credit points for all of the following:

• 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

Complete 50 credit points for all of the following:

• 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

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

• PHCC102: Being Human (10 CP)
• PHCC104: Ethics and the Good Life (10 CP)
• PHCC106: Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career (10 CP)
• THCC100: Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History (10 CP)
• THCC101: People Matter: Catholic Social Thought (10 CP)
• TPCC100: Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema (10 CP)
• PHCC201: The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges (10 CP)
• THCC200: Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective (10 CP)
• THCC202: Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought (10 CP)
• TPCC201: Ecology and Justice (10 CP)
• TPCC202: Conflict, Violence and Peace-making (10 CP)

Part E: Paramedicine Community Engagement Unit

Complete 10 credit points for all of the following:

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

Course Map

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

Year 1, Semester 1

• Interdisciplinary Units: HLSC122 Evidence for Practice (10 CP)
• Interdisciplinary Units: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1 (10 CP)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA115 Fundamentals of Paramedicine Care (10 CP)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA114 Personal and Interpersonal Skills for Paramedicine (10 CP)

Year 1, Semester 2

• Core Curriculum Units: Core Curriculum Unit 1 (10 CP)
• Interdisciplinary Units: BIOL122 Human Biological Science 2 (10 CP) (Pre: BIOL121)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA126 Paramedicine Theory: Primary Care (10 CP) (Pre: PARA115)
• Paramedicine Practice Units: PARA127 Paramedicine in Practice: Primary Care (10 CP) (Pre: PARA115)

Year 2, Semester 1

• Interdisciplinary Units: HLSC120 Indigenous Health and Culture (10 CP)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA214 Paramedicine Principles: Pharmacotherapy and Toxicology (10 CP) (Pre: BIOL121)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA216 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1 (10 CP) (Pre: BIOL121 & PARA126)
• Paramedicine Practice Units: PARA217 Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 1 (10 CP) (Pre: BIOL121 & PARA127)

Year 2, Semester 2

• Interdisciplinary Units: HLSC220 Health Care Ethics (10 CP)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA225 Paramedicine Care: Mental Health and Vulnerable Populations (10 CP) (Pre: PARA114 & PARA115)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA226 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 2 (10 CP) (Pre: PARA216)
• Paramedicine Practice Units: PARA227 Paramedicine in Practice: Medical 2 (10 CP) (Pre: PARA217)

Year 3, Semester 1

• Core Curriculum Units: Core Curriculum Unit 2 (10 CP)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA314 Contemporary Challenges in Paramedicine (10 CP) (Pre: HLSC122)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA316 Paramedicine Theory: Lifespan Health (10 CP) (Pre: PARA216)
• Paramedicine Practice Units: PARA317 Paramedicine in Practice: Lifespan Health (10 CP) (Pre: PARA217)

Year 3, Semester 2

• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA329 Transition to Paramedic Practice and Professionalism (10 CP) (Pre: 100 PARA cp)
• Paramedicine Community Engagement Unit: PARA323 Community Engagement and Paramedic Practice Innovations (10 CP) (Pre: PARA314)
• Paramedicine Theory Units: PARA325 Paramedicine Care: High Acuity and Major Incidents (10 CP) (Pre: PARA227)
• Paramedicine Practice Units: PARA327 Paramedicine in Practice: Complex Care (10 CP) (Pre: PARA317)