Program Overview

Bachelor of Paramedicine

The Bachelor of Paramedicine at Western Sydney University provides students with the skills and knowledge required to become a paramedic and play an integral role in the health system. This program focuses on responding to emergencies involving patients with a range of health problems in diverse settings.

Program Overview

• Duration: Full Time - 3 Years
• Next Start Date: 02 March 2026
• Program Code: 4790
• CRICOS Code: F

Career Opportunities

Upon graduation, students will have the required skills to work in an ambulance service, the private paramedical industry, or the defence forces.

Advance Human Health

The Bachelor of Paramedicine has a strong evidence-based focus and uses innovative blended learning and assessment strategies, together with clinical placements, to develop high-level, practical, and clinical decision-making skills. Students learn in an innovative teaching facility, including simulation rooms, debrief rooms, and an immersive simulation lab with a control room. In the second and third year, students are given three months of supervised clinical experience with an emergency ambulance service in rural or metropolitan NSW or the ACT. There is also an opportunity to take up an international clinical placement or short placements in the private paramedicine industry, mental health services, and community and primary healthcare.

Facilities

• Immersive Space: A 360-degree immersive space allows students to practice and be examined in a content-generated environment with the use of projected images and recorded sounds.
• Paramedicine Building: A state-of-the-art building providing students with the opportunity to put theory into practice, with large teaching spaces and brand new technology.

Real-World Experience

Students undertake three months of supervised clinical practice with an emergency ambulance service, short placements in paramedicine, mental health, and community and primary healthcare, or an international clinical placement.

Program Structure

The program structure is outlined in the university handbook, detailing all subjects students will study.

Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared for an unlimited future as an ambulance paramedic or in the private paramedicine industry.

Alumni

Quotes from alumni highlight the positive experience and growth during their studies.

Entry Requirements for Domestic Students

Admission

• Assumed knowledge: any 2 units of English; Mathematics
• Recommended studies: Biology

Special Requirements - NSW Health Legislative Pre-requisites

To attend a health-related placement, students must meet Western Sydney University program requirements and NSW Health student placement policy requirements.

Entry Requirements for International Students

Admission

• Assumed knowledge: any 2 units of English; Mathematics
• Recommended studies: Biology

Special Requirements - NSW Health Legislative Pre-requisites

Similar to domestic students, international students must meet the university's program requirements and NSW Health student placement policy requirements.

Indicative Annual Fee

• Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP): AUD $42,118

Scholarships

Western Sydney University offers scholarships based on academic merit, community engagement, and leadership skills. Donor-funded scholarships are also available.

Apply as a Domestic Student

Domestic students apply through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) application system.

Apply as an International Student

International students can apply for free through the university's international student application system or through an agent representative.

Other Study Options

• Bachelor of Health Science: Full Time - 3 Years (Available Part Time)
• Bachelor of Nursing: Full Time - 3 Years (Available Part Time)
• Bachelor of Medical Science: Full Time - 3 Years (Available Part Time)