MSc - Practice Development: Paramedic
As a paramedic, it is important your skills are of the highest calibre to ensure a top level of service to patients.
MSc Paramedic: Practice Development has been developed with local ambulance services and stakeholders to meet the educational needs of paramedics looking to continue their professional development. You will benefit from a flexible approach to learning that fits around your work shifts, allowing you to study through distance and work-based learning.
We have provided excellent training for paramedics since 2000, and our subject specialists have extensive experience in distance learning. You will leave with the knowledge and skills to move forward in your career, reaching senior levels of employment. So, if you've got the ambition, we have the facilities and resources to help you achieve it.

Course Overview
If you’re an experienced practitioner looking for a professional edge, our masters course will provide a stimulating and engaging learning experience, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to be an innovator in your field.
We make it easier for you to reach your potential because flexibility and choice sit at the heart of our programme, so you can fit your studies around your busy life.
If you’d like to take things gradually, start with a single module, building towards a Post Graduate Certificate (60 credits), followed by a Post Graduate Diploma (120 credits) and then a full Masters degree (180 credits).
Our aim is to see you become the best practitioner you can be and so we endeavour to give you the freedom and choice to study in a way that fits with your interests and lifestyle, with support right along the way.
On this course you will...
- Develop a mastery of complex and specialised knowledge and a critical awareness of issues at the forefront of paramedic practice.
- Develop conceptual knowledge and advanced understanding of how techniques of enquiry enable the critical and objective analysis, interpretation and application of research and evidence within your sphere of influence.
- Facilitate the development of new ideas and new ways of thinking.
- Increase knowledge and leadership skills that will enhance and develop practice.
Location
Distance Learning
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Work-based
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