BSc (Hons) - Paramedic Science
As the first responders to emergencies, paramedics have a unique and vital role within healthcare, dealing with all aspects of pre-hospital emergency and urgent care. Every day is different, with the opportunity to make a crucial difference in the local community. Our Paramedic Science degree will equip you for an exciting and rewarding career as a paramedic registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
Learning from a diverse teaching faculty with a variety of NHS practice experience and expertise, you will obtain the knowledge and clinical skills paramedics need to treat and manage patients in the pre-hospital environment.
You will engage in regular practical learning using our simulation facilities, including our simulated ambulance, mock hospital ward, and mock patient residence. You will also practise alongside other emergency services and professional groups during high-fidelity simulation events, station-based inductions and vehicle extraction exercises. Our Major Incident Day will also enable you to work with policing and forensic students to respond to a series of realistic simulated crimes and emergency scenes.
Alongside this, you will gain placement opportunities in settings such as the ambulance service, emergency departments, mental health, end-of-life care, hospital theatres, and residential homes.
The NHS Learning Support Fund, offering at least £5,000 per year, is available to eligible students. For more information and details of eligibility, visit www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/lsf.
Course Overview
Application of theory to practice is integral to your learning and understanding, and our BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science course reflects this. Throughout your degree, you'll be engaged in weekly practical learning to confirm and practise newly learned subject areas.
All equipment is based at our Lancaster campus, which is geared up for a truly unique experience for paramedic practice and the ‘real-life’ scenes that aid your development as a professional.
The Major Incident Day is an immersive experience that will push you beyond the classroom, putting your clinical, decision-making, team-working and leadership skills to the test. As well as collaborating with policing and forensic science students, you'll work side by side with representatives from real-life emergency services, providing you with essential preparation for a future career on the front line.
Our Allied Health Profession courses are ranked 1st in the North West and top 10 in the UK. We are also 1st in the North West for continuation and career prospects following graduation from Allied Health Profession Courses (Guardian University Guide 2023 Results).
We are unable to accept International Applications for this programme.
On this course you will...
- Receive supportive teaching from tutors within a close-knit learning community.
- Be taught by a diverse teaching faculty, with an abundance of practice experience and individual practice expertise.
- Experience a variety of learning methods, utilising the excellent paramedic facilities on campus.
- Undertake a second year module, developing your ability to manage patients for longer periods of time.
- Discover the contemporary programme, designed to develop you to be prepared for practice in the ambulance service setting.
What our students and alumni say
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The moment I met my mentor and attended my first ever job I knew that I had picked the right course for me. This has only been solidified with every placement hour I have completed!
Heather Dowell, Paramedic Science
After working as a carer throughout the pandemic Heather realised she wanted to work in healthcare, the diversity of paramedic science appealed to her.
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I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the course, and I am very grateful to all the lecturing staff who were fundamental in my development. The lecturing staff are extremely knowledgeable, and up to date with contemporary practice. My tutors did not only support my academic work but my personal development too.
Amelia Murphy
Former student Amelia found the practical aspects of the course including the major incident day invaluable in helping her put learning into practice when she was studying.
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