Paramedic Science

Today’s Paramedic is a highly skilled healthcare practitioner, who provides high quality urgent or emergency care to patients in a wide range of exciting, fast-paced and challenging environments. The Paramedic profession is at the forefront of the developing modern NHS, with paramedics extending their role in to an increasing range of new and exciting areas.

At NTU, learning is hands-on, preparing you for real-world scenarios and emergencies. By choosing to study with us you'll kickstart your career in a place where compassion meets expertise, and everyday is an opportunity to transform someone's future.

Why you should choose Paramedic Science at NTU:

• Apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Paramedic upon successful completion of the course.

• Study at our state-of-the-art Health and Allied Professions Centre with ambulances, a VR suite, a mock apartment, and a range of other healthcare simulation facilities.

• Learn from the experts at a university rated TEF ‘Gold’ for teaching and learning.

Course Modules

This course aims to provide a full-time, three-year route to achieving the BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science by combining all the components required paramedic registration in this unified programme of study.

Here’s a breakdown of the modules you’ll be studying across your course:

Year One modules include:

• Foundations of Paramedic Practice

• Human Health and Illness

• Professional and Legal Issues in Paramedic Practice

Year Two modules include:

• Developing Paramedic Practice

• Pharmacology in Practice

• Research and Evidence Based Practice

• Public Health & Wellbeing

• Paediatric and Obstetric Practice

Final Year modules include:

• Professional Practice, Supporting and Developing Others

• Complex and Specialist Issues

• Dissertation Project

• Enhancing Paramedic Practice

Assessment methods on the course include but are not limited to:

OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations), practical demonstrations of skills in a simulated environment, Practice Educators observations of competency in practice, an E-portfolio (PebblePad), case studies, reflective accounts, presentations, academic posters, essays, multiple-choice and short-answer question exams, simulated Multi-disciplinary meetings, Moot Court case.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Health and Care Professions Council