Paramedic Science
UCAS Code: B781
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Entry requirements
A level
One science subject, accepted science subjects include: Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Human Biology, Physics, Psychology and Sociology. General Studies and Key Skills are not accepted. Resits will be considered.
Access to HE Diploma
Full Award Diploma (in a science subject). 60 credits at level 3 (45 graded and 15 ungraded). To include a minimum of 30 science related credits. Overall 24 credits must be graded at Distinction and 21 credits a minimum of Merit.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Must be in a science or healthcare subject.
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About this course
The Paramedic Science BSc is designed to develop you into an effective clinician capable of responding to and managing life-threatening emergency situations, from cardiac arrest to multi-system trauma. You will also learn about minor illness and injury along with chronic conditions and mental health, as managing patient calls featuring these is the bulk of a paramedic’s workload. The programme will train you in out-of-hospital care, mental health, social needs, maternity, chronic conditions, pharmacology and trauma.
The course combines learning in the workplace with academic study. Half of the course is spent between the UK’s busiest ambulance trust and the other practice placements, and half is spent in the university setting, with access to our state-of-the-art simulation centre.
Work-based placements across London are interspersed throughout the three years. These elements tend to be in blocks, and you will be required to match your practice educator’s working pattern, which will mean undertaking shifts, day and night, any day of the week. These help you link the theoretical knowledge with your practical experiences, so you learn how best to deliver patient care.
Paramedic careers are hugely rewarding. Graduates can now work in a variety of environments, including traditional 999 ambulance services, GP practices, walk-in centres, minor injuries units, helicopter emergency services, research establishments, and remote environments such as oil-rigs. While the NHS employs the majority of paramedics, some also work in the private sector.
Once enrolled on the course you can apply for student membership of the College of Paramedics, the professional body for paramedics in the UK. This can be upgraded to full membership when you graduate, and you will be eligible to be considered for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
**Course highlights**
- Placement with the London Ambulance Service
- Additional placements spread in hospital wards, theatres, A&E, maternity units, cardiac care units, intensive care units and a variety of community-based settings
- State-of-the-art paramedic simulation centre including home environments, ambulances and interactive immersive rooms
**About St George’s, University of London**
As the UK’s specialist health university, we’ve been improving health for over 250 years. Our close links with healthcare providers and our shared campus with one of the UK’s largest teaching hospitals, St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, means St George’s will provide you with a unique taste of what your future working life holds.
Modules
Modules covered throughout the three years of this course provide an introduction to the basic theories underpinning the health sciences, and specialist teaching in subjects related to paramedic science.
Practice placements form an integral part of the course and are completed in a range of ambulance and hospital clinical settings.
Once enrolled on the course, you can apply for student membership of the British Paramedic Association, the UK’s professional body for paramedics. This can be upgraded to full membership following graduation and registration with the Health Professions Council.
You can find further information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/paramedic-science#modules
Assessment methods
You can find detailed information about assessment methods for this course on our website: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/courses/paramedic-science#study
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