M4W Bachelor of Paramedicine with Clinical Honours

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 1 Years, up to a maximum of 3 Years
Duration
Duration refers to the minimum and maximum amounts of time in which this course can be completed. It will be affected by whether you choose to study full or part time, noting that some programs are only available part time.

Location

This course may not be available to international students. Please see the list of distance courses (i.e. online and taken outside Australia) that are offered to international students

This course is not currently available for applications.

Build on your knowledge and skills with a Bachelor of Paramedicine with Clinical Honours, a fully online degree which aligns with the internship program of your ambulance service. Available part-time this course is for graduates of an entry level bachelor degree in Paramedicine.

Progress from entry level practitioner to beginning independent practitioner. Build knowledge and skills to practice without supervision and provide leadership to others in the Paramedicine team.

Enhance your clinical decision-making and diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based paramedic professional practice and build on the learning undertaken during the internship.

Course objectives

Throughout Australia, Paramedicine degree graduates are required to complete an internship with a recognised state based emergency ambulance service, prior to working independently. The Bachelor of Paramedicine with Clinical Honours recognises the depth of learning during the internship and provides paramedic interns with a pathway to transition from novice practitioner to independence in their professional practice.

The course will enable students to:

Demonstrate development in their role as an entry level paramedic
Engage in ongoing critical reflection as a means of continuing professional development and lifelong learning.
Demonstrate paramedic clinical skills and knowledge in an integrated manner beyond entry level competencies.
Become immersed in the professional practice environment of Paramedicine through an evidence based approach.
Develop leadership and knowledge in preparation for independent practice

Practical experience

Safety in Practice Compliance

All students enrolling in Faculty of Health programs which include a professional experience placement component, laboratory and/or field activity are required to establish and maintain their capacity to practice safely via Safety in Practice Requirements compliance documentation.

This includes completing/providing:

national criminal history check;
working with children registration;
medical, physical and psychological capacity to safely undertake the Faculty of Health Mandatory Functional Requirements (PDF 592.1KB); and
infectious disease and immunisation status.

The Faculty assesses student compliance in accordance with the Safety in Practice Compliance and Risk Assessment Procedure (PDF 654.0KB). Without this documentation, students may be excluded from participating in their course.

Students must submit documentation complying with the Safety in Practice Requirements before:

semester one census date annually; or
in case of late enrolment, prior to beginning study.

The exceptions are the Working with Children Registration and Immunisation Record Card check, which must be completed 4 weeks prior to first PEP.

Career outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate progression of their career beyond their initial paramedic degree program, enabling them to demonstrate a commitment to their professional development and associated improvement in their merit standing for competitive career entry.

Graduates of this program will hold advanced standing towards their progression to postgraduate programs in Paramedicine.

Professional Recognition

There is no current national regulatory framework for paramedics, graduates will be eligible for admission as members of the professional bodies, Paramedics Australasia and the Australian and New Zealand College of Paramedicine.

Further study opportunities

This course provides an excellent foundation if you are aiming to enter postgraduate study in paramedicine. The University's School of Medicine offers the Advanced Paramedicine (Specialisation) postgraduate program.

Course structure

Semester 1 and Semester 2 commencement (Full Time)

First Semester of study

CAA410

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Spring school (extended)

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Spring school (extended)

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2

Bachelor of Paramedicine with Clinical Honours (M4W)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

This course is not currently available for applications.

Career outcomes

Professional Recognition

Further study opportunities

Course structure

First Semester of study

Paramedic Internship 1

Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Out of Hospital Practice

Health Research Methods

Second Semester of study

Paramedic Internship 2

Evidence Based Project in Paramedic Internship

Degree Electives

Supervision & Leadership, Theory, Process & Practice

Introduction to Public Health

Environmental Health

Management in Health and Human Services

Risk Management and Governance

Communicable disease epidemiology

Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments

Spring School (extended)

Paramedic Internship 1

Semester 1

Paramedic Internship 2

Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Out of Hospital Practice

Health Research Methods

Semester 2

Evidence Based Project in Paramedic Internship

Degree Electives

Supervision & Leadership, Theory, Process & Practice

Introduction to Public Health

Environmental Health

Management in Health and Human Services

Risk Management and Governance

Communicable disease epidemiology

Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments

First Semester of study

Paramedic Internship 1

Second Semester of study

Paramedic Internship 2

Third semester of study

Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Out of Hospital Practice

Health Research Methods

Forth Semester of Study

Evidence Based Project in Paramedic Internship

Degree Electives

Supervision & Leadership, Theory, Process & Practice

Introduction to Public Health

Environmental Health

Management in Health and Human Services

Risk Management and Governance

Communicable disease epidemiology

Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments

Entry requirements

This course is not currently available for applications.

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Domestic students

International students

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