M7T Master of Advanced Paramedicine (Specialisation)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements: See entry requirements

Duration: Minimum 1.5 Years, up to a maximum of 4 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

Distance Hobart: Semester 1, Semester 2

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 program builds on career entry undergraduate studies in Paramedicine to expand the clinical knowledge and scope of paramedics, enabling them to further their professional careers in areas addressed by a range of specialisations. The course has been developed in close consultation with public and private industry sectors to ensure the graduate meets the needs of the profession in a broad range of settings.

This program builds further on the specialisation to enable the student to customise their education with the inclusion of additional coursework units in a field of their interest, or to undertake a workplace based minor project or research thesis in an area of their choice.

Course objectives

Graduates of this course are expected to be able to:

Have developed the advanced paramedic knowledge, advanced clinical reasoning and decision making and clinical practice skills necessary for the management and provision of advanced, effective and comprehensive health care to particular populations of health consumers in the community and workplace;
Integrate and apply the interdisciplinary skills and knowledge that are required to participate effectively in the planning, implementation and management of health care programs and services within the community;
Have developed an advanced level of understanding in the legal, ethical and political dimensions of practice within the discipline and specialty area of advanced paramedicine; and
Apply research skills to the resolution and improvement of health outcomes for consumers of clinical and community advanced paramedic practitioners.

Career outcomes

Depending on the specialisation undertaken, graduates will be able to enter a wide range of professional careers including Intensive Care Paramedic and Extended Care Paramedic. This course will enable paramedics to take their careers beyond traditional paramedic practice.

This course will provide opportunities for students to explore research as a career activity through the project units, providing an insight into further research higher degree study.

Professional Recognition

Graduates of this course may be eligible for membership to the Australian and New Zealand College of Paramedicine and Paramedics Australasia

Course structure

Year 1

CAA500

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Hobart	Semester 1
Hobart	Semester 2
Hobart	Spring school (extended)

Courses & Units

Master of Advanced Paramedicine (Specialisation) (M7T)

Overview 2020

Entry Requirements

Duration

Duration

Location

Career outcomes

Professional Recognition

Course structure

Year 1

Advanced Clinical Reasoning in Out of Hospital Practice

Advanced Pharmacology & Medication Management in Paramedicine

Supervision & Leadership, Theory, Process & Practice

Introduction to Epidemiology

Introduction to Public Health

Translational Research and Health Service Innovation

Introduction to Biostatistics

Human Behaviour in Extreme Environments

Data, Information and Knowledge

Research Methodology and Project Design

Year 2

Specialisations

Critical and Primary Care

Advanced Management of Complex Cases in Paramedicine

Advanced Management of Acute Cases in Paramedicine

Year 3

Health Research Methods

Major Project Part A

Major Project Part B

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

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