Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic)
Become a paramedic
CSU's Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) provides a pathway to working in emergency care and paramedic areas as a qualified ambulance officer.
CSU's Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) offers you a rewarding, fast-paced career that makes a difference to people's lives. You will acquire the knowledge and skills to work as a qualified paramedic in emergency care settings in any state of Australia and overseas.
This course is available to domestic students at Bathurst and Port Macquarie campuses, and to international students at Bathurst Campus only.
The course is also available by distance education to students already employed as qualified paramedics or medics in the Army, Navy or Air Force.
Reasons for studying
Clinical Practice (Paramedic) at CSU
- graduates will be able to pursue a fast-paced and rewarding career in emergency health care
- students will learn practical skills using state-of-the-art equipment and simulation facilities on campus.
What will I learn?
Students develop skills in clinical procedures such as advanced cardiac life support, ECG analysis and management, airway management including endotracheal intubation, laryngeal mask airways, cricothyrotomy, and percutaneous transtracheal ventilation. Advanced life support for paediatric patients is also covered. Students learn the principles and techniques of major incident prevention, preparedness, response and recovery and gain experience in major incident medical response principles through participation in a field exercise.
Workplace learning
Clinical placements in appropriate healthcare settings are undertaken as part of this course. Internal students are placed with an ambulance service or other appropriate site for a total of 400 hours during the course. Distance education students are not required to complete workplace learning as they will be employed as paramedics or Australian Defence Force medics for the duration of the course.
Additional admission requirements
Refer to the workplace learning section for information on:
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Immunisation
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National Criminal Record Clearance
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Senior First Aid Certificate
Credit
Credit for prior learning and credit for current competencies will be granted to eligible applicants.
Course duration
3 years full-time on campus, 4 years distance education
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 192 points for the degree. All on campus students must complete a clinical placement with an approved ambulance service.
Students will graduate from the Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) with the award BClinicalPrac(Paramedic).
What our students say
"The degree gives us exposure to exactly what we are going to see in the field. I am able to learn new things all the time from multiple facets, including communication, changing science, protocols, in pediatrics, geriatrics or rescue situations.
"The skills you learn far exceed what you learn in other university degrees. They are life skills that can have a practical application to real life situations."
Jordan Emery
Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) graduate
Academic expectations
For each 8 point subject at CSU, students should normally expect to spend between 140-160 hours engaged in the specified learning and assessment activities (such as attending lectures or residential schools, assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, assignments or examinations). The student workload for some subjects may vary from these norms as a result of approved course design.
Students will be assessed on the basis of completed assignments, examinations, workplace learning, or other methods as outlined in specific subject outlines.
Where applicable, students are responsible for travel and accommodation costs involved in workplace learning experiences, or attending residential schools (distance education students).
Expectations relating to academic, workplace learning, time and cost requirements for specific subjects are provided in the subject abstracts and in course materials.
Enquiry information
Call us on 1800 334 733,
(International +61 2 6338 6077)
http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/undergraduate/paramedic
At a glance
Study Mode
On campus; Distance education
Where
Bathurst; Port Macquarie
When
Session 1; Session 2
Level
Undergraduate
Duration
3 years full-time on campus, 4 years distance education
International?
YES
Indicative ATAR
70.00 (B)
84.95(PM)
How to apply
Sorry, this course is suspended
Enquiry information
Request course information
Call us on 1800 334 733, (International +61 2 6338 6077)- Online enquiry
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What our employers say
"It is important that paramedics are well equipped and educated to provide high quality patient care to the community.
"Completing the CSU Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) degree provides an excellent foundation for meeting the challenges of being a paramedic and we are keen to see graduates from the course join us."
Alan Morrison
Education Manager, Ambulance Service of NSW
Scholarships
There are two scholarships available for first year students, donated by RACI Australian National Chemistry Quiz, worth $1,000 each. Scholarships are also available through CSU.
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