The course includes the following awards:

Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) BClinicalPrac(Paramedic)

Course Study Modes and Locations

Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) (4408PA)

Distance Education - Bathurst
On Campus - Bathurst
On Campus - Port Macquarie

Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.

Normal course duration

Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic)

Full-time 3.0 years (6.0 sessions)

Part-time 6.0 years (12.0 sessions)

Distance offering = 1.5 y All distance students recieve a minimum of 88 points credit

Normal course duration is the effective period of time taken to complete a course when studied Full-time (Full-time Equivalent: FTE). Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for the actual length of study. Not all courses are offered in Full-time mode.

Admission criteria

CSU Admission Policy

On campus, full-time:

Standard CSU and UAC admission criteria apply. Assumed knowledge for the Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) includes any two units of English, mathematics and biology.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) will be required to obtain a National Police Certificate, have appropriate immunisation status and hold a Senior First-Aid Certificate prior to enrolment in their first placement subject.

This course has mandatory competencies that must be passed to ensure satisfactory course completion. Applicants with health, medical or other conditions may be unable to complete these mandatory competencies and hence be ineligible to graduate from the course.

Distance education, part-time:

Entry to the distance offering of this course is restricted to applicants who are:

• Qualified paramedics employed full-time with an ambulance service and who have completed a minimum of 2 years service; OR
• Full-time medics with the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) who have completed the Basic Medical Assistance course and have 2 years post-qualification experience

Students entering the distance offering of the course will be granted credit for 9 subjects (80 points) relating to foundation paramedic clinical skills and to two of the three placement subjects. Once students have completed at least 4 years of employment with an ambulance service or 4 years post-completion of the Basic Medical Assistance course credit will be granted for the remaining placement subject (8 points). Total minimum credit is 88 points towards the 192 required to graduate.

Additional credit may be granted for students who have training in excess of that listed above. Students are expected to remain employed in a paramedic or ADF medic role for the duration of the course.

International entrants must have Academic IELTS with a minimum overall score of 7 and with no score below 6.5 in each of the individual skill areas.

Credit

CSU Credit Policy

Credit packages are available for students with appropriate prior learning and current clinical competencies.  Unless students have prior paramedic studies then it is uncommon for credit to result in a reduced course duration.

Graduation requirements

To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 192 points.

Course Structure

The course comprises the following subjects:

APS301 Pharmacology for Paramedics
BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
BMS317 Integrating Paramedic Medical Science
BMS327 Integrating Paramedic Trauma Science
CLS103 Paramedic Community Internship
CLS104 Foundations of Clinical Practice (16)
CLS201 Introduction to Medical Emergencies
CLS202 Life Span Health Issues and Paramedic Care
CLS203 Internship 1
CLS300 Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice
CLS302 Internship 2
CLS307 Transition to Paramedic Practice
HLT330 Research Methods in Clinical Sciences
HSM202 The Dynamics of Health Care Practice
NRS246 Emergency Care in Mental Health
PHC100 Professional Communications
PHC180 Introduction to Paramedic Practice
PHC190 Paramedic Law and Ethics
PHC200 Health, Society & Paramedic Practice
PHC303 Evidence Based Practice
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services

Key subjects in this course are:
CLS104 Foundations of Clinical Practice (16)
CLS201 Introduction to Medical Emergencies
PHC190 Paramedic Law and Ethics
CLS300 Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice

Enrolment Pattern

Standard enrolment pattern for full-time, on-campus study

Year 1 Session 1
BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
CLS103 Paramedic Community Internship
PHC180 Introduction to Paramedic Practice
PHC100 Professional Communications

Year 1 Session 2
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
CLS104 Foundations of Clinical Practice (16)
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology for Health and Human Services

Year 2 Session 1
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1
CLS201 Introduction to Medical Emergencies
CLS202 Life Span Health Issues and Paramedic Care
NRS246 Emergency Care in Mental Health

Year 2 Session 2
BMS317 Integrating Paramedic Medical Science
APS301 Pharmacology for Paramedics
PHC190 Paramedic Law and Ethics
CLS203 Internship 1

Year 3 Session 1
BMS327 Integrating Paramedic Trauma Science
CLS300 Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice
HLT330 Research Methods in Clinical Sciences
PHC200 Health, Society & Paramedic Practice

Year 3 Session 2
CLS302 Internship 2
CLS307 Transition to Paramedic Practice
PHC303 Evidence Based Practice
HSM202 The Dynamics of Health Care Practice

Distance enrolment
Session 1 commencement
Year 1, session 1
CLS202 Life Span Health Issues and Paramedic Care
NRS246 Emergency Care in Mental Health

Year 1, session 2
PHC190 Paramedic Law and Ethics
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1

Year 2, session 1
BMS327 Integrating Paramedic Trauma Science
HLT330 Research Methods in Clinical Sciences

Year 2, session 2
BMS317 Integrating Paramedic Medical Science
APS301 Pharmacology for Paramedics

Year 3, session 1
CLS300 Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice
PHC200 Health, Society & Practice

Year 3, session 2
CLS307 Transition to Paramedic Practice
PHC303 Evidence Based Practice
HSM202 The Dynamics of Health Care Practice

Session 2 commencement
Year 1, session 2
PHC190 Paramedic Law and Ethics
BMS291 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1

Year 2, session 1
CLS202 Life Span Health Issues and Paramedic Care
NRS246 Emergency Care in Mental Health

Year 2, session 2
BMS327 Integrating Paramedic Trauma Science
APS301 Pharmacology for Paramedics

Year 3, session 1
BMS317 Integrating Paramedic Medical Science
HLT330 Research Methods in Clinical Sciences

Year 3, session 2
HSM202 The Dynamics of Health Care Practice
PHC303 Evidence Based Practice

Year 4, session 1
PHC200 Health, Society & Practice
CLS300 Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice

Year 4, session 2
CLS307 Transition to Paramedic Practice

Distance students will be required to attend a residential school for CLS307 Transition to Paramedic Practice

Workplace learning

Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component.

CLS103 Paramedic Community Internship
CLS203 Internship 2
CLS302 Internship 3

Residential School

Please note that the following subjects may have a residential school component.

BMS191 Human Bioscience 1
BMS192 Human Bioscience 2
CLS202 Life Span Health Issues and Paramedic Care
CLS300 Advanced Cardiology and Paramedic Practice
CLS307 Transition to Paramedic Practice

Enrolled students can find further information about CSU residential schools via the About Residential School page.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) course has received accreditation by the Council of Ambulance Authorities.