Graduate Certificate in Paramedicine (Critical Care) GradCertParamedicine(CritCare)
Graduate Certificate in Paramedicine (Extended Care) GradCertParamedicine(ExtCare)
Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine (Critical Care) GradDipParamedicine(CritCare)
Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine (Extended Care) GradDipParamedicine(ExtCare)
Master of Paramedicine (Critical Care) MParamedicine(CritCare)
Master of Paramedicine (Extended Care) MParamedicine(ExtCare)
Online - Bathurst
Online - Bathurst
Online - Bathurst
Availability is subject to change, please verify prior to enrolment.
Course duration referenced below is the effective time taken to complete a course when studied full time (full time equivalent duration). At Charles Sturt the standard calendar refers to 32 points a session over a 2 session calendar year. The Actual Duration is the time taken to complete the course following the prescribed enrolment pattern. A course's actual duration can be affected by the session calendar (number of sessions undertaken per year) and/or mode (full time, part time or mixed) and credit packages which may have been granted upon admission. Therefore, depending on the prescribed enrolment pattern, mode, calendar utilised and credit awarded a course may take less time or more time to complete than the duration noted as full time equivalent years. Students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern to determine the actual duration of study.
Full-time: 1.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 1 years (or part-time equivalent)
Full-time: 0.5 years (or part-time equivalent)
Students must have completed a 3 year undergraduate degree in paramedicine.
Admission in this course can be directly at the Master level or follow from the completion of the Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine (with specialisations).
Students must have completed a 3 year undergraduate degree in paramedicine.
Applicants with extensive industry experience and practicing as intensive care paramedics will also be eligible to enter the course.
Admission in this course can be directly at the Graduate Diploma level or follow from the completion of the Graduate Certificate in Paramedicine (with specialisations).
Registered Nurses with no paramedic experience please, apply to the Graduate Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine).
Students must have completed a 3 year undergraduate degree in paramedicine.
Applicants with extensive industry experience and practicing as intensive care paramedics will also be eligible to enter the course.
Registered Nurses with no paramedic experience please, apply to the Graduate Diploma of Clinical Practice (Paramedicine).
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Standard Charles Sturt University Credit Policy applies: https://policy.csu.edu.au/document/view-current.php?id=120
Graduate Certificate in Paramedicine
Graduate Diploma in Paramedicine
Masters of Paramedicine
Qualified Intensive Care Paramedics (ICP), Critical Care Paramedics (CCP) and Extended Care Paramedics (ECP) may be eligible for credit in two subjects:
APS404 Advanced Care Practicum - all above qualifications
APS505 Critical Care Skills - ICP & CCP
APS509 Extended Care Skills - ECP
The Master, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate make up an articulated set of courses and credit is given in each higher level course for the subjects completed in the lower.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 96 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.
To graduate students must satisfactorily complete 32 points.
Key Subjects:
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Core Subjects:
APS402 Foundations of Advanced Paramedic Practice (8)
APS403 Populations with Special Needs (8)
GRADUATE CERTIFICATE:
Students complete two core subjects:
APS402 Foundations of Advanced Paramedic Practice (8)
APS403 Populations with Special Needs (8)
And decide on one area of specialisation (below) and choose two subjects from that area specialisation.
CRITICAL CARE SPECIALISATION (choice of 2 subjects)
APS501 Advanced Cardiac Care (8)
APS502 Advanced Respiratory Care (8)
APS503 Advanced Medical Care (8)
APS504 Advanced Trauma Care (8)
EXTENDED CARE SPECIALISATION (choice of 2 subjects)
APS506 Principles of Extended Care (8)
APS507 Systematic Extended Care (8)
APS508 Extended Care Clinical Management (8)
One subject from the Restricted Elective Pool (see below)
GRADUATE DIPLOMA:
Students must complete the requirements for the Graduate Certificate (above) and then complete:
Session 1 (30)
APS509 Extended Care Skills (extended care stream) (8) or APS505 Critical Care Skills (critical care stream) (8)
Session 2 (60)
APS404 Advanced Care Practicum (8)
And the remaining subjects not completed from their area of specialisation.
MASTERS LEVEL:
Students must complete the requirements for a specialisation in the Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine (above) and then complete:
APS600 Research in Paramedicine (32)
or
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A (8)
HLT520 Practice Improvement Proposal (8)
and
two subjects from the Restricted Elective Pool (see below)
Restricted Electives:
GER401 Choices and Options in Later Life (8)
GER402 Ageing Bodies, Ageing Minds (8)
NRS570 Strengthening Primary Health Care with rural communities (8)
HLT518 Foundations of Clinical Education
HLT519 Evaluation in Clinical Education
HLT521 Teaching and Learning in Clinical Education
HLT523 Assessment in Clinical Education
EMG401 Risk Management in the Emergency Management Context (16)
EMG402 Contemporary Practice in Emergency Management (16)
CLS410 Major Incident Management (8)
HML505 Evaluating healthcare services (16)
HML506 Managing change projects in health services (16)
Students must seek the permission of the Course Director should they seek to include a subject not in the restricted elective pool.
TYPICAL PATTERN (2 subjects per session)
Critical Care Specialisation
Year 1, Session 1 (30)
APS402 - Foundations of Advanced Paramedic Practice (8)
APS403 - Populations with Special Needs (8)
Year 1, Session 2 (60)
APS501 - Advanced Cardiac Care (8)
APS502 - Advanced Respiratory Care (8)
Students may graduate at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Paramedicine (Critical Care)
Year 2, Session 1 (30)
APS505 Critical Care Skills (8)
APS504 - Advanced Trauma Care (8)
Year 2, Session 2 (60)
APS503 Advanced Medical Care (8)
APS404 Advanced Care Practicum (8)
Students may graduate at this point with a Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine (Critical Care)
Year 3
Students have two options to complete the masters level, the first being one subject over two sessions (APS600) or to complete a group of subjects that add up to the required 32 points. This must include HLT505 & HLT506 plus two electives, Critical Care Specialisation students are welcome to choose two electives from the Extended Care specialisation, or from the retricted electives pool below.
Year 3, Session 1 (30) or Session 2 (60)
Option 1
APS600 Research in Paramedicine (32)
Or
Option 2
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A (8)
HLT520 Practice Improvement Proposal (8)
Year 3, Session 2 (60)
Two subjects from the restricted electives pool, OR, Critical Care specialisation students are welcome to choose two electives from the Extended Care specialisation.
Students may graduate at this point with a Master of Paramedicine (Critical Care)
Extended Care Specialisation
Year 1, Session 1 (30)
APS402 - Foundations of Advanced Paramedic Practice (8)
APS403 - Populations with Special Needs (8)
Year 1, Session 2 (60)
APS506 Principles of Extended Care (8)
APS507 Systematic Extended Care (8)
Students may graduate at this point with a Graduate Certificate in Paramedicine (Extended Care)
Year 2, Session 1 (30)
APS508 - Extended Care Clinical Management (8)
APS509 - Extended Care Skills (8)
Year 2, Session 2 (60)
Restricted Elective or a subject from the Critical Care Specialisation
APS404 Advanced Care Practicum (8)
Students may graduate at this point with a Graduate Diploma of Paramedicine (Extended Care)
Year 3
Students have two options to complete the masters level, the first being one subject over two sessions (APS600) or to complete a group of subjects that add up to the required 32 points. This must include HLT505 & HLT506 plus two electives, Extended Care specialisation students are welcome to choose two electives from the Critical Care specialisation.
Year 3, Session 1 (30) or Session 2 (60)
Option 1
APS600 Research in Paramedicine (32)
Or
Option 2
HLT505 Research Methods in Health Science A (8)
HLT520 Practice Improvement Proposal (8)
Year 3, Session 2 (60)
Two subjects from the restricted electives pool, or two subjects from the Critical Care Specialisation
Students may graduate at this point with a Master of Paramedicine (Extended Care)
RESTRICTED ELECTIVES POOL
Students must seek the permission of the Course Director should they seek to include a subject not in the restricted elective pool.
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Workplace Learning component. Further details for Workplace Learning requirements are located via the subject page
APS404 Advanced Care Practicum
Please note that the following subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are located via the subject page
APS505 Critical Care Skills
APS509 Extended Care Skills
Enrolled students can find further information about CSU Residential Schools at About Residential School
The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: July 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.