The Bachelor of Health Sciences Paramedic major is offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences.
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
The aim of the Bachelor Health Science (Paramedic major) is the provision of a broad based education which covers the knowledge and skills required for paramedic practice, together with the political, administrative, social, epidemiological and legal environment which is applicable to the entire Australian health care system.
An appreciation of global trends within pre-hospital care will be encouraged through comparative investigations of practices of paramedics and emergency medical technicians from around the world. This broad base education aims to ensure graduates are equipped to function effectively as health care professionals and appreciate the roles and constraints of other health care professionals.
The course also aims to encourage critical thinking and resourcefulness, through the extensive use of problem based learning and clinical simulations, to ensure graduates are job ready for the demands of paramedic practice and have the ability to analyse and question current practices. Integrated with the challenges of a newly emergent profession, the course aims to promote a commitment to professionalism and contributions to growing a national professional entity.
At the completion of the degree, the student should be able to:
To qualify for the Bachelor of Health Sciences a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic, including compulsory core topics and the program for one of the six optional streams as set out below.
HLTH1004 Human Bioscience (4.5 units)
HLTH1304 Communication for Health Practitioners (4.5 units)
HLTH1305 Health Practitioner Practice 1 (4.5 units)
HLTH1306 Health Practitioner Practice 2 (4.5 units)
PARA1000 Introduction to Paramedic Practice (4.5 units)
PARA1005 Basic Paramedic Practice: Trauma (4.5 units)
PARA1006 Basic Paramedic Practice: Medical (4.5 units)
PARA1007 Contemporary Approaches to Lifestyle Management (4.5 units)
HLTH2101 Epidemiology for the Social Determinants of Health (4.5 units)
HLTH2105 A Psychological Perspective (4.5 units)
PARA2000 Pathophysiology of the Cardiovascular System (4.5 units)
PARA2001 Pathophysiology of the Respiratory System (4.5 units)
PARA2002 Clinical Applications 1 (4.5 units)
PARA2005 Pathophysiology of the Nervous System (4.5 units)
NURS2108A Mental Health and Mental Illness (4.5 units)
PARA2007 Clinical Applications 2 (4.5 units)
HLTH3102 Qualitative Methods in Social Health Research (4.5 units)
HLTH3105 Quantitative Methods for Social Health Research (4.5 units)
PARA3000 Clinical Assessment (4.5 units)
PARA3001 Emergency Law and Ethics (4.5 units)
PARA3002 Clinical Decision Making (4.5 units)
PARA3005 Leading Change in Pre-hospital Care (4.5 units)
PARA3006 Applied Pharmacology (4.5 units)
PARA3007 Applied Paramedic Practice (4.5 units)
The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.
Except with the permission of the Course Committee, a student may not proceed to higher year core topics unless they have satisfactorily completed the previous year's core topics.
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