Emergency Medical Services

Located in the U of U Center for Emergency Programs, the emergency medical services emphasis prepares students to serve the community as an allied health professional in emergency medical response. Certifications available within the degree program include: EMT, EMT-advanced, paramedic, and wilderness / remote rescue technician. The rescue skills that students learn are applicable to the fields of:

• Firefighting,
• law enforcement,
• rural response and emergency,
• disaster preparedness,
• search and rescue,
• and a variety of other professions.

There are four different interest areas from which a student can choose: management, wilderness rescue, and community response/fire services.

Pre-Major Courses

Required Health Education Courses

• H EDU 1010 - Healthy Lifestyles 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3050 - Community Health Issues 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5950 - Emergency Medical Technician Training 9 Credit(s)

Required Writing Course

Complete 1 course

• WRTG 2010 - Intermediate Writing: Academic Writing and Research 3 Credit(s)
• or
• HONOR 2211 - Writing in Honors 3 Credit(s)

Math Course

Complete 1 course(s)

• MATH 1040 - Introduction to Statistics and Probability 3 Credit(s)
• or
• MATH 1070 - Introduction to Statistical Inference 3 Credit(s)
• or
• FCS 3210 - Statistics in Family and Consumer Studies 4 Credit(s)
• or
• PSY 3000 - Statistical Methods in Psychology 4 Credit(s)
• or
• SOC 3112 - Social Statistics 4 Credit(s)

Required Core Courses

• H EDU 4300 - Introduction to Research and Assessment 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4950 - EMS Planning and Evaluation 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5990 - Health Education Preceptorship 3 - 6 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4295 - Foundations of Emergency Medical Services 3 Credit(s)

Required Content Courses

Required Courses

• H EDU 3030 - Medical Terminology 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4650 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health 4 Credit(s)
• or
• BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology 4 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4400 - EMS Ethics, Diversity and Law 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4450 - Pathophysiology for EMS Providers 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3033 - Medications, Drugs and EMS 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5970 - Advanced EMT 6 Credit(s)

Optional

Emergency Medical Services Emphasis Elective Content Courses

Complete 1 course(s)

• H EDU 3160 - Stress Management 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3920 - Individual Study 1 - 3 Credit(s)
• NUTR 3550 - Healthy Weight for Life 3 Credit(s)
• or
• NUTR 4440 - Advanced Human Nutrition 4 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3190 - Death and Dying 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3950 - Emergency Medical Services Instructor 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5300 - Diversity and Health 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4460 - EMS in Challenging Environments 3 Credit(s)

Complete One of the Following Interest Area Tracks

Or EMS Management interest Area Track

Complete 12 credit(s)

• COMM 1010 - Communication Matters 3 Credit(s)
• COMM 1020 - Principles of Public Speaking 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4310 - Health Promotion/Marketing 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4790 - Health Service Administration 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5160 - Health Communication 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5500 - Introduction to Grant Writing 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5450 - Health Care Financial Management 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 3000 - Principles of Management 3 Credit(s)
• MKTG 3000 - Marketing Vision 3 Credit(s)
• MGT 4860 - Managing Organizational Conflict 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 3030 - State and Local Government 3 Credit(s)
• POLS 3300 - Introduction to Public Administration 3 Credit(s)
• WRTG 3015 - Professional/Technical Writing 3 Credit(s)
• ACCTG 2600 - Survey of Accounting 3 Credit(s)

Or Remote Rescue Interest Area Track

Section I

• H EDU 4750 - Fundamentals of Search and Rescue 3 Credit(s)

Section II

Complete 1 course(s)

• H EDU 3980 - Wilderness First Responder 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5980 - Wilderness EMT 9 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4510 - Swiftwater Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4520 - High-Angle Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4500 - Avalanche Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4530 - Advanced High-Angle Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)

Section III

Complete 2 course(s)

• H EDU 4510 - Swiftwater Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4520 - High-Angle Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4500 - Avalanche Rescue Techniques and Theory 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5230 - Wilderness Nutrition 3 Credit(s)
• or
• NUIP 5230 - Wilderness Nutrition 3 Credit(s)

Or Community Response/Fire Services Interest Area Track

Complete 12 credit(s)

• H EDU 5955 - Paramedic I 15 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5956 - Paramedic II 15 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5957 - Paramedic III 15 Credit(s)

Sample 4-yr Degree Plan

Note: This is just a sample. Log into DARS/GPS (in CIS) and meet with your academic advisor to fit a program of study to your academic record.

First Year

Fall Semester

• H EDU 1010 - Healthy Lifestyles 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 5950 - Emergency Medical Technician Training 9 Credit(s)
• General Education - (WR2) 3 Credit(s)

Total Hours: 15

Spring Semester

• MATH 1070 - Introduction to Statistical Inference 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3050 - Community Health Issues 3 Credit(s)
• General Education - (AI) 3 Credit(s)
• General Education - (FF) 3 Credit(s)
• General Elective Hours 3 Credit(s)

Total Hours: 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Total Hours: 15

Spring Semester

• H EDU 5970 - Advanced EMT 6 Credit(s)
• Bachelor Degree - (IR) 3 Credit(s)
• Health Promotion & Education - Elective 3 Credit(s)
• General Education - (HF)

Total Hours: 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

• H EDU 4295 - Foundations of Emergency Medical Services
• PH TX 2700 - Common Medicines 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 2420 - Human Physiology 4 Credit(s)
• or
• H EDU 4650 - Anatomy and Physiology for Health 4 Credit(s)
• H EDU 4300 - Introduction to Research and Assessment 3 Credit(s)
• General Education (SF/AS) - 3 Credit(s)

Total Hours: 16

Spring Semester

• H EDU 3030 - Medical Terminology 3 Credit(s)
• H EDU 3190 - Death and Dying 3 Credit(s)
• General Elective 3 credits
• H EDU 4950 - EMS Planning and Evaluation 3 Credit(s)
• Interest Area 6 Credit(s)

Total Hours: 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

• H EDU 5990 - Health Education Preceptorship 3 - 6 Credit(s)
• Interest Area 3 Credit(s)
• General Elective Hours 9 Credit(s)

Total Hours: 15

Spring Semester

• H EDU 5990 - Health Education Preceptorship 3 - 6 Credit(s)
• Bachelor Degree (QI) - 3 Credit(s)
• Interest Area 3 Credit(s)
• General Elective Hours 7 Credit(s)

Total Hours: 16

1. Apply and be admitted to the University of Utah via the main Admissions Office.
2. Complete H EDU 1010, H EDU 3050, Writing 2010, and Math 1070 or 1040
   (Note: The math requirement does not apply for the school health emphasis)
3. Have your previous credits - transfer or otherwise - recorded on your official student record at The University of Utah.
4. Transcripts (mark sheets, school records, grades) for secondary school (9-12). Official English translations must be provided if the transcripts are only in the native language.
5. TOEFL: 80 (Internet-based test), 550 (paper-based test), or 213 (computer-based test)*
6. IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score report demonstrating an adequate knowledge of English*