Paramedicine

USQ’s Bachelor of Paramedicine will provide you with specific skills that are unique to being a paramedic, and you will be trained in the areas of assessment, analysis, decision making and working in difficult situations.

From first year and throughout your degree, you will complete clinical placements with Queensland Ambulance Service and in other healthcare settings - to gain ‘hands-on experience’.

As a paramedic student you will have the chance to improve your skills in our simulated ambulance and emergency training labs.

Our Bachelor of Paramedicine has been designed by the leading medical and paramedic staff who understand the real-world of pre-hospital emergency care.

Program structure

Courses to be studied Units

Core courses24

Total24 

Note: The Bachelor of Paramedicine consists of 22 compulsory courses (24 units) studied over three years. Note that one course, consisting of 4 weeks full-time placement, must be taken in Semester 3 of the first year of study.

Course codeCourse name

Core Courses:

PMC1100Anatomy for Paramedics

PMC1101Public Health for Paramedics

PMC1102Preparation for Paramedic Practice 1

PMC1103Physiology for Paramedics

PMC1000Applied Pathology

PMC1202Preparation for Paramedic Practice 2

PMC1303Paramedic Clinical Placement 1

PMC2000Introduction to Basic and Clinical Pharmacology

PMC2100Paramedic Clinical Skills 1

PMC2101Cardiovascular Conditions and Emergencies

PMC2102Respiratory Conditions and Emergencies

PMC2200Paramedic Clinical Skills 2

PMC2201Trauma and Environmental Emergencies

PMC2202Behavioural Conditions and Emergencies

PMC2203Paramedic Clinical Placement 2*

PMC3000Legal and Ethical Principles in Health

PMC3101Obstetric and Gynaecological Emergencies

PMC3102Multispecialty Conditions and Emergencies

PMC3103Paramedic Clinical Placement 3*

PMC3201Paediatric emergencies

PMC3202Preparation for Paramedic Practice 3

PMC3203Paramedic Clinical Placement 3**

Footnotes

* 4 weeks full-time placement

** 6 weeks full-time placement

Entry requirements

• Year 12 English (4 SA) or equivalent
• Recommended study of one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics

Note: All students will be required to purchase a uniform, have a current valid Blue Card, current senior first aid certificate and provide evidence of immunity to Hepatitis B. 
Clinical placements are mandatory within the Bachelor of Paramedicine and for placements with the Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) will be required to:

• QAS medical Assessment (Fit Slip)
• Hepatitis B immunisation
• QAS health related fitness assessment
• Criminal History Clearance Report
• University Student Clinical Placement Induction.

English Language Requirements

Domestic and international students from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy English Language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.

OP/Rank

The 2015 OP/Rank for this program is: 15/66

You may not have to pay your course (subject) fees upfront. HECS-HELP allows you to defer your fees until your income reaches a certain level.