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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Full Time
Sep 2027
3 Year
The BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science degree will develop your theoretical knowledge and practical skills within both the university and clinical practice environment. To be a paramedic you must be able to overcome challenges, show initiative and demonstrate critical thinking. This course will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to rise to these challenges, whilst developing your communication skills and knowledge. All modules provide a balance between theory and practical application and provide the opportunity for you to reflect and apply context in clinical practice placements. This course is designed to be a catalyst for students to apply for registration with the HCPC and develop a successful career as a paramedic. To be a modern paramedic, you must overcome challenges, show initiative and demonstrate critically adaptive thinking, excellent communication skills and medical knowledge as the first point of contact in care provision for patients in stressful situations. Becoming a professional modern Paramedic you'll need to be able to think critically, react appropriately in challenging and stressful situations, have effective communication skills and also have the knowledge and skills to deliver health care across the life span. You need to be able to do all of this whilst demonstrating empathy and care towards your patients and ensure your values and professional behaviour meet those required of HCPC to become a modern paramedic. You will also become an effective member of the Paramedic profession by developing your medical and healthcare knowledge as well as clinical decision making skills and focusing on high quality patient centred health care. This will prepare you with the many possible career opportunities for the modern paramedic across settings such as clinical practice, education or research settings.
The need to reason independently and critically is paramount to providing a safe and effective service to service users, especially in challenging circumstances. This module aims to allow you to explore, develop and practice the skills necessary to respond effectively and professionally to complex and high-pressure situations. The clinical progression in paramedic practice module links and draws together the knowledge learnt in other level 4 & 5 modules, allowing for subject knowledge to be applied in both simulated and clinical practice, developing you towards an ‘industry ready’ safe and effective practitioner.
This module provides a comprehensive understanding to human anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology, designed to develop students’ understanding of the structure, function, and dysfunction of the human body across all major body systems. Students will develop on level 4 knowledge of anatomical structures, including their organisation, relationships, and functional roles, and will explore the normal physiological processes that sustain life. Building on this foundation, the module examines the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying a range of common medical and traumatic conditions, enabling students to understand how disruptions to normal physiology and homeostasis contribute to disease development and progression.
The purpose of this module is to support students in developing their understanding of how health and ill health evolve across the life course paying particular attention to common health determinants. Throughout the module there will be significant emphasis on life course epidemiology including the social and economic determinants of health, the role of race and ethnicity, digital literacy and exclusion, and an appreciation of complex gender disparities. The module advocates for an evidence-led approach to pre-hospital care nurturing confident learners with an appreciation of structural competency rather than a simple cultural awareness. Participation in the module content supports learners in understanding how one’s experience at a particular life stage might significantly influence both the presentation of disease and an individual’s health outcomes in later life.
Knowledge for effective health care is developing at an unprecedented pace and your professional practice requires sound and reliably constructed evidence in order to maintain effectiveness. Service user safety and ensuring clinical effectiveness are critical issues in health care provision and the importance of evidence-based practice has never been greater. Evidence-based practice is central to the provision of optimum care, ensuring positive service user outcomes. Critical thinking is a core requirement of evidence-based practice and this will be enhanced through the development of evidence-based practice knowledge and skills. The importance and relevance of evidence-based practice has been recognised by the HCPC.
This module focuses on health inclusion a research and practice area addressing the extreme health inequalities as they are most commonly experienced by those at risk of structural health care exclusion. The module examines the immediate barriers to care. As the student you will acquire both clinical and advocacy skills required to provide high quality care for the aforementioned demographic. Particular attention will be given to groups such as those experiencing homelessness, Migrants, Sex Workers, The Prison Population and Travellers. The ultimate goal is to transition you as the student from a descriptive understanding of marginalized cohorts to a critical synthesis of how structural failures necessitate professional advocacy and trauma-informed clinical intervention.
This module is designed to complete the healthcare professional’s journey through higher education, culminating in a significant independent piece of work. This module will utilise concepts and theoretical knowledge gained throughout the previous modules. The module will allow the discovery and synthesis of new information, allowing the student healthcare professional to independently work with the literature base and undertake a research project, which they may go on to conduct in continuing studies at level 7. Engaging in research at this level is recommended by both the HCPC and professional body and may provide the student with the required knowledge and understanding to seek employment within the research field in their area of interest, which is requirement of the profession.
This module will help you develop the confidence and expertise to assess patients in complex and unpredictable situations. You’ll build on your existing clinical skills to perform advanced patient assessments, interpret findings, and make safe, evidence-based decisions in the pre-hospital environment. By completing this module, you’ll enhance your ability to think critically, communicate effectively, and justify clinical decisions under pressure — key skills for autonomous practice and leadership in the paramedic profession.
This module will deepen your understanding of human pathophysiology and pharmacology within the context of paramedic practice. Your study will focus on the integration of disease mechanisms and pharmacotherapeutic interventions to support safe, effective, and evidence-based patient management across a range of pre-hospital settings. You will critically examine the physiological changes associated with acute and chronic illness and explore how these influence pharmacological response, clinical presentation, and treatment outcomes. As a result, completion of this module will ultimately develop you towards becoming ‘highly employable’ and an ‘industry ready’ autonomous clinician.
This module will focus on you as a developing professional with a specific focus on developing you as a leader. There will be an emphasis on the paramedic as a problem solver, leader, mentor and decision maker. You will also learn the importance of change management within the leadership process and within an organisation. Your study will focus on theories and processes within the NHS in terms of leadership, management and coaching. As a result, completion of this module will ultimately develop you towards becoming ‘highly employable’ and an ‘industry ready’ leader and team member.
This module will prepare you to provide safe, compassionate, and evidence-based care to paediatric and maternity patients in the pre-hospital setting. You will develop upon pre-existing knowledge, learning anatomical, physiological, and psychosocial considerations that influence the assessment and management of these patient groups. You will be equipped with the skills and confidence to respond effectively to emergency and time-critical situations.
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