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Bachelor of Paramedicine
BP
240 credit points (cp)
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at: Melbourne, Victoria
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
- Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English. -
Requirements for Completion of the Degrees
To qualify the degree, a student must complete 240 cp consisting of:- 100 cp from Interprofessional units;
- 140 cp from Paramedicine units.
- Progression within the Course Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200- or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Interprofessional Learning
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL119 | 10 | Foundation Biological Science 1 |
| BIOL120 | 10 | Foundation Biological Science 2 |
| HLSC110 | 10 | Beginning Professional Practice |
| HLSC111 | 10 | The Person, Health and Wellbeing |
| HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
| HLSC121 | 10 | Health Assessment |
| HLSC122 | 10 | Inquiry in Health Care |
| HLSC210 | 10 | Mental Health and Illness |
| HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics |
| HLSC301 | 10 | Community Engagement |
Paramedicine units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|---|---|
| ALHT104 | 10 | Foundations of Paramedic Practice |
| ALHT105 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Respiratory Emergencies |
| ALHT203 | 10 | Traumatology in Paramedicine |
| ALHT204 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Traumatology |
| ALHT205 | 10 | Environmental and Endocrine Emergencies |
| ALHT207 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Mental Health |
| ALHT208 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Neurological Emergencies |
| ALHT209 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Cardiovascular Emergencies |
| ALHT303 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Obstetric and Paediatric Emergencies |
| ALHT304 | 10 | Synergy in Paramedic Practice |
| ALHT305 | 10 | Pre-hospital Major Incident Management |
| ALHT306 | 10 | Paramedic Practitioner Health |
| ALHT307 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Gastroenterology and Renal Emergencies |
| ALHT308 | 10 | Paramedic Practice: Emergency Department |
1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
