BP
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne, Victoria
North Sydney, New South Wales
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.
1. Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent.
New South Wales
Assumed knowledge: Nil at year 12 level
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA)
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify the degree, a student must complete 240 cp consisting of:
- 70 cp from Inter-professional units;
- 150 cp from Paramedicine units;
- 20 cp from University Core units.
3. 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.
Inter-professional Learning Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
BIOL121
|
10
|
Human Biological Science 1
|
BIOL122
|
10
|
Human Biological Science 2 (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1)
|
HLSC110 | 10 | Beginning Professional Practice |
HLSC111
|
10
| The Person, Health and Wellbeing
|
HLSC120
|
10
|
Society, Culture and Health
|
HLSC122
|
10
|
Inquiry in Health Care
|
HLSC220
|
10
|
Health Care Ethics
|
University Core Unit
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
UNCC100
|
10
|
Our World: Community and Vulnerability
|
UNCC300
|
10
|
Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives (Pre: UNCC100 Our World: Community and Vulnerability)
|
Paramedicine Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
PARA104
|
10
|
Foundations of Paramedic Practice
|
PARA105
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Respiratory Emergencies (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, PARA104 Foundations of Paramedic Practice)
|
PARA106
|
10
|
Health Assessment for Paramedics (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, HLSC110 Beginning Professional Practice, HLSC111 The Person, Health and Wellbeing)
|
PARA107
|
10
|
Paramedic Theory: Trauma Emergencies (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1; PARA104 Foundations of Paramedic Practice)
|
PARA108
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Trauma Emergencies (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1; PARA104 Foundations of Paramedic Practice)
|
PARA205
|
10
|
Environmental and Endocrine Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA207
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Mental Health (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA208
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Neurological Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA209
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Cardiovascular Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA300
|
10
|
Consolidated and Extended Paramedic Practice
|
PARA303
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Obstetric and Paediatric Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA305
|
10
|
Pre-hospital Major Incident Management (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA306
|
10
|
Paramedic Practitioner Health (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA307
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Gastroenterology and Renal Emergencies (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent)
|
PARA308
|
10
|
Paramedic Practice: Emergency Department (Pre: Foundation year units or equivalent) |
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2017-06-27
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