Bachelor of Paramedicine

Develop the skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage pre-hospital emergency and non-emergency situations in a manner consistent with best practice. This is an approved degree for anyone seeking a career as a paramedic with an Australian state ambulance service or a research career in pre-hospital science. Graduates may also qualify for employment with ambulance services in international jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom. You will be provided the knowledge, skills and judgment to deliver pre-hospital emergency care in a professional manner in a course that has a strong focus on paramedic-specific clinical practice but includes broader studies in the health sciences relevant to healthcare delivery.

The aim of the degree is to ensure all students have the skills, knowledge and attitudes to enable them to manage emergency and non-emergency situations in a manner consistent with best practice as paramedics. This is achieved as the degree has a strong emphasis on clinical skills acquisition and practical education using scenario-based teaching methods. In addition, students perform more than two hundred hours of emergency ambulance placements over the length of the degree to help consolidate their clinical and theoretical understanding in real-life situations. To maintain industry relevance, the degree actively collaborates with the South Australian Ambulance Service (SAAS) and Ambulance Victoria (AV) and relies heavily on input from practising, experienced paramedics.

This degree is an Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) approved program for first professional registration as a paramedic under the National Law. Paramedicine graduates may also qualify for employment with ambulance services in international jurisdictions such as the United Kingdom and United States of America after completing relevant bridging and registration requirements.

Applicants who have applied on time but shuffle this preference after 1 December 2023 will not be guaranteed equal consideration. Applicants who have applied on time will be required to have all pending or missing grades and/or adjustment factors finalised no later than 31 December 2023 to be guaranteed equal consideration.

Applicants are advised that should they receive an offer for a place in this degree they will be required to enrol in topics in the degree by the enrolment deadline stated in the letter of offer from SATAC. If they do not enrol via the Flinders University Student System by the specified date and maintain enrolment, their offer of a place in the degree will be forfeit. Applicants who receive an offer for a place in this degree should also note that if they subsequently receive an offer to a higher preference, their superseded offer of a place in this degree will also be forfeit.

Graduates can take advantage of flexible pathways for admission to Medicine and a number of health professional degrees at Flinders. Reserved places in a number of professional programs exist. For further details see www.flinders.edu.au/study/pathways/course-pathways/health-pathways.html.