Overview

From first year and throughout your degree, you will complete 18 weeks of clinical placements with Queensland Ambulance Service and in other healthcare settings.
Improve your skills in our simulated ambulance and emergency training labs.
This degree is designed by leading medical and paramedic staff who understand the real-world of pre-hospital emergency care.

Career outcomes

A paramedicine degree enables graduates to be employed in multiple areas, such as with the ambulance, intensive care paramedic, emergency and disaster management, flight rescue services or community education.
Graduates of the Paramedicine program from the University of Southern Queensland will be able to apply for entry-level Ambulance Paramedic positions with Australasian ambulance services.

Accreditation

USQ's Bachelor of Paramedicine is accredited by the Paramedicine Board of Australia and listed as an approved degree with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Anatomy and Physiology
Public Health

Paramedic Skills

Fundamentals of Paramedicine

Applied Pathology

Paramedic Skills

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-02-21 00:00:00

Apply anytime.

More details

You can apply throughout the year and for courses that start in three different semesters
Apply early, to make sure you secure a place

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

24 alternative credits

units

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Public Health Human Medicine Health Sciences View 176 other Bachelors in Human Medicine in Australia

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 089149K

To study this degree we assume you have sound knowledge in:

English (Units 3 & 4, C)
We assume that your knowledge is equivalent to a grade C or higher in Units 3 and 4 at high school level (typically studied in Year 12).

It is also recommended that you have studied one of either Biology, Chemistry or Physics, or equivalent.
There are inherent requirements that must be met in order to successfully complete this degree. Inherent requirements are fundamental skills, capabilities and knowledge that students must be able to demonstrate in order to achieve the essential learning outcomes of the degree, while maintaining the academic integrity of the degree. Please read and understand the inherent requirements specific to the Bachelor of Paramedicine before applying.

Tuition Fee

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International

32000 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 32000 AUD per year during 36 months.
National

24240 AUD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 24240 AUD per year during 36 months.

Commonwealth supported: AUD 8021

Funding

Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

Studyportals Scholarship Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and win up to €10000 to cover your tuition fees.

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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