Paramedicine Major - Bachelor of Health Science
Allied Health
A course by
AUT
The Paramedicine major within the Bachelor of Health Science at AUT prepares students for a rewarding career as a paramedic. Combining classroom learning, extensive clinical placements, and emergency care training, graduates are equipped for work within ambulance and emergency medical services.
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Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
Available in 2 locations
It will take a total of 3 years
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Core skills this course teaches
Demonstrate in-depth understanding of paramedicine and emergency care
Graduates will possess the theoretical and practical knowledge to practice competently as paramedics in a range of emergency settings.
Meet professional requirements for paramedic registration
Upon successful completion, students are eligible to apply for the Intermediate Life Support (ILS) Paramedic scope of practice.
Develop advanced clinical decision-making and patient management skills
Graduates can assess, diagnose, and manage patients across a spectrum of acute and chronic medical emergencies, including cardiac and trauma situations.
About This Course
Paramedicine is New Zealand’s most trusted profession, and the AUT Paramedicine major prepares students to make critical, complex decisions in diverse emergency situations. Students learn from practising professionals and complete approximately 1,000 hours of clinical placement in ambulance, hospital, mental health, and primary care environments. The programme develops both theoretical knowledge in healthcare science and practical skills necessary for the paramedic scope of practice. Graduates meet the requirements to apply for the Intermediate Life Support Paramedic scope, and are eligible for careers across Australasia, Canada, and the UK.
Course Content
- Clinical science: human body systems, pathology, pathophysiology
- Introduction to healthcare systems and practice
- Te Tiriti Ora and bicultural health frameworks
- Methods of research and enquiry
- Cardiology, resuscitation and haemodynamics
- Pharmacology and drug therapy
- Clinical assessment and diagnosis
- Ambulance operations
- Clinical Practice I & II (supervised placements)
- Professional frameworks for paramedic practice
- Health law and policy
- Mental health and wellbeing for paramedics
- Primary health care in paramedic context
- Unique population management
- Clinical risk reduction
- Integrated clinical practice and reasoning
- Approximately 1,000 hours of clinical placement in various healthcare environments
Entry Requirements
University Entrance or equivalent
Selection into the Paramedicine major is competitive with limited spaces
Applicants with ambulance, nursing or military medicine qualifications may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning
Full clean driver's licence
Good physical fitness
Build towards these roles
Paramedic (road ambulance, air ambulance, event medic)Critical care paramedicExtended care paramedicSpecialist Emergency Response Team memberUrban Search and Rescue paramedicPrivate/event medicSki-field medicRemote site/industrial paramedic
Build skills in these industries
HealthEmergency Medical ServicesAmbulance ServicesRescue
