Paramedicine Major - Bachelor of Health Science
Health Studies
A course by
AUT
Prepare for a career as a paramedic with AUT’s Paramedicine major in the Bachelor of Health Science. Gain crucial healthcare knowledge, extensive clinical experience, and eligibility to register as a paramedic in New Zealand and abroad.
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Core skills this course teaches
Apply knowledge in paramedic clinical environments
Demonstrate professional practice and decision-making skills in diverse acute and primary health settings, including leadership in emergency response.
Meet requirements for paramedic registration
Fulfil the competency requirements to apply for registration as an Intermediate Life Support (ILS) Paramedic in New Zealand.
About This Course
The Paramedicine major of the Bachelor of Health Science at AUT is designed to develop confident, capable health professionals ready for a broad range of emergency, primary, and acute care environments. Students complete 600 hours of clinical placements with ambulance services, hospitals, mental health centres, and primary health providers. The programme covers human body systems, clinical assessment, paramedic practice, pharmacology, health law, and unique care populations, supported by experienced staff. On successful completion, graduates can apply for registration with Te Kaunihera Manapou (the Paramedic Council) and are well prepared for a dynamic and rewarding career in paramedicine.
Course Content
- Foundations of healthcare systems and practice
- The Treaty of Waitangi and Te Tiriti Ora
- Human body systems and pathology
- Professional frameworks for paramedic practice
- Clinical assessment and diagnosis
- Clinical practice I & II
- Ambulance operations
- Cardiology and haemodynamics
- Pharmacology for professional practice
- Health law and policy
- Paramedic primary health care
- Intermediate Life Support procedures
- Unique population management in paramedic practice
- Applied mental health and wellbeing
- Clinical risk reduction
- Integrated clinical practice
- Clinical reasoning
- 600 hours of supervised clinical placements
Entry Requirements
Build towards these roles
ParamedicPatient Transport OfficerEmergency Response Team MemberCritical Care ParamedicSki-field MedicRemote/Industrial ParamedicPrivate Events ParamedicAnaesthetic Technician
