UndergraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours
La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
Build the knowledge, clinical skills and confidence to provide emergency healthcare when it matters most with La Trobe University's Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours. In this degree, you'll develop hands-on clinical skills from your first year while building a strong foundation in human biosciences and evidence-based paramedic practice. Learn to assess and manage patients across trauma, cardiac, respiratory, paediatric and obstetric emergencies while developing the communication, critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills needed for professional practice. Build confidence in La Trobe's Paramedicine Practical Laboratory, using industry-standard equipment and realistic emergency simulation environments that prepare you for the demands of professional practice. You'll hone your skills in smaller class sizes, benefiting from a personalised learning environment and closer connections with your teachers, mentors and peers. Prepare for a career that's built on practical experience through 400 hours of placements across hospitals, community healthcare, aged care, mental health and with Ambulance Victoria, building the adaptability and skillset to pursue careers across traditional and emerging areas of paramedicine in Australia and internationally.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- Year 1: Anatomy And Physiology 1
- Anatomy And Physiology 2
- First Nations Health For Paramedics
- Foundations Of Paramedic Practice 2
- Introduction To Paramedic Practice
- Legal And Ethical Practice In Paramedicine
- Professional Paramedic Practice
- Research And Evidence In Practice Year 2: Integrating Evidence Into Practice
- Mental Health And Wellbeing For Paramedics
- Paramedic Cardiac And Respiratory
- Paramedic Management - Trauma
- Paramedic Medical Management
- Paramedic Placement 1 - Mental Health
- Paramedic Placement 2 - Non-Emergency
- Pharmacology For Health Professionals Year 3: Advanced Paramedic Practice 1
- Chronic Self Management
- Extended Community Paramedicine
- Obstetrics For Paramedics
- Paramedic Placement 3 - Emergency Ambulance
- Paramedic Practice In Diverse Contexts
- Rural Health Year 4: Advanced Paramedic Practice 2
- Major Incident Management
- Paramedic Placement 4 - Emergency Ambulance
- Contemporary Paramedic Practice
Career & PR pathway
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Admissions
Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. Applicants seeking consideration via Work Recognition must complete all requirements listed on the La Trobe University Work Recognition webpage and submit a Personal Statement, including relevant work experience and reasons for applying for this course.
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