Paramedic Science BSc

During this Paramedic Science degree, you will learn how to handle life-threatening emergency situation, from cardiac arrest, to traumatic injuries.

You will spend time on placements in diverse clinical settings, such as with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) as well as various hospital departments (including accident and emergency), theatre and maternity, as well community placements such as GP surgeries and mental health units.

You’ll learn how to handle life-threatening emergency situation, from cardiac arrest, to traumatic injuries. At the same time, you’ll build extensive knowledge in minor illness, long-term conditions, mental health and social care.

You’ll spend around a third of your time working alongside clinical professionals and their patients to see what it takes to apply theory to practice. When you’re on campus, you’ll learn in our paramedic simulation centre. Here you’ll find immersion rooms, a clinical skills lab and replica ambulances. It’s a safe space where our subject experts will help you explore scenarios and practise on manikins later in your study, professional actors.

Course highlights

• Facilities include a state-of-the-art paramedic simulation centre comprising home environments, ambulances and immersive rooms with the use of professional role players, to allow students to learn clinical skills and practise techniques in a safe environment.

• Placement with the London Ambulance Service, with additional placements spread in hospital wards, theatres, A&E, maternity units, cardiac care units, intensive care units and a variety of community-based settings.

About City St George’s, University of London

City St George’s (Formerly St George’s) was established in 1733 and initially based at Hyde Park Corner, before moving to our Tooting site in 1980. It was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors. City St George’s (Tooting Campus) has a dynamic research culture, with teams working to improve the health of people of all ages, from children to the elderly, in populations locally and globally.

Modules covered throughout the three years of this course provide an introduction to the basic theories underpinning the health sciences, and specialist teaching in subjects related to paramedic science.

Practice placements form an integral part of the course and are completed in a range of ambulance and hospital clinical settings.

Once enrolled on the course, you can apply for student membership of the British Paramedic Association, the UK’s professional body for paramedics. This can be upgraded to full membership following graduation and registration with the Health Professions Council.

You can find further information about the modules you can expect to study on this course on our website: https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/paramedic-science#accordion848479-header640908

The way we assess your learning will change depending on the module but we use a variety of assessment methods so every student has a chance to show their knowledge and strengths. You can expect a mixture of:

• A clinical portfolio

• Case reviews

• Clinical practice assessments

• Essays

• Exams

• Oral presentations

• Poster presentations

• Reports

• Research projects.

To prepare you for the practical challenges you’ll face, we design assessments that reflect real-world scenarios, such as case reviews and research projects.

Your assessments will be formative and summative. This means some won’t count towards your final grade and you’ll have the chance to improve based on our feedback.

You can find detailed information about assessment methods for this course on our website: https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/undergraduate/paramedic-science#accordion848479-header640908

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