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Course summary
As a paramedic you will often be the first healthcare professional at the scene of incidents requiring pre-hospital care. Working in conditions which can be challenging and rapidly changing, you will assess a patient’s condition and make potentially lifesaving decisions about treatment and hospital transfer.
Working as a paramedic offers many employment experiences in the UK and further afield. There are opportunities for you to undertake an international placement, and explore practice in a different environment and culture.
Accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council and endorsed by the College of Paramedics, this course gives you everything you need to become a paramedic.
Successful completion of this course will make you eligible to apply for registration as a paramedic with the HCPC.
To ensure you can confidently apply theory to practice, you’ll spend 50% of your year on placement with the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and in other healthcare settings. You will also practise in our state of the art clinical skills and simulation suite and community flat.
The recognition that patients come first in everything the NHS does, and the values of the NHS constitution – respect, dignity, compassion and working together for patients – are embedded in our curriculum.
Modules
Year 1
Introduction to Clinical Skills for Paramedics
Foundations of Paramedic Practice
The Professional and Academic Nature of Paramedic Science
Social and Behavioural Sciences for Paramedics
Paramedic Practice Based Learning 1
Year 2
Research Appreciation
Patient Assessment for Paramedics
Assessment and Management of the High Acuity Patient
Paramedic Care Delivery: Common Presentations
Applied Paramedic Science (Year 2)
Final year
Collaborative Paramedic Practice in Contemporary Healthcare
Leadership, Management and Human Factors in Paramedic Science
Dissertation: Paramedic Science
Applied Paramedic Science (Year 3)
This course is not accepting applications for deferred entry.
Ways to study this course
Campuses
- Brighton
Study options
- BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 3 Years
Start dates
- 09/2026
Apply by
14 January
This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B780
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus Code:
- B
- Points of Entry:
- Year 1
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How to apply
Apply by
14 January
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B780
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus Code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
International applicants
This course does not take applications from International applicants who require a Tier 4 visa.
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - ABB
Must include a Science or Social Science at Grade B..
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDM
In a Health or Science related subject.
Access to HE Diploma - D: 30 credits M: 15 credits
Subject needs to be a Health Sciences, Nursing or Science.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 32 points
Must include three subjects at Higher Level, one to be a science subject.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H3, H3, H3
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE (minimum grade C or grade 4)
with Access course – GCSE maths and English.
with A-levels, BTEC or K101 – at least three GCSEs including maths and English.
Functional Skills 2 accepted in lieu of GCSE English and maths.
T Level - D
T Level in Healthcare Science or Science accepted. T Level Health will be accepted with the following specialisms: supporting the adult nursing team, supporting the midwifery team, supporting the care of children and young people.
Additional entry requirements
- Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
- Health checks
- Interview
- Other
- Deferred applications: We are not able to accept applications for deferred entry onto this course. If you wish to apply for a later year of entry, we recommend waiting until the admissions cycle for that year opens – this is usually in October of each year. Age requirements Applicants must be aged 18 or over on the day the course commences.
Historical entry grades data BETA
This section shows the range of grades students (with UK A-Levels or Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diplomas) who received offers were previously accepted with (learn more). It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place. Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
Additional fee information
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
Sponsorship information
This course is eligible for an NHS bursary. For details see: https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/learning-support-fund/new-student-funding
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