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PARAMEDIC SCIENCE SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
This fully funded degree will train you to become Registered Paramedic, leading directly to a rewarding and highly-skilled career in emergency and unscheduled care settings.
Paramedic Science will give you the essential skills, knowledge, and attributes to begin an exciting and rewarding career as a Registered Paramedic. At our excellent facilities, which provide realistic workplace simulations, you will learn about anatomy and physiology, the major body systems and the conditions that affect them, how to assess patients and identify life-threatening conditions and how to administer life support. You will spend approximately half of your course on clinical placements in the NHS and with the Welsh Ambulance Service, which will allow you to hone the practical skills you need to begin your career with confidence. Applying for Paramedic Science When applying for this course, you should show that you understand the role of the paramedic and understand the importance of the NHS Wales values. Your application should explain why you think you'd be a good paramedic and show your commitment to the profession.
NO TUITION FEES: UK students**
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1
Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. (**conditions apply)
• Care Across the Lifespan • Medical Conditions in the Emergency and Unscheduled Care Setting • Personal and Professional Attributes • Trauma Conditions Year 2 • Anatomy and Physiology: Community Based Care Management • Clinical Leadership • Evidence Informed Practice • Managing Time Critical Patients • Mental Health and Social Exclusion Year 3 • Enhanced Decision Making • Transition into Professional Practice • Professional Practice Development
swansea.ac.uk/student-loans-and-grants/ nhs-funding/ Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities
Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available Contextual Offers available
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †
Typical Offer: BBB
BSc Honours ▲ Paramedic Science
▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
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FUTURE CAREERS: Swansea University is commissioned to train Paramedics for the NHS Wales Workforce. Currently the NHS starting salary is £27,055 (Band 5), with many opportunities for career progression.
Accreditations include:
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