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PARAMEDIC SCIENCE SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
This course will give you the essential skills to begin an exciting and rewarding career as a paramedic, combining academic work with practical clinical experience. 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.
NOTUITIONFEES: UKstudents**
Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. (**conditions apply)
Studying Paramedic Science will give you the essential skills, knowledge, and attributes to begin an exciting and rewarding career as a Registered Paramedic. Many of our teaching staff are registered paramedics who still work in practice, providing invaluable professional insight and expertise. Our state-of-the-art facilities include a realistic clinical suite which allows you to build your skills before using them in real-life situations, on placement with the NHS and the Welsh Ambulance Service. Half of your course will be spent on placements throughout Wales, which will give you the practical skills you
Year 2 • Anatomy and Physiology: Community Based Care Management • Clinical Leadership in Practice • Evidence Informed Practice • Managing Time Critical Patients • Mental Health and Social Exclusion Year 3 • Education and Learning in Practice • 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 available Welsh Scholarships/Bursaries available Contextual Offers available
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †
View our subject guide here:
BSc Single Honours ▲ Paramedic Science
need to begin your career. TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1
▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
• Anatomy and Physiology • Care Across the Lifespan • Medical Conditions in the Emergency and Unscheduled Care Setting • Personal and Professional Attributes • Trauma Conditions in the Emergency and Unscheduled Care Setting
FUTURE CAREERS: Currently the NHS starting salary for Paramedics is £25,655 (Band 5). For team leaders or senior paramedics who have undertaken extended skills training, salaries can go up to £39,027.
Accreditations include:
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