BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science

This module explores mental health across the lifespan and its application to Paramedic practice. The module covers assessment and theoretical perspectives that underpin diagnosis within mental health care, with reference to psychosocial and biomedical theories.

You will develop knowledge, understanding and application of core aspects of mental health care, including assessment, care planning and intervention for various disorders encountered in Paramedic practice.

This module will enable you to acquire research-related theoretical knowledge, application, and practical skills of data collection and analysis.

You will examine the evidence base of current paramedic science research methodology, methods and practice.

You'll develop your knowledge of the research process, the associated research methods, recruitment, data collection, data analysis and the ethical considerations and risks associated with health and social care research.

The focus will be on a broad spectrum of research philosophies, and it will prepare you for completing an evidence-based research project in your final year of the BSc (Hons) degree.

This module will develop your professional practice, building on the knowledge and skills acquired in Year 1. You'll develop and demonstrate minimally supervised care in various practice-based learning settings, including non-urgent, urgent, and emergency clinical settings, under professional supervision.

Through taught sessions, simulation-based education, and supervised practice-based learning placements, you'll develop sound clinical decision-making skills to apply appropriate service user assessment and management strategies in paramedic practice context. The module focuses on resuscitation and emergency care across the lifespan while addressing complex issues involved in managing service users from vulnerable groups.

All practice development will be evidenced in the Practice Assessment Document and benchmarked to relevant professional and regulatory standards.

This double module will provide an in-depth understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underpinning common acute and chronic illnesses encountered in paramedic practice. It will integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application, allowing you to relate this new learning to managing service users, with various diseases and disorders encountered during paramedic practice.

This module builds on the knowledge acquired during your Level 4 studies in foundational bioscience principles for paramedic sciences. It introduces the underpinning pharmacological management of different disease states in preparation for the Level 6 module pharmacology and medicine management for paramedics.

This module will enable you to explore the challenges, interventions and potential solutions for enhancing health in local, national and international populations. It will also introduce the broader determinants of health, including environmental and sustainability influences.

It examines the diverse stakeholders and interventions that improve health, well-being and quality of life across populations. It will also allow you to critically explore and appreciate strategies for managing diseases at a public health level, along with approaches to health protection and promotion incorporating ethical and cultural diversity within different populations.

This module offers the opportunity to study abroad, experience a new culture, and apply your skills in different contexts to enhance your employability. It will help you develop self-management, cross-cultural communication, and interpersonal skills.

You’ll receive support to secure a place at a partner institution abroad, where you can choose modules related to your degree or explore new areas that complement your studies.

Studying at an international university will help you enhance your interpersonal skills through cross-cultural communication with students and tutors, allowing you to build lasting relationships. You'll also improve your study skills by focusing on your chosen areas of interest, gaining valuable international experience that will strengthen your CV.

This year abroad module lasts for one academic year and is taken after the conclusion of your second year of study, once you’ve completed all your level 5 studies. Your year abroad is not credit-bearing.

This module will develop your professional practice, building on knowledge and skills acquired previously. You will develop and demonstrate delivery of independent care in various practice-based learning settings, including non-urgent, urgent, and emergency clinical settings, under professional supervision. The module emphasises clinical decision-making, enabling you to apply assessment and management strategies in paramedic practice contexts.

Through taught sessions, simulation-based education, and supervised practice-based learning placements, you'll develop your clinical decision-making to apply appropriate assessment and management strategies. The module focuses on developing leadership in providing urgent and emergency care across the lifespan while addressing the complex issues of managing service users from vulnerable groups.

All practice development will be evidenced in the Practice Assessment Document and benchmarked to relevant professional and regulatory standards.

This module focuses on the knowledge, understanding and application of pharmacology and medicine administration from the paramedic perspective.

Your learning will build on the knowledge, understanding and practice experience gained through the first year module, Bioscience Fundamentals for Paramedics, and the Year 2 module, Pathophysiology for Paramedics.

This evidence-informed practice module allows you to investigate a subject of individual interest through a research or service improvement project. Your project will follow an appropriate research methodology, address a research question and employ appropriate research methods to answer this.

You'll demonstrate abilities to undertake a literature review, search and identify relevant research, analyse and critically evaluate evidence, and present findings in an appropriate format. Seminars will be used to develop these skills and specialised data collection, analysis and presentation. Submission formats may be a dissertation, empirical research, presentation of a poster or journal article in consultation with the module leader/research project supervisor.

This is an honours-level double module, which is completed by the middle of the final semester. It will help you to bring together the academic skills you have gained through the courses's preceding theory and practice modules.

This single module will prepare you to transition from student paramedic to registered Paramedic with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). It will explore the various career opportunities available to registrants and outline the requirements for continuing professional development to maintain registration as a Paramedic.

During the module, there will be an emphasis on consolidating reflective practice and continuing professional development as an independent skilled practitioner. There will also be a focus on evidence-based practice, allowing you to engage with experts in your field. These professionals will share insights about their roles and how they relate to the paramedic professional context.

This module reflects upon and consolidates the values, skills, knowledge and attributes essential for preparing you for independent practice as a paramedic. It will emphasise theoretical understanding and practical experiences, contextualising theoretical knowledge with experiential practice and reflection.

By examining conflict resolution in actual incidents, you will analyse how these situations might have been handled more effectively. Additionally, the module will explore developing technologies in emergency medical settings, including the development of manual handling aids for patient treatments and the advantages for clinicians.

Furthermore, you'll investigate quality assurance processes established within healthcare to safeguard patients and clinicians. This will involve reviewing a patient's lifespan, changing values, and considering how treatment preferences and legal considerations change.