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Paramedic Science
BSc (Hons)
Key facts
UCAS code
B950
Start dates
September 2021 / September 2022
Location
Course length
Full time: 3 years
Accreditation(s)
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council
UCAS Tariff Points
112
Overview
Our Paramedic Science course gives you the skills you need to work as a paramedic. Paramedics are registered Allied Health Professionals (AHPs). They care for patients with various healthcare needs in out of hospital settings.
To prepare you for this role, you’ll learn to assess and manage patients with almost any injury and illness. You’ll experience over 2000 hours in clinical practice learning in diverse clinical settings, such as;
- Ambulance placements
- Emergency Departments
- Surgical Decisions Units
- End of Life Care
- Airway Management
- Mental Health Assessment and Management
- Paediatric specialist facilities.
Our excellent teaching facilities include;
- dedicated specialist clinical skills suites
- extensive range of simulation resources/equipment.
We have developed the course in consultation and partnership with healthcare providers including South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust.
Our friendly teaching team have extensive Paramedic experience. And you'll be supported by an Academic Advisor and Link Lecturer as well as the Student Paramedic Society.

How to apply
Wherever possible we make our conditional offers using the UCAS Tariff. The combination of A-level grades listed here would be just one way of achieving the UCAS Tariff points for this course.
For more information about how we are supporting applicants impacted by Covid-19, please see our information for applicants page.
Standard offer
UCAS Tariff Points: 112
A Level: BBC
IB Points: 30
BTEC: DMM
Contextual offer
UCAS Tariff Points: 88
A Level: CCD
IB Points: 27
BTEC: MMM
Entry requirements
Specific entry requirements
A Level: Including one A Level or a comparable Level 3 qualification in a science subject (e.g. Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology).
GCSE: Grade 4 (C) in English, Maths and Science. For English and Maths, Level 2 Functional Skills are accepted as alternatives to GCSEs.
Relevant experience (e.g. in a hospital) or a suitable indication of your interest in, and understanding of, the relevant healthcare profession.
Applicants should have a full clean UK driving license, ideally with provisional C1 entitlement.
We welcome application from mature students but they must show evidence of academic achievement in the last two-years, typically meeting the entry requirements. Please contact us for further advice on your circumstances, which may include recommendation to undertake further recommended academic modules/A Levels.
All students are screened for HIV and Hepatitis A, B and C. This is a Department of Health requirement for this professional group, linked to DoH/NHS exposure prone procedures guidance. If clearance has not been completed prior to enrolment or a DBS issue has been declared on application, then enrolment may not be possible. If enrolment has been agreed, then continuation on the programme will be contingent on satisfactory clearances.
Please also see the University's general entry requirements.
Screening
All applicants will be screened for fitness to practise and a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be made.
Selection process
All Oxford Brookes University Health and Social Care Programmes conduct Value Based Recruitment (VBR). We recognise that values and attitudes have the greatest impact on the quality of people's care and their experiences.
VBR is a way of helping our Programme recruitment teams to assess the values, motives and attitudes of those who wish to work with people in health and social care settings. When we refer to values we mean, for example, the values included in the NHS constitution.
VBR focuses on 'how' and 'why' an applicant makes choices in how they act and seeks to explore reasons for their behaviour. Further details about the VBR framework can be found here.
Applicants will be assessed on their academic ability, their work experience and their ability to demonstrate the following qualities:
- caring and helping skills
- communication and interpersonal skills
- working with and respect for others
- a compassionate nature
- commitment to quality of care and improving lives
- reliability, honesty and trustworthiness.
Applicants will be shortlisted for interview based on the strength of their UCAS application.
Any place offered is subject to satisfactory Enhanced DBS clearance and health screening.
English language requirements
If English is your second language, you must be able to demonstrate that your level of English is of a sufficient standard (IELTS 6.5 or equivalent).
Please also see the University's standard English language requirements.
English requirements for visas
If you need a student visa to enter the UK you will need to meet the UK Visas and Immigration minimum language requirements as well as the University's requirements. Find out more about English language requirements.
Terms and Conditions of Enrolment
When you accept our offer, you agree to the Terms and Conditions of Enrolment. You should therefore read those conditions before accepting the offer.
Credit transfer
Many of our courses consider applications for entry with credit for prior learning. Each application is individually assessed by our credit entry tutors.
If you would like more information about whether or not you may be eligible for the award of credit, for example from an HND, partly-completed degree or foundation degree, please contact our Admissions team.
We operate the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). All undergraduate single modules are equivalent to 7.5 ECTS credits and double modules to 15 ECTS credits. More about ECTS credits.
Application process
Full time Home / EU applicants
Apply through UCASInternational applicants
Apply direct to the UniversityFull time applicants can also apply through UCAS
Tuition fees
Questions about fees?
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Tuition fees
Please note tuition fees for Home students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students in line with an inflationary amount determined by government. Tuition fees for International students may increase in subsequent years both for new and continuing students.
Oxford Brookes University intends to maintain its fees for new and returning Home students at the maximum permitted level.
Financial support and scholarships
All eligible Paramedic Science students on courses from September 2020 (new and continuing) will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back. For more information please visit https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund
Additional costs
Please be aware that some courses will involve some additional costs that are not covered by your fees. Specific additional costs for this course, if any, are detailed below.
You will be required to undertake clinical placements spent in a variety of settings across the Thames Valley region. You will need a car to travel to these settings and transport allowances will not be provided.
You will need to purchase a stethoscope suitable for practice and clinical assessment and examination of patients. You will also need a copy of the National Clinical Guidelines and associated pocket book. Further information on additional costs for healthcare courses can be found here.
Learning and assessment
Our course provides you with the key knowledge to practice safely and effectively as a paramedic. The curriculum has been designed to provide you with the behaviours, clinical experience, professional values and teaching opportunities of a Modern Paramedic.
The programme is formed of modules, all of which are compulsory and credit bearing. You’ll experience the following five main learning themes:
- The bioscience basis for paramedic practice;
- Evidence based practice skills and attributes;
- Patient assessment and management development;
- Clinical practice experience and development;
- Modern Paramedic professional practice skills and attributes.
As a Student Paramedic you will undertake placements in a variety of ambulance and healthcare settings across the Thames Valley region. The experience of practice integration with theoretical learning is central to your experience studying with us.
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Study modules
Please note: As our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, the modules you can choose from may vary from that shown here. The structure of the course may also mean some modules are not available to you.
Learning and teaching
You will have practical and theory-based modules. We take a research and evidence informed approach to clinical practice. You’ll often reflect on your personal and professional development.
In health and social care, professional groups work together. You’ll meet students from our wide range of courses, including;
- health and social care
- nursing (adult, children's and mental health)
- midwifery
- occupational therapy
- osteopathy, operating department practice
- physiotherapy
- social work.
This helps you understand the other professional roles you’ll encounter in practice. We offer you a wide range of learning resources, including;
- online lectures
- handouts and information
- learning exercises.
After you graduate
Career prospects
The range of career opportunities is very wide and the BSc (Hons) degree will underpin your development.
Paramedics work in a variety of healthcare settings and specific pathways of specialism are developing(e.g in clinical practice, research, education and management). This is linked to career opportunities as a Specialist, Advanced and Consultant level practice in paramedic practice.
There are opportunities to work in providing urgent and emergency care, critical care, forensic medicine, remote medicine and education. Many of these opportunities are available in NHS Ambulance Trusts, where many of our graduates work, but can also be found in other NHS/alternative organisations.
Professional accreditation
Please note that Health and Care Professional Council's approval is subject to review and can be withdrawn at any time.
Further study
Paramedics are required to undertake continuing professional development (CPD) as part of their registration requirements. A number of paramedic graduates go on to study postgraduate course, such as an MSc degree in a related field, or register for a PhD.
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