Bachelor of Paramedicine

Classes

Class size: Your class size will depend on the unit you are studying and whether or not that unit is taught across different degrees. However, in North Sydney you can expect approximately 30 students in lectures, in Melbourne, approximately 100, in Canberra, approximately 100 in lectures, 15 – 20 in simulation wards and labs, and 30 in tutorials, in Ballarat approximately 100 in lectures, with a maximum of 15 in simulation wards and labs, and 30 in tutorials, in Brisbane between 90 and 140 students in lectures, with a maximum of 30 in tutorials; practical labs have a ratio of 15 students to every one academic.

In 2021 we welcomed in North Sydney approximately 25 new students; in Melbourne, 103; in Canberra, 39 new students to the double degree, B. Nursing/B. Paramedicine; in Ballarat approximately 93 new students to the double degree, and in Brisbane, 110 new students to the B. Paramedicine, and 114 to the double degree, B. Nursing/B. Paramedicine.

Contact hours: You will be on campus for approximately 15 hours per week with additional studies required in your own time, plus any clinical practice (from the end of first year).

We understand the need for flexibility when it comes to your studies. For many of our undergraduate programmes lectures and tutorials are delivered face to face. Lectures provide an opportunity to engage with the lecturer and at times guest lecturers who provide specialist insights into the course content. Tutorials are where critical exploration of key concepts and development of attributes takes place. This is achieved through activities including group work, debate and role play.

Lectures and some tutorials are recorded and are made available online for students who cannot attend in person. Due to the lack of interactivity, recordings clearly do not provide the learning experience that face-to-face provides, however, post-COVID face-to-face lectures/tutorials may not always be possible.

Sample assessment

Each unit has three assessments per semester. Assessment tasks include video presentations, group work, hands-on practical tasks, online quizzes, and online or in-class written assignments. Assessments have different weighting percentages towards your overall mark. A single assessment cannot be worth more than 50 per cent of your assessment total. The format of assessments is different for every unit and will be explained by your lecturer prior to the due date.

PARA216 Paramedicine Theory: Medical 1

Concept Map - 20%

Enables you to visually organise and create a knowledge network that will assist in your comprehension of broad complex topics.

Written Assessment - 40%

Provides you with the opportunity to identify real-world problems and articulate solutions while supporting your development of academic communication and critical thinking skills.

Examination - 40%

Enables you to demonstrate broad understanding of the principles, management and care required for medical aetiologies within the paramedicine context.

Additional:

Before you can begin placements for this course, you must meet mandatory State or Territory legal and industry policy requirements. Comprehensive information about these requirements and the submission process of relevant documentation can be found here www.wil.acu.edu.au

Uniforms

Students are required to purchase the required paramedicine uniform including shirt and trousers, epaulettes, hard hat, baseball cap, belt (optional), black boots, wet weather jacket, fleece jacket and other personal protective equipment as required. Students are also required to wear a wrist watch with a second hand whilst on clinical placement.

Details regarding uniform purchase is available via ACU's Work Integrated Learning site www.wil.acu.edu.au.

Each year ACU’s Faculty of Health Sciences offers a number of destinations around the world where you can undertake a community engagement unit or clinical placement/professional practice abroad as part of your studies. These activities are facilitated through our ACU overseas partners. Most of these experiences are offered to students enrolled in their third or final year of study at ACU.

You can also choose to study health sciences units at ACU’s Rome Campus over the June – July or December – January breaks.

Note: overseas study opportunities are subject to program availability and to public health restrictions in place at the planned time of travel.

To find out more, visit: www.acu.edu.au/study-at-acu/study-overseas/study-tours-and-short-programs/study-health-sciences-overseas/

If you can’t meet the ATAR requirement for your choice of course and you’re currently completing Year 12 or finished Year 12 in the two years previously, we have entry programs to get you where you want to be.

Understand your pathway options

Are you applying to ACU as a non-school leaver?

By that we mean, you’re not currently completing Year 12 and haven’t completed it in the two years previously. If the answer is yes and your selection rank isn’t enough to meet the requirements for your desired course you still have a number of options to help you achieve your study goals.

If you’re over 21, you can sit the  Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT), or you can complete a diploma or bridging course relevant to your desired course.

Explore the pathways to your future

An honours year is available to meritorious students, with a grade point average of 5.5, who meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Paramedicine (Honours).

$9686 CSP

You should be able to concentrate on getting good marks instead of worrying about how you’ll pay your fees. We have a number of options that can help you ease the financial burden, including government assistance, scholarships and income support.

Explore your options 

You could be eligible for one of the hundreds of scholarships we award each year to help students from across the university with the cost of studying, accommodation or overseas study opportunities. Some of our scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit, but these aren’t just for the academically gifted; ACU also recognises excellence in community engagement and leadership. We also offer a range of scholarships for those who may be struggling financially or who have faced other barriers to accessing education.

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Deferment is available for one year. Find out more about deferment: Deferment Information.