Paramedic Science BSc

During this Paramedic Science degree, you will learn how to handle life-threatening emergency situation, from cardiac arrest, to traumatic injuries.

You will spend time on placements in diverse clinical settings, such as with the London Ambulance Service (LAS) as well as various hospital departments (including accident and emergency), theatre and maternity, as well community placements such as GP surgeries and mental health units.

You’ll learn how to handle life-threatening emergency situation, from cardiac arrest, to traumatic injuries. At the same time, you’ll build extensive knowledge in minor illness, long-term conditions, mental health and social care.

You’ll spend around a third of your time working alongside clinical professionals and their patients to see what it takes to apply theory to practice. When you’re on campus, you’ll learn in our paramedic simulation centre. Here you’ll find immersion rooms, a clinical skills lab and replica ambulances. It’s a safe space where our subject experts will help you explore scenarios and practise on manikins later in your study, professional actors.

Course highlights


• Facilities include a state-of-the-art paramedic simulation centre comprising home environments, ambulances and immersive rooms with the use of professional role players, to allow students to learn clinical skills and practise techniques in a safe environment.



• Placement with the London Ambulance Service, with additional placements spread in hospital wards, theatres, A&E, maternity units, cardiac care units, intensive care units and a variety of community-based settings.



About City St George’s, University of London

City St George’s (Formerly St George’s) was established in 1733 and initially based at Hyde Park Corner, before moving to our Tooting site in 1980. It was the second institution in England to provide formal training courses for doctors. City St George’s (Tooting Campus) has a dynamic research culture, with teams working to improve the health of people of all ages, from children to the elderly, in populations locally and globally.

Studying at City St George’s means starting your career from one of the best student cities in the world - London ranked 3rd globally in the QS Best Student Cities 2026. Graduates benefit too: they rank 7th in London for career prospects (Guardian University Guide 2025), meaning the connections and experience you build here translate directly into work.

Across 200+ undergraduate courses - spanning health, business, law, communications, policy, global affairs, and science & technology - you'll choose exciting modules, complete industry placements, and summer internships, and have the option to study abroad for a semester.

City St George's is home to more than 20,000 students from over 170 countries. Wherever you're coming from, you'll find your people here - and joining through Clearing is no different. Every student community starts somewhere, and thousands of students each year begin exactly this way.

Three campuses in Clerkenwell, Moorgate, and Tooting put you right in the heart of London. Think afternoons at the British Museum, study sessions in the British Library, vintage shopping on Brick Lane, and some of the best food in the world on your doorstep.