Paramedic Science BSc (Hons)

**Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information.** <br/><br/>**Course summary**<br/>- Combine theory with practice to meet the challenges of integrated patient care.<br/><br/><br/>- Learn to assess, stabilise, treat and manage patients in an accident or emergency.<br/><br/><br/>- Meet the future healthcare agenda through digital competence.<br/><br/><br/>- Study an integrated curriculum with other healthcare professions.<br/><br/><br/>- Apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).<br/><br/><br/>From learning to deliver a baby to resuscitating a patient whose heart has stopped, every day is different as a paramedic. The BSc in Paramedic Science is our pre-registration programme for this rewarding career – innovative and challenging, with a mix of university and practice-based learning. The full honours award entitles you to apply for registration with the HCPC as a paramedic. <br/><br/>Accredited by:<br/>Health and Care Professions Council, the (HCPC). This course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and endorsed by the College of Paramedics. Graduates are eligible to apply to register with the HCPC and to apply to become members of the College of Paramedics. You must be registered with the HCPC in order to practise as a paramedic in the UK.<br/><br/>**How you learn**<br/>This course is designed to promote independent learning, supporting you to explore knowledge and develop your skills and attitudes in meaningful ways for your professional development. You’ll learn with, from and about students on other health and social care courses in the faculty – helping you understand how knowledge is applied when health professionals work together. <br/><br/>You learn through: <br/>- Practicals, seminars and lectures <br/><br/><br/>- Digitally enabled online materials <br/><br/><br/>- Online webinars <br/><br/><br/>- Practice-based learning experiences <br/><br/><br/>- Peer-supported practice and study<br/><br/><br/>- Simulated learning environments<br/><br/><br/>**Key Themes**<br/>In your first year, you’ll immerse yourself in understanding both your professional identity and the socioeconomic backgrounds of service users. You’ll delve into the intricacies of the bodys systems, learning about potential dysfunctions and how to apply foundational assessment techniques, basic skills and treatments. Throughout the year you’ll receive support from practice educators as they gain practical experience during placements.<br/><br/>In your second year you’ll incorporate pharmacological interventions and more complex paramedic skills into your practice. You’ll become adept at assessing and treating trauma patients, as well as learning about major incident response. <br/><br/>In your third year you’ll prepare for your final project in an area of personal interest or importance, while continuing to solidify your learning through practical placements. You’ll study specialised patient groups such as paediatrics, maternity and mental health cases. You’ll refine your paramedic skills and explore treatment pathways in greater detail, consolidating your learning through diverse placement experiences. <br/><br/>**Applied learning**<br/>**Live Projects**<br/>You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. Here you’ll develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice – preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. <br/><br/>These experiences are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes. They’ll help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity and curiosity. They’ll take place in different practice-based learning environments – reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements, alongside real-world experience of services delivered face to face to service users.