A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 240 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type | Credit Points | Specific requirements |
Core Units (22 units) | 230cp | Compulsory Core units totalling 230 credit points as per the list of units detailed below:
HSC121 Australia's Healthcare System and Policies HSC133 Perspectives of Indigenous Health (replaces HSC203 from 2024) SBI111 Perspectives in Paramedicine Practice SBI171 Anatomy and Physiology 1 SBI172 Anatomy and Physiology 2 SBI190 Microbiology and Immunology for Healthcare Professionals (replaces SBI182 / SBI173) SWK102 Communication Skills HSC220 Society, culture and health: A sociological introduction (replaces HSC230) SBI150 Cellular Biology SBI209 Design and Analysis of Biological Studies (replaces PSY248 from 2023 which replaced PSY247 from 2022) SBI241 Pathophysiology for Healthcare SBI242 Pharmacology for Clinical Practice SBI270 Clinical skills for Paramedicine SBI273 Trauma Studies in Paramedicine SBI274 Advanced Resuscitation and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (title changed 2023) SBI276 Paramedics Clinical Placement 1 SBI300 Obstetrics and Women's Health in Paramedicine (title changed 2023) SBI301 Paediatrics in Paramedicine SBI313 Emergency Mental Health Response SBI332 Paramedics Clinical Placement 2 (20cp) (replaces SBI402 from 2024) SBI344 Paramedics Clinical Placement 3 (replaces SBI403 from 2024) SBI404 Reflective Practice and Leadership in Community Paramedicine (replaces SBI333 from 2024) |
Electives (1 unit) | 10cp | Units totalling 10 credit points selected from undergraduate units offered by the University Students are highly encouraged to select HEA580 Fundamentals in Aeromedical Retrieval |
| 240cp | Total Credit Points |
Course Rules (unless otherwise indicated in the above course structure) (240cp)
- A maximum of 100 credit points may be taken from 100 level units.
- A minimum of 60 credit points must be taken from 300 level units or above.
- See the Higher Education Course Rules (Award Requirements) in the Units and Courses Policy.
If course commenced prior to 2023:
No more than 20 credit points shall be counted with a grade of "PC" in a Bachelor AQF Level 7 course award and no more than 10 credit points at "PC" may be received at the highest level of the program of learning.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2024
HSC203 has been replaced by HSC133. Students that completed HSC203 prior to 2024 should not complete HSC133.
SBI402 has been replaced by SBI332. Students that completed SBI402 prior to 2024 should not complete SBI332.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2023
PSY248 has been replaced by SBI209. Students who have completed PSY248 or PSY247 prior to 2023 should not complete SBI209.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
PSY247 has been replaced by PSY248. Students that have completed PSY247 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY248.
SBI182/SBI173 has been replaced by SBI190. Students that have completed SBI182 or SBI173 should not complete SBI190.