Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
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International/EU: £18,655 per year -
How long will I study?
4 Years
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Where will I study?
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What are the entry requirements?
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What is the UCAS code?
BB17
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When do I start?
September 2025
Course summary
- Combine theory with practice to meet the challenges of integrated patient care.
- Learn to assess, diagnose, stabilise, treat and manage patients across the lifespan.
- Meet the future healthcare agenda through digital competence.
- Study an integrated curriculum with other healthcare professions.
- Apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
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. You’ll develop your knowledge and skills to enter this unique and evolving profession.
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How you learn
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.
Our Department of Allied Health Professionals is one of the biggest of its kind in the UK. This means you’ll get significant experience of cross-discipline working practices, preparing you for fast-paced work in multi-professional healthcare teams.
The course has been expertly evolved over the years – alongside clinicians, education specialists, commissioners and service users. You’ll have the support and skills you need to register as a qualified health and social care professional.
You learn through:
- Practicals, seminars and lectures
- Digitally enabled online materials
- Online webinars
- Practice-based learning experiences
- Peer-supported practice and study
- Simulated learning environments
Key Themes
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 body's 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.
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.
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.
You’ll also study leadership styles – enhancing your ability to lead in challenging situations.
Course Support
You’ll be supported in your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate-level employment through several key areas, including:
- Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development
- Access to our Skills Centre with one to ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
- Industry-specific employability activities such as live projects, learning in simulated environments and networking opportunities
- The option to join our multi-award-winning Paramedic Society
- Support from a dedicated learning and teaching support librarian
- Support during placements, with an allocated mentor
Course leaders and tutors
Sharyn Edwards
Senior LecturerSharyn is a Lecturer in Paramedic Practice based within the College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences, delivering teaching on the DipHE Paramedic Practice cours … Read more
Applied learning
Live Projects
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.
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.
We’ll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the paramedic profession. So, by the end of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to show that you meet the requirements to register as a paramedic.
Work Placements
Placements are available during each academic year – strategically scheduled to follow teaching blocks so you can consolidate your learning in real-world settings. They provide invaluable hands-on experience across various healthcare settings, including Ambulance NHS Trusts, other NHS Trusts, the private sector, and even opportunities within the Fire Service.
By undertaking these placements, you’ll not only gain practical skills but also develop the critical thinking skills and adaptability you’ll need to effectively respond to emergency scenarios.
Field Trips
There may be opportunities for field trips as part of the course. Previous opportunities have included volunteering to support overseas projects such as refugee camps and working at festivals.
Networking Opportunities
You’re encouraged to subscribe to the College of Paramedics to increase your learning opportunities. You’ll get to meet students from other training providers through the College’s international student conferences, research conferences and other continuing professional development (CPD) events.
You’ll also benefit from an extensive range of guest lecturers from a variety of healthcare backgrounds, as well as employer presentations. We also have an experienced student support officer network.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in:
- Ambulance Trusts
- Specialist roles in critical care, urgent care or mental health
- Advanced practice
- Primary care
- Research
- The Police
- The prison system
- International settings
- Private practice
- Wilderness and remote medicine
- Cruise ships
- Education
- Leadership
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Northeast Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Northwest Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Yorkshire Air Ambulance
- The Australian Ambulance Service
- British Columbia Emergency Health Services
- Sheffield Hallam University
- The New Zealand Ambulance service
- Yorkshire Hazardous Area Response
- East Midlands Hazardous Area Response
- Yorkshire Ambulance Education Department
- The Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
- Private healthcare practice in Dubai
Where will I study?
You study at Collegiate Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
Collegiate campus
Collegiate Campus can be found just off Ecclesall Road, a bustling student district.
Collegiate Campus map | Campus facilities
Collegiate library
Collegiate Library can be found just off Ecclesall Road. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
On this course you work with:
- Simulated environments
- High fidelity simulation equipment
- Cutting-edge pre-hospital equipment
- Specialist manikins
- A specialist health and wellbeing learning resource centre
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Entry requirements
All students
UCAS points
- 64
This must include at least 24 (Grade D) from one A level or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:
- DDE at A Level.
- MPP in BTEC Extended Diploma
- Pass overall from a T level qualification with D or E from core
- A combination of qualifications, which may include AS levels and EPQ.
You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.
GCSE
- Science at grade C or 4 or equivalents*
- Maths at grade D or 4 or equivalents**
- English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents***
*GCSE Science equivalents
- OCR Science level 2
- Science units gained on a level 3 BTEC or OCR National Diploma or Extended Diploma qualification
- Science credits gained on Access to Higher Education Diplomas (at least 12 credits at level 2 or 6 credits gained at level 3)
- Science equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk
**GCSE Maths equivalents
- Level 2 Key Skills/ Application of Number/ Level 2 Maths credits from an Access course
- Maths equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk
***GCSE English equivalents
- Level 2 Literacy
- Level 2 Key Skills
• Access - an Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course in a science based subject. Normally we require 15 credits at level 2 and 45 at level 3.
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 or above, with a minimum score of 6.5 in each skill.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Developing The Fundamentals Of A Healthcare Professional
Promotion Of Contemporary Issues In Healthcare
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Clinical Placement Practice 1
Collaboration For Individual And Community Wellbeing
Foundations Of Paramedic Practice 1A
Foundations Of Paramedic Practice 1B
Personal And Professional Development
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Assessing And Addressing Complexity In Practice
Clinical Placement Practice 2
Developing Paramedic Practice 2A
Developing Paramedic Practice 2B
Evidence And Enquiry For Practice
Final year
Compulsory modules
Clinical Placement Practice 3
Complexity & Leadership In Professional Practice
Independant Paramedic Practice
Specialist Populations In Paramedic Practice
The Advancing Professional
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fees for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2025/26 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fee for UK students starting full-time undergraduate study in 2024/25 is £9,250 per year.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £18,655, which includes an annual placement supplement of £1,500.
Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Health and Social Care (PDF, 165.7KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
