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Courses Handbook 2013

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2013.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2012.

314479 v.1 Paramedicine Major (Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences)

This course is not available to International Onshore Students on Student Visas

Introduction

It takes a special person to become an Ambulance Paramedic. They put themselves in the front-line of medical care every day making life-changing decisions. Their role is to respond to emergency calls from the public, assisting pre-hospital care. This creative, innovative major addresses the changing healthcare environment, with an interprofessional health education focus and specialised fieldwork experience. The first year of the degree is undertaken within the Health Sciences interprofessional first year structure. Clinical laboratories will be delivered by the St John Ambulance WA College of Pre-Hospital Care. To be eligible to complete the degree program students must maintain employment with St John Ambulance WA as an Ambulance Officer. First year units include: Paramedicine Clinical Practice, Parmamedical Professional Practice, Applied Paramedic Bioscience, Behavioural Health Science for Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine and Practice of Public Health. Upon the successful completion of all academic and on-road practical requirements you will graduate as a degree qualified St John Ambulance Paramedic. Once you graduate as an Ambulance Paramedic there are many career pathways you can take within St John Ambulance WA, these may include country opportunities, education and training, clinical governance and guidance, management and industrial health.

Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 2 Semester 1
307195 v.2   Practice of Public Health 180 4.0 25.0
313031 v.1   Behavioural Health Science for Nursing 263 4.0 25.0
314461 v.1   Paramedicine Clinical Practice 263 25.0
314472 v.1   Applied Paramedic Bioscience 263 25.0
  100.0
Year 2 Semester 2
313035 v.2   Behavioural Health Science for Nursing and Midwifery 264 3.0 25.0
314473 v.1   Applied Paramedic Bioscience 264 25.0
314480 v.1   Paramedicine Clinical Practice 264 25.0
314481 v.1   Paramedic Professional Practice 264 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 1
313039 v.2   Behavioural Health Science for Nursing 365 4.0 25.0
314482 v.1   Applied Paramedic Bioscience 365 25.0
314483 v.1   Paramedicine Clinical Practice 365 25.0
314484 v.1   Paramedic Professional Practice 365 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
313043 v.1   Behavioural Health Science for Nursing and Midwifery 366 4.0 25.0
314485 v.1   Applied Paramedic Bioscience 366 25.0
314486 v.1   Paramedicine Clinical Practice 366 25.0
314487 v.1   Paramedicine Capstone 366 25.0
  100.0

N1    Students will need to maintain employment as a student paramedic to complete the paramedicine course.

N2    If the conditions of employment are not met OR employment with SJAA is discontinued, enrolment will be transferred to the Health Sciences Major.

N3    Students who continue with the Health Sciences Major for Year 2 & 3 will be required to study Practice of Public Health 180 2nd year.

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