Bachelor (Honours)
You will be saving lives, helping the community and supporting people in crisis. Being a paramedic is challenging, rewarding and vital to the healthcare system. You'll be assessing and managing patients, providing them and their significant others with physical, emotional, and mental support, and reducing strain on hospital resources through on-the-spot treatment.
La Trobe's Bachelor of Paramedic Practice (Honours) gives you the knowledge and skills to launch a career in this important field of health. You'll develop a strong foundation in biosciences and paramedic practice for trauma, respiratory, cardiac, paediatric and obstetric management.
Kickstart your career with first-hand paramedic experience. Build the experience and resilience to tackle this exciting career with work-based learning opportunities in hospitals, community settings and with Ambulance Victoria. You can also practice in the Paramedicine Practical Laboratory equipped with industry-standard medical equipment and an outdoor emergency simulation space.
As a graduate, you will be ready to apply your practical skills when you're needed most. The course also offers a research honours pathway, which can facilitate direct entry into postgraduate studies.
You'll learn:
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Bachelor Degree Honours.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours, students must complete a total of 480 credit points across 4 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 4 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 FIRST NATIONS HEALTH FOR PARAMEDICS PAR1001 1 15 FOUNDATIONS OF PARAMEDIC PRACTICE PAR1FPP 1 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES A HBS1HBA 1 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES B HBS1HBB 1 15 INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE HLT1IPP 1 15 RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE IN PRACTICE HLT1RAE 1 15 RURAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HLT1RCE 1 15 UNDERSTANDING HEALTH AND WELLBEING PHE1UHW 1 15 COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN PARAMEDICINE PAR2002 2 15 FOUNDATIONS IN PHARMACOLOGY HBS3PCY 2 15 INTEGRATING EVIDENCE INTO PRACTICE HLT2IEP 2 15 INTRODUCTION TO PARAMEDIC PRACTICE PAR2001 2 15 LAW AND ETHICS FOR PARAMEDICS PAR3LEP 2 15 PARAMEDIC CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY PAR3PCR 2 15 PARAMEDIC MANAGEMENT - TRAUMA PAR3PMT 2 15 COMPLEX TRAUMA MANAGEMENT PAR3CTM 3 15 GERONTOLOGY FOR PARAMEDICS PAR3GFP 3 15 INTEGRATED CARDIAC AND RESPIRATORY PAR3ICR 3 15 INTEGRATED MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PAR3IMM 3 15 OBSTETRICS FOR PARAMEDICS PAR4OFP 3 15 PAEDIATRICS FOR PARAMEDICS PAR3PFP 3 15 PARAMEDIC MEDICAL MANAGEMENT PAR3PMM 3 15 DEATH, DYING AND GRIEF PHE4DDB 4 15 MAJOR INCIDENT MANAGEMENT PAR4MIM 4 15 MENTAL HEALTH IN PARAMEDICINE PAR4001 4 15 POPULATIONS WITH SPECIFIC NEEDS FOR PARAMEDICS PAR4SPN 4 15
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE CONSOLIDATION PAR4PPC 4 15
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Students to select one learning pathway from the list below.
Stream
For more information on these please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Building knowledge and skills in paramedic practice opens the door to your future career as a:
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours is accredited by the Council of Ambulance Authorities (CAA). Professional membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.