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Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours

This honours degree covers the science and practice of emergency care, from anatomy and physiology to assessing and treating patients in urgent situations.

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How long it takes
4 years
full time
Entry ATAR
From 47.3
Lowest offered at La Trobe University, 2026
How you can study
On campus
Includes a work placement
Leads on to
Paramedic
$148,300 median pay, In demand
Taught by
2 providers
NSW, VIC, TAS

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in helping people in medical emergencies
  • a calm manner under pressure
  • good communication skills with patients and colleagues
  • an ability to work as part of a team

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

  • Paramedic

    Paramedics assess and treat people where they are, decide whether they need hospital care and get them there safely.

    What else you need

    Complete an approved entry-to-practice paramedicine programme and obtain registration. Employer selection and clinical requirements still apply; this is not intensive-care-paramedic recognition. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.

    Median pay$148,300

    In demand

  • Intensive Care Paramedic

    Intensive care paramedics treat critically ill and injured patients where they are found, giving the drugs, airway management and monitoring that keep someone alive on the way to hospital.

    A step towards this job. What else you need

    Median pay$114,400 (estimate)

    In demand

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure.

Where you can study this course

There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Paramedic Practice with Honours.

  • Human biosciences
  • Emergency patient assessment and care
  • Trauma, cardiac and respiratory emergencies
  • Clinical placements and simulation
  • Research and evidence in paramedic practice

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Who arranges the work placement, and how many hours does it involve?
  5. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

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