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Bachelor of Paramedic Science
This degree trains you to work as a paramedic, starting with the structure and function of the human body and moving into emergency clinical skills.
- How long it takes
- 3 years
- full time
- Entry ATAR
- From 69
- Lowest offered at Flinders University, 2022
- How you can study
- On campus
- Includes a work placement
- Leads on to
- Paramedic
- $148,300 median pay, In demand
- Taught by
- 2 providers
- QLD, SA
Is this course right for you?
What the Bachelor of Paramedic Science asks of you, and what you might want to check first.
It helps to have
- a calm manner when others are distressed
- an interest in emergency health care
- good communication skills under pressure
- a practical, hands on approach to helping people
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.
- Website for Flinders University (opens in a new tab)
Flinders University
Bedford Park, SA
4.3from 1,059 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 69 lowest
- (78.5 median, 2022)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Website for Queensland University of Technology (opens in a new tab)
Queensland University of Technology
Kelvin Grove, QLD
4.5from 896 Google reviews
- ATAR
- 80.9 lowest
- (87.1 median, 2026)
- How you study
- On campus
- (full or part time)
- Next intake
- Feb 2027
- Fee
- $9,540 a year
- (Government-supported place)
What students like
- Students are friendly and approachable
What to weigh up
- Enrolment and admin can be slow
- Some find staff less helpful
What you’ll learn
The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Paramedic Science.
- Anatomy and physiology
- Health, disease and statistics
- Emergency clinical skills
- Scenario based practice
- Ambulance placements
Questions to ask before you enrol
Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.
- When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
- What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
- Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
- Who arranges the work placement, and how many hours does it involve?
- Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?