If you can picture yourself as the first blue-light service on the scene of a serious incident, holding your nerve, relying on extensive training, education and experience, and delivering potentially life-saving treatment, you may have what it takes to be a paramedic. Paramedics are highly skilled practitioners who work in challenging and dynamic environments on the front line of the NHS, ensuring patients are provided with the best possible care outside the hospital environment. The role requires knowledge and skills in areas such as anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, illness and disease, clinical assessment, legal and ethical issues, leadership and teamwork. Taught primarily at St James’, our Manchester city centre location, you will practice clinical scenarios in our immersive simulation suite and experience front line service with emergency ambulance crews, taking advantage of placements across the North West of England in both urgent/emergency care and wider health and social care settings. You will also be required to travel to the Edge Hill University campus in Ormskirk for a variety of taught sessions, assessments and learning opportunities during the programme.
Course Details - Modules
Please visit our website for information on available modules.
Course Details – Assessment Method
The assessment process includes written essays, case studies, written examinations, practical examinations (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations), student presentations and practice assessment documentation.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Health and Care Professions Council
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
BB95
Institution code:
E42
Campus Name:
Faculty of Health, Manchester
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations. A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
No specific subjects are required.
GCSE English Language and Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent) is required.
Applicants must be aged 18 years or over at the start of the course. Additional criteria for entry onto this programme includes permanent UK resident status and possession of a full UK manual driving licence, with no more than six points, which must be presented prior to commencement of the programme. It is recommended that applicants should also gain the C1 provisional entitlement on their driving licence.
Eligible candidates must provide evidence of study within the five years prior to application.
Please note, the above represents an example of how you can achieve the required number of tariff points, however you can also achieve this with other combinations.
A combination of A Level and BTEC awards may also be accepted.
A minimum of five subjects at Grade H1-H3 will be required.
As long as you have a minimum of two A Levels (or equivalent), there is no maximum number of qualifications that we will accept UCAS points from. This includes additional qualifications such as the Welsh Baccalaureate and Extended Project Qualification (EPQ), AS Levels that haven’t been continued to A Level, and General Studies AS or A Level awards.
For further information on how you can meet the entry requirements, including details of alternative qualifications, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/offers or contact our Course Enquiries Team on 01695 657000 or email study@edgehill.ac.uk.
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