Plymouth,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science in Plymouth United Kingdom | University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth
|
Plymouth United Kingdom
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree with Honours
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
18,100
(c. USD24,123.32)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
A career as a paramedic offers immense personal fulfillment and intellectual challenge. The University of Plymouth's BSc Paramedic Science program provides a progressive curriculum designed to equip you with critical thinking abilities, medical expertise, and practical competencies for professional practice.
This rapidly evolving field offers numerous specialization options across diverse healthcare settings. You'll acquire hands-on experience through ambulance service placements, with additional opportunities in emergency medicine, obstetrics, cardiac care, general practice, and mental health facilities.
Paramedics serve patients across the entire lifespan, from neonatal care to palliative support. While traditionally ambulance-based, these professionals collaborate extensively with healthcare providers, social services, and emergency responders.
With their autonomous practice capabilities and advancing graduate-level training, paramedics now fulfill roles previously reserved for other medical professionals. Career opportunities span multiple sectors including:
emergency response teams, aeromedical services, specialized rescue units, urgent care clinics, event medical coverage (including festivals, sporting events), primary care facilities, hospital-based advanced practice roles
correctional healthcare services, academic instruction, scientific investigation, and administrative leadership
Full-time program duration: 3 years (includes practical placements).
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
GCSE
All applicants require at least five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above. These must include mathematics, English and science. Preference is given to applicants who have obtained these grades on application. Please note the institution may consider equivalent numeracy and literacy qualifications.
A level
The normal entry requirement for A levels is 128 UCAS points (e.g. ABB). The minimum entry requirement for A levels is 112 UCAS points (e.g. BBC). These A levels must include study of biology/human biology, chemistry or physics, to achieve a grade B or above (in some instances, an A level in physical education may be an appropriate alternative too). No UCAS credits are given to A levels in general studies.
BTEC National Diploma
For BTEC, the minimum entry requirements are three distinctions (DDD). Study must contain units covering sufficient biology and/or chemistry (unless supplemented by an A-level in biology).
Access to Higher Education
The minimum entry requirements are 45 credits from a relevant access course (eg. health, nursing, science, etc). Of these, 36 must be at distinction, to include 15 credits in a relevant science (preference is biology but can consider 15 in Physics or Chemistry). The remaining 9 credits must be at merit or above.
T level
Accepted preference pathways would be Health and Science. Typical offer will be confirmed once an application is received.
International Baccalaureate
The minimum entry requirements for the IB are 30 points. These must include five at higher level in biology and/or chemistry.
If overseas and not studying English within IB, must have an overall average score of at least 7.0, with a score of at least 6.5 in each element
Extended entry requirements
In addition to the above, acceptance depends on a number of other factors:
Applicants must have undertaken academic study within the last five years.
Applicants must also submit a strong personal statement in order to be considered.
Before any offer can be made, successful applicants are interviewed as part of a values based recruitment process.
All applicants for professional health programmes must undergo additional screening to ensure their suitability. We are typically unable to accept those with criminal convictions/cautions that were issued in the preceding two years of an application (not including fixed penalty offences, such as speeding or parking infringements). Similarly, we are typically unable to accept those who have had fitness to practise concerns raised within the last two years by an employer, regulator or another university. After a two year period, all applications that involved criminal convictions/cautions or fitness to practise concerns are considered by our professional issues committee to ensure fitness to practise on a healthcare programme. Screening includes assessment of disclosure and barring service (DBS) status as well as occupational health checks. Occupational health assessments ensure that applicants are fit to fulfil the demands of placements. As students undertake exposure prone procedures, successful applicants must be vaccinated against a number of diseases.
If English is an applicant's second language, and they do not have a GCSE in English at grade C/4 or above, an IELTS qualification is required. A minimum average IETLS score of 7.0 if required, with a score of at least 6.5 required in each element. If applicants need to improve their English language to access the course, the University of Plymouth offer pre-sessional academic English courses.
English language requirements
We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.
All applicants require at least five GCSEs at grade C/4 or above. These must include mathematics, English and science. Preference is given to applicants who have obtained these grades on application. Please note the institution may consider equivalent numeracy and literacy qualifications.
A level
The normal entry requirement for A levels is 128 UCAS points (e.g. ABB). The minimum entry requirement for A levels is 112 UCAS points (e.g. BBC). These A levels must include study of biology/human biology, chemistry or physics, to achieve a grade B or above (in some instances, an A level in physical education may be an appropriate alternative too). No UCAS credits are given to A levels in general studies.
BTEC National Diploma
For BTEC, the minimum entry requirements are three distinctions (DDD). Study must contain units covering sufficient biology and/or chemistry (unless supplemented by an A-level in biology).
Access to Higher Education
The minimum entry requirements are 45 credits from a relevant access course (eg. health, nursing, science, etc). Of these, 36 must be at distinction, to include 15 credits in a relevant science (preference is biology but can consider 15 in Physics or Chemistry). The remaining 9 credits must be at merit or above.
T level
Accepted preference pathways would be Health and Science. Typical offer will be confirmed once an application is received.
International Baccalaureate
The minimum entry requirements for the IB are 30 points. These must include five at higher level in biology and/or chemistry.
If overseas and not studying English within IB, must have an overall average score of at least 7.0, with a score of at least 6.5 in each element
Extended entry requirements
In addition to the above, acceptance depends on a number of other factors:
Applicants must have undertaken academic study within the last five years.
Applicants must also submit a strong personal statement in order to be considered.
Before any offer can be made, successful applicants are interviewed as part of a values based recruitment process.
All applicants for professional health programmes must undergo additional screening to ensure their suitability. We are typically unable to accept those with criminal convictions/cautions that were issued in the preceding two years of an application (not including fixed penalty offences, such as speeding or parking infringements). Similarly, we are typically unable to accept those who have had fitness to practise concerns raised within the last two years by an employer, regulator or another university. After a two year period, all applications that involved criminal convictions/cautions or fitness to practise concerns are considered by our professional issues committee to ensure fitness to practise on a healthcare programme. Screening includes assessment of disclosure and barring service (DBS) status as well as occupational health checks. Occupational health assessments ensure that applicants are fit to fulfil the demands of placements. As students undertake exposure prone procedures, successful applicants must be vaccinated against a number of diseases.
If English is an applicant's second language, and they do not have a GCSE in English at grade C/4 or above, an IELTS qualification is required. A minimum average IETLS score of 7.0 if required, with a score of at least 6.5 required in each element. If applicants need to improve their English language to access the course, the University of Plymouth offer pre-sessional academic English courses.
English language requirements
We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.
Tuition
GBP
18,100