Paramedic Science - Integrated Masters (MSci)

Keele University

Do you have the potential to become a resilient and caring paramedic? Could you thrive working in fast-paced emergency, urgent, primary and community-based care? We are at the forefront of paramedic science education in the UK, and as a paramedic student we will equip you with the hands-on practical experience and rigorous academic study so you can excel in providing care to people when they are at their most vulnerable.

Course overview

Develop the resilience, attitude, and competencies required to work at the frontline of healthcare. The role of contemporary paramedics is challenging and evolving, with an expectation that paramedics will deliver high-quality care in a variety of health and social care environments and organisations. You will be based in the School of Medicine, which embraces a multidisciplinary approach to education.

Advance your career in paramedicine

Paramedic Science with Integrated Masters at Keele combines a bachelors degree with a fourth year of study at masters level where you will undertake advanced level modules. This additional year gives you the expertise for future career opportunities that could take you beyond working in the ambulance service, such as careers in leadership, management or research. The course aligns to the four pillars of advanced paramedic practice – clinical, leadership, education and research. Each pillar is associated with an array of future employment opportunities.

Placements

50% of your time during your studies will be spent completing high quality placements across the West Midlands region. These are co-designed with our key stakeholder, the West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust. Placement opportunities will provide you with the broadest range of experiences within acute, primary and community settings such as the ambulance service, emergency departments, hospitals, walk-in-centres, mental health, general practice, maternity, community, and critical care.

Foundation year

Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year.

This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence.

Your future career

95% of Keele students are in employment or further study within 15 months of finishing their studies (HESA Graduate Outcomes, 2019/20)

The additional clinical knowledge and competencies gained on the Paramedic Science Integrated Masters include enhanced assessment skills, leadership qualities and robust evidence-based practice. This supports rapid career development and can lead to exciting career opportunities in emergency, urgent and primary care.