Paramedic Science

University of Surrey

This three-year course is divided equally between academic study and practical experience in a range of practice areas. On this course, designed in collaboration with the South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust and mapped to the College of Paramedics’ educational guidance, you’ll learn to meet the diverse needs of patients, families and carers, within a variety of settings. In your first year, you’ll study topics that are fundamental to paramedic science, including concepts of caring, essential paramedic practice, physical health, and research and evidence-based practice, ensuring you have a solid foundation upon which to build the rest of your degree. During your second year, you’ll learn about care across the lifespan, management of physical and mental health, patient assessments, and innovation and leadership. Spend half of your training in clinical placements to practise your skills in healthcare settings under the supervision of qualified practitioners. Learn from a multidisciplinary team of lecturers, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS. Get the academic requirements needed to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to work as a paramedic once you’ve graduated.