Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic)

Course code: 3445 ~ Course abbreviation: BEmergHealth(Pmed) ~ Total credit points required: 144 ~ 3 years full-time ~ Managing faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Peninsula - F/T only)

Course description

This course prepares students for potential employment as paramedics in ambulance and community health services. Paramedics provide pre-hospital care for sick and injured people aimed at stabilising and/or improving the patient's condition in preparation for and during transport to hospital.

Course objectives

A graduate of the Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) will be expected to demonstrate the generic attributes of a Monash graduate, the specific attributes expected by the industry and the profession, and to have the ability to adapt to change and develop their career as leaders while making a contribution to the community-based emergency health services. The objectives of the Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) have been classified according to the themes of the course. The five themes within the course are: Personal and professional development; Population health and illness in society; Foundations of the paramedic clinician; Community-based emergency health in integrated health and emergency systems; and Science, knowledge and evidence. On successful completion of the course the student will be expected to demonstrate all attributes within these themes. Details of the specific theme attributes are available in the entry for this course in the online handbook available at www.med.monash.edu.au/beh/structure.html.

Special requirements

Students must complete a medical and fitness assessment. This is a prerequisite for clinical placements offered by Victorian ambulance services.

Police checks and Working with Children checks

Organisations that host clinical and community placements require students to have current Police and Working with Children checks regarding their suitability to undertake such placements. All enrolled and prospective students are advised that they will be required to obtain Police and Working with Children checks prior to undertaking their course. Working with Children checks are valid for five years and are available free. Police checks must be applied and paid for annually.

Course structure

Course requirements

Students must complete all core units, unless admitted to year two via the accelerated pathway. This applies to students with relevant tertiary education that enables credit.

First Year

First semester

BEH1011 Clinical concepts of paramedic practice
HSC1031 Foundations of health
HSC1051 Working with people
HSC1301 Human structure and function 1

Second semester

HSC1052 Health and social care systems
HSC1302 Human structure and function 2
NUR1202 Legal issues and concepts
SRH2002 Indigenous health and wellbeing

Second year

First semester

BEH2011 Professionalism and community based emergency health systems
BEH2021 Population aspects of CBEH services
BEH2031 Foundations of paramedic clinical practice
BEH2041 Human development and health across the lifespan

Second semester

BEH2012 Paramedic management of cardio-respiratory conditions
BEH2022 Paramedic management of trauma and environmental conditions
BEH2032 Paramedic clinical practice 1

Third year

First semester

BEH3011 Paramedic management of medical conditions and mental health
BEH3021 Paramedic management of health conditions at life stages
BEH3031 Paramedic clinical practice 2
BEH3051 Paramedic management of mental health illness

Second semester

BEH3012 Clinical leadership and emergency preparedness
BEH3022 Contemporary challenges in CBEH
BEH3032 Paramedic management of critical care specialty situations
BEH3042 Paramedic clinical practice 3

Contact details

Telephone: +61 3 9904 4368; email: enquiries.paramedics@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/beh/