Content

This three-year BSc in Paramedic Science course will provide students with the necessary skills and competencies to deliver out of hospital care, in a range of health settings, as a member of an integrated health and social care team.

Year One: Introduction to Clinical Assessment and Decision Making/Skills for Paramedic Practice 1/Finding your Academic Voice/Physiology/Developing Resilience of Self and Others for Professional Paramedic Practice/Practice-based Learning.

Year Two: Pharmacology/Using Clinical Assessment and Decision Making in Paramedic Practice/Health Coaching Conversations/Skills for Paramedic Practice 2/Paramedic Practice-based Learning 2/Developing a Spirit of Enquiry.

Year Three: Managing Complexity in Paramedic Practice/Paramedic Practice-based Learning 3/Being a Person-centred Practitioner/Skills for Paramedic Practice 3/Understanding and Appraising the Evidence for Practice.

Entry Requirements

2026 entry requirements:

4 Highers at BBBB (standard entry) or BBCC (widening access entry) including Biology (or Human Biology) and English or another English based subject plus National 5 English (if not held at Higher) and Maths or Applications of Maths and preferably another science subject.

You will require a satisfactory criminal record check from Disclosure Scotland to show that you are suitable for this type of course. Contact Disclosure Scotland for details on the type you would need.