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Access to Paramedic Science and Healthcare (SWAP)

West College Scotland

Venues

Paisley Campus

Content

Access to Paramedic Science and Healthcare is part of the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP) and is specifically for people over the age of 21 who have been out of full-time education for at least 5 years. The course prepares adult returners for entry into Higher Education within college or university.

You'll learn about:

Values and Principles in Care; Human Development and Behaviour; First Aid; Understanding Mental Health and Mental Illness; Introduction to Chemistry; Higher Human Biology Unit 2: Physiology and Health.

Entry Requirements

No formal entry requirements. Applicants must have been absent from formal education for a minimum of 5 years.

Progression Routes

Progression to an undergraduate paramedic science degree at the University of West of Scotland, Glasgow Caledonian University and Stirling University or HNC Healthcare.

Start Date

August

Qualification

Access to FE/HE

Study Method

Full time

Course Length

1 year

Department

Health and Social Care

SCQF Level

6

Career Area

Health and Medicine

Career Sectors

Alternative Medicine

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