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Course Overview
Where You Can Study
St Albans Campus, Victoria University, Victoria, Australia
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
Paramedicine Board of Australia / AHPRA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
Paramedicine Board of Australia
Course Content
Anatomy and Physiology 1
First year core unit
Paramedic Law, Ethics and Professionalism
First year core unit
Cultural Safety
First year core unit
Paramedic Clinical Practice 1
First year core unit
Anatomy and Physiology 2
First year core unit
Introduction to Pharmacology
First year core unit
Evidence and Research
First year core unit
Paramedic Clinical Practice 2
First year core unit
Clinical Placement 1
Second year unit
Paramedic Clinical Science 1 (Medical Emergencies 1)
Second year unit
Clinical Practice 3
Second year unit
Paramedic Clinical Science 3 (Medical Emergencies 2)
Second year unit
Social Epidemiology
Second year unit
Paramedic Clinical Science 2 (Trauma)
Second year unit
Clinical Practice 4
Second year unit
Clinical Placement 2
Third year unit
Mental Health and Illness
Third year unit
Health Across the Lifespan
Third year unit
Paramedic Clinical Practice 5
Third year unit
Major Incidents
Third year unit
Paramedic Health and Wellbeing
Third year unit
Paramedic Clinical Practice 6
Third year unit
Medical Emergencies 1
2023 course structure unit
Medical Emergencies 2
2023 course structure unit
Medical Emergencies 3
2023/2024 course structure unit
Paramedic Management of Trauma
2023/2024 course structure unit
Career and Professional Development
2024 course structure unit
Interprofessional Practice
2024 course structure unit
Pinnacle Venture
2024 course structure unit
Common Questions
During your paramedicine degree, you'll complete work placements in different models of care, including ambulance services. VU students currently complete placements with organisations including Ambulance Victoria and the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Ambulance Victoria and VU have a strong working relationship involving the co-location of Ambulance Victoria resources on VU campuses, and Ambulance Victoria remains a strong employer of VU graduates.
Yes. The Bachelor of Paramedicine at Victoria University is accredited by the Paramedicine Accreditation Committee and is approved by the Paramedicine Board of Australia. While studying, you'll be registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), and students who complete this course are eligible to apply to practise as Paramedics in Australia.
The Bachelor of Paramedicine is offered as a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) for eligible students (Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens). The indicative fee for a full-time student in 2026 is AU$9,537 per year. This is a guide only based on a typical full-time study load and does not include materials such as textbooks or the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). You may be able to use a HELP loan to pay for your studies.
Students can develop their skills in VU's clinical simulation suites on the St Albans Campus. Working with simulated patients and technologically complex manikins, you'll learn and practise your skills and receive specific and immediate feedback. You'll be supported by specialist staff who work with discipline-specific experts to develop authentic practice scenarios with realistic contextual details and well-briefed participants.
Yes. If you have completed the Diploma of Emergency Health Care (HLT51020) with providers other than Victoria University, you may be eligible for a maximum of 48 credit points toward the Bachelor of Paramedicine, with credit potentially granted for first-year units such as Cultural Safety, Paramedic Law Ethics and Professionalism, Paramedic Clinical Practice 1, and Anatomy and Physiology 1, depending on the units completed within the diploma. Students who completed the Diploma at Victoria University may receive up to 96 credit points and are guaranteed a place in the course.
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