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Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
Victoria University City Campus, 364-378 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Student Information
Tuition Fee
Indicative fees for full-time student (2026): AU$9,537 per year | Indicative fees for full-time student (2027): AU$9,880 per year
Duration
3 years full time or longer for part time
Eligibility
Domestic students:
International students:
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
12 credit points
Paramedic Law, Ethics and Professionalism
12 credit points
Cultural Safety
12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Practice 1
12 credit points
Anatomy and Physiology 2
12 credit points
Introduction to Pharmacology
12 credit points
Evidence and Research
12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Practice 2
12 credit points
Clinical Placement 1
Year Two — 12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Science 1 (Medical Emergencies 1)
Year Two — 12 credit points
Clinical Practice 3
Year Two — 12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Science 3 (Medical Emergencies 2)
Year Two — 12 credit points
Social Epidemiology
Year Two — 12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Science 2 (Trauma)
Year Two — 12 credit points
Clinical Practice 4
Year Two — 12 credit points
Clinical Placement 2
Year Three — 12 credit points
Mental Health and Illness
Year Three — 12 credit points
Health Across the Lifespan
Year Three — 12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Practice 5
Year Three — 12 credit points
Major Incidents
Year Three — 12 credit points
Paramedic Health and Wellbeing
Year Three — 12 credit points
Paramedic Clinical Practice 6
Year Three — 12 credit points
Medical Emergencies 1
Year Two — 12 credit points
Medical Emergencies 2
Year Two — 12 credit points
Medical Emergencies 3
Year Two — 12 credit points
Paramedic Management of Trauma
Year Two — 12 credit points
Career and Professional Development
Year Three — 12 credit points
Interprofessional Practice
Year Three — 12 credit points
Pinnacle Venture
Year Three — 12 credit points
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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