BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Bachelor's degree at Coventry University

As a student paramedic you will be required to employ a wide range of clinical skills in a dynamic and changing environment. You will be responsible for maintaining your safety and others through the application of danger recognition and active scene management. This module introduces you to a wide range of clinical skills that form the foundation of practice. Through this module you will become familiar with operating paramedic equipment, conducting paramedic procedures, and performing clinical

This module aims to enable you to develop a fundamental understanding of the key, life-threatening and time-critical medical emergencies common to paramedic practice across an age span of the population. This module will give you the underpinning knowledge that is relevant to the anatomy and pathophysiological concepts when managing medical emergencies. Participants will gather a fundamental understanding of the relevant pharmacological agents used in the management of medical emergencies by a p

This module will expose you to a setting that will provide an opportunity to engage with service users and patient groups under the supervision of healthcare professionals in a clinical environment or similar setting. You are expected to interact and gather clinically relevant information from a service user under the supervision of established healthcare providers. This will include exposure to individuals who both directly and indirectly support healthcare and paramedic practice. Placements ar

This module allows you to experience a clinical, emergency medicine or urgent care setting as a supernumerary member of an ambulance team on practice placement (sourced by the university). You will be exposed to a wide variety of clinical situations and will be required to take an active part in patient assessment and transport. The use of established skills to engage with a wide range of patient demographics to understand pre-hospital care loads including the diversity of the profession.

This module aims to equip you with the values, behaviours and actions essential for professional practice. We will support you to develop your personal and academic skills, providing you with opportunities to reflect on your knowledge, skills and values. We will work with you to foster a culture of professionalism, collaboration and valuing diversity to prepare you to work within multi-professional environments.

This module aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills required to understand and appreciate the role of evidence in both your profession and the wider health and care sector. The module supports you in understanding how your personal views and experiences may influence your thinking in developing your professional identity. This module will help you develop critical thinking skills by encouraging you to question, challenge and reflect. You'll learn to use evidence to build your approaches,

This module aims to develop your conceptual understanding of key medical conditions that are common to paramedic practice across an age span of a population. It aims to develop your understanding of the relevant anatomical and pathophysiological presentations, seen in a variety of medical conditions common to paramedic practice. As a paramedic student it is imperative to establish an analytical understanding of the relevant pharmacological interventions in the management of medical conditions.

This module aims to provide you with a systemic understanding of the requirements to manage and treat patients presenting with complex medical conditions in an urgent and time-critical setting, common to paramedic practice. As part of the journey to becoming a paramedic, you will need to be ready to treat a wide variety of patient presentations. Some of these will include patients who have more complex treatment needs or those who have pre-existing conditions affecting everyday life.

This practice placement (sourced by the university) will continue your journey with ambulance placements expanded to differing clinical settings that require a paramedic to work alongside other allied healthcare professionals. You will begin to implement a vast range of skills and pathways for the betterment of your patients including the formulation and enacting of diagnosis. Patient-centred care will become the forefront of your mind as you learn through reflection and the development of thera

This module aims to provide you with a systematic ability and understanding of the requirements to manage and treat patients presenting with injuries as a result of blunt or penetrating trauma. You will develop skills to manage and treat trauma patients in a time-critical manner. This module will expose you to incident response and the principles associated with incident management within the expanding world of global incident management. The importance of the patient in traumatic circumstances

This practice placement introduces you to specialist areas and settings that require a clinician to provide a specialist treatment. These settings may require you to work in a supernumerary capacity with other allied healthcare professionals (AHPs) beyond paramedics. These AHPs will specialise in the management and treatment of trauma patients to highlight the importance of cohesive actions and management on the patient's treatment journey.

This module explores methods of enquiry utilised in daily practice. You will develop your ability to analyse the knowledge, theory and practice-based evidence within health and care. This module will explore how daily inquiry methods can be transformed into more systematic approaches to data collection and analysis. You'll learn about quantitative and qualitative research, evaluation and audit techniques. Through exploration and debate, you will develop an appreciation of interdisciplinary and p

In this module, you will analyse the current delivery of urgent care and the influence paramedic practice can have on delivery. It aims to analyse the paramedic management of minor illness and injury presenting in paramedic practice. You will aim to gain a better understanding of the holistic care and inter-professional approach needed in the delivery of urgent care.

This module introduces you to practice placement environments that don't involve the conveyance of a patient, but provide alternative clinical care to a service user in a non-urgent setting. The module relies on knowledge and content taught previously, as well as advanced content and skills learned in your final year. It allows you to draw on knowledge from previous modules centred around complex care cases, trauma, acute medical illness, mental health, safeguarding and more. This placement (sou

This module critically reviews the accountability and responsibility of the registered paramedic. It explores key attributes of autonomous practice and additionally includes a review of reporting concerns, personal resilience, risk management, fitness to practice and continuous professional development. This module is broadly intended to prepare you for professional employment. As such it includes a reflection of time spent in the pre-hospital environment and your own exposure to the care you ha

This module aims to prepare you for future employment across various sectors of healthcare industry. You will undertake a practice placement (sourced by the university) to help prepare you for employment in the workplace after graduation. This will be a cumulative implementation of all paramedic experience, skills and knowledge you have achieved over the three years on the course.

Our health and care workforce is required to lead the delivery of high-quality care, whilst navigating a complex health and social care ecosystem. This module fosters confident and accountable leadership through an interprofessional learning experience. By collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds, you'll gain fresh perspectives and analyse contemporary theory, practice and evidence to redefine leadership for yourself. The module will foster your development as a reflective leader

In this module, you'll learn to critically evaluate, interpret and apply the latest national and international research to improve care. You'll gain the skills to analyse, safely use and share these findings, ultimately shaping best practices in your field. This module should also equip you with the skills to conduct an independent study. We'll support you as you develop your research and communication abilities, empowering you to share your findings with healthcare professionals, policymakers a