Modules

What you will study
In partnership with WAST, placements will be provided across North Wales on emergency ambulances throughout the programme. Alternative placements will include essential care for example care home and hospital ward areas, patient assessment areas such as Accident and Emergency departments and telemedicine placements within the Emergency Operations Centre and NHS 111.

Theory sessions will be delivered using a variety of learning and teaching methods utilising a blended approach, considering Wrexham University’s Active Learning Framework, including lectures, problem-based learning, asynchronous sessions, seminars, clinical skills and patient scenarios. Self-directed pre- and post-session learning and resources will be available for you to fully comprehend topics covered.

The programme builds in terms of academic level and professional responsibility as it progresses throughout the three years enabling you to become more self-directed in your learning with an emphasis towards the end of your programme on leadership and development as a registered healthcare professional.

YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)
In year one, you will focus on the fundamental assessment, communication and clinical skills required to practice as a caring, kind, compassionate professional who values and respects the individual needs of the patient, family, and carers of all ages.

MODULES:
Introduction to life sciences
Fundamentals of professional practice
Foundation paramedic placement
Underpinning paramedic assessment and management
Research 1 – learning to learn: An interprofessional module where you will develop the ability to use a full range of resources available to allow completion of both academic and professional studies and to build skills in independent learning and research informed academic writing within inter-professional practice.

YEAR 2 (LEVEL 5)
In year two, you will build upon your understanding of life sciences and patient assessment and management and explore service users’ individual needs in more detail. You will also further develop your evidence-based-practice and research skills.

MODULES:
Applied life sciences
Paramedicine and the community
Developing paramedic placement
Expanded paramedic assessment and management
Research 2 – evidence in practice: An interprofessional module that will enable you to systematically search databases for relevant literature to design a research project. Explore the value of service user involvement in the research process and develop an appreciation of the impact of socio-economic and political influences on research practice.

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)
In year three, you will further reinforce your knowledge, skills and behaviour with the aim to become an autonomous registered paramedic with a sound understanding of leadership, decision making and evidence-based practice.

MODULES:
Compounding life sciences
Leaders of paramedic practice
Autonomy in paramedic placement
Refining paramedic assessment and management
Research 3 – evidence in practice: An interprofessional module where you will develop your ability to gather, critique, analyse and present data in an empirical/ literature-based context, appropriate to contemporary practice and appreciation of the value, application and limitations of research evidence in practice

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

Assessment methods

Teaching & Assessment
The Wrexham University lecturing team pride themselves on an innovative approach to teaching, you can expect a variety of teaching methods to be used for theory sessions to ensure you are always feeling engaged.

Paramedic Science students will regularly be practicing skills in a mixture of settings around campus to build confidence and prepare for real-world practice placements. The equipment that students learn clinical skills with and use during scenarios is identical to the equipment students are expected to use during ambulance practice placements, providing a smooth transition from university to placement settings.

Simulation based learning provides students to work together as ambulance crews providing emergency care and develop clinical decision-making skills in a safe space. Students can experience working together with different year groups to improve team working and clinical leadership abilities. There are also exciting larger scale simulation events built into the programme involving other courses. Imagine attending a simulated road traffic collision and working alongside the Professional Policing team to deal with the emergency scene or moving a patient having a medical emergency from the simulation ambulance and handing over to Nursing students in the simulation resuscitation department.

Collaboration with other healthcare students enables Student Paramedics to have a broader understanding of healthcare services and develop into confident and competent practitioners.

The paramedic science programme is a full-time course, and the delivery will be organised into blocks which will be either on-campus in Wrexham or practice-based placements across Wales. During learning at the University, students should anticipate on-campus timetabled activities Monday to Friday between 09:30 and 16:00. There will also be a required amount of self-directed study before and after taught sessions.

TEACHING AND LEARNING
We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments.

Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our student support section has more information on the help available.

In terms of particular needs, the University’s Inclusion Services can provide appropriate guidance and support should any students require reasonable adjustments to be made because of a recognised prevailing disability, medical condition, or specific learning difference.

Tuition fees

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