Paramedic Science for Emergency Medical Technicians, BSc (Hons)

To apply you must currently work for WAST full time as an EMT. 

1. Applicants must have completed the taught content of their IHCD, or Futurequals Associate Ambulance Practitioner qualification. They must then have also completed their 1-year probationary period, where they are classed as a Trainee EMT. They must then have a further 1-year experience as a fully qualified EMT (minimum).
2. Applicants must have a full C1 driving licence with a minimum of 3 penalty points. Some health or medical conditions may prevent affected individuals from attaining a C1 driving licence. For further information on health conditions and driving, contact the DVLA.
3. Applicants whose first language is not English or Welsh will be required to have achieved a minimum IELTs score of 7.
4. Following application, but prior to starting the programme, successful applicants must provide a current Disclosure and Barring Service (previously CRB) check.
5. Following application, but prior to starting the programme, successful applicants must undertake an Occupational Health check.

** Applications from pre-authorised units within the Military of Defence (MOD) are also considered. These applicants must meet the designated entry requirements numbered 2-6 below. MOD students will be self-funding.

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching. 

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.  

In-between contact weeks the you will return to your full time positions as EMT’s working within WAST. This provides valuable opportunity to consolidate theory into practice whilst studying and earning.

During the second year of study, whilst on your ambulance weeks, you will have the following additional placements arranged:

• Paediatrics
• Maternity
• Emergency Department
• Coronary Care Unit
• Theatres

Placement learning provides learners with appropriate and relevant clinical opportunities in professional practice situation to support the refinement and further development of the knowledge and skills learned on a pre-registration healthcare program.  

During contact weeks you will have lead lectures, small group work sessions, practical skills teaching, Information Technology (IT), Virtual Learning Environments, simulation, learner centred presentations and experiential Learning.

This course offers some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Some provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study some elements of this course through the medium of Welsh but there is not yet enough provision to reach 40 credits in each year.

Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

• Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
• Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
• Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
• An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
• The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
• The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
• A Welsh-speaking Academic Mentor.
• One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
• An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
• Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.

Nikki Williams - Associate Professor and Team Lead Paramedic Science & Respiratory Physiology

Marc Thomas - Senior lecturer and Programme Director Paramedic Science

Tom Hewes - Senior lecturer Paramedic Science

Marc Lewis - Senior lecturer Paramedic Science (Programme Lead)

Fen Sanders-Lamb Lecturer Paramedic Science

Paul Mayze - Practice Placement Manager Paramedic Science

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

The fees for this programme are currently covered by the Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW). This means you do not have to pay fees.

You will remain in the paid employment of WAST, in accordance with WAST’s Human Resources policies.

Travel and accommodation expenses may be negotiated with your employer.

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

• Travel to and from campus
• Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
• Purchase of books or texts
• Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

• Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
• Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
• Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
• Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
• Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
• Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal academic mentor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

• Academic writing
• Maths and statistics
• Critical thinking
• Time management
• Digital skills
• Presentation skills
• Note taking
• Revision, memory and exam techniques
• English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all colleges. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

An advert for the programme will be put on WAST intranet/Siren.

Contact details for Swansea University Admissions Department will be included in the WAST intranet/ Siren advert.

EMTs should contact Swansea University Admissions Department for an application form.

Please apply directly to the College of Human and Health Sciences.

Request an application form by emailing chhsadmissions@swansea.ac.uk or call +44 (0)1792 518531.

Applicants should return the application form, with a CV and a Personal Statement to the Admissions Department by the closing date [as shown in the advert]

A short-list will be compiled, typically by the beginning of May.

WAST will test the short-listed applicants by asking them to complete a multiple choice questionnaire, typically this happens during the month of May.

Successful applicants will be put forward by WAST for an interview; depending on the number of applicants and test scores.

Typically, interviews will be planned for mid-June with decisions made and communicated by the end of June.

Interview panels will typically consist of a member of the Swansea University paramedic sciences team, a member of WAST and a service user.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

During the course you can gain one of two awards:

Certificate of Higher Education (Emergency and Unscheduled Care)

You must pass 120 credits at level four to receive this certificate; you can complete the certificate in one year. If you exit the course at the end of year one you will not be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council for registration as a paramedic.

Diploma of Higher Education (Paramedic Science Studies)

You must pass 240 credits, of which 120 credits must be at level five to receive a diploma. You can complete the Diploma within two years full-time and upon completion, you will be eligible to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council for paramedic registration.