This course recognises the rapidly changing nature of paramedicine. It is critical that paramedicine expand its scope and role nationally and internationally. Students within this course will draw upon the interdisciplinary nature of paramedicine and emergency and disaster management to explore current and emerging trends and national and international approaches, as well as the key concepts and perspectives that underpin contemporary practice in these fields. Students will study with other students from a broad range of disciplines, expand their knowledge and skills and learn to apply this to the various phases of managing prehospital patients and expand on their role to encompass emergency and disaster management. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Paramedic Science/Graduate Certificate in Emergency and Disaster Management.
All students will be required to attend compulsory residential schools for several units throughout the course. Residential schools may be held in Cairns, Townsville or Rockhampton. Students are also required to undertake compulsory work-integrated-learning placements with an approved placement provider.
The COVID-19 vaccination is mandatory to be eligible to attend a work-integrated-learning placement for this course. For full course requirements, visit courses at CQUniversity.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for CQUniversity and for this course, refer to CQUniversity’s website.
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years
QTAC applications for this course close 8 December 2023 for Townsville and Cairns.
QTAC applications for this course close 1 February 2024 for Online and Rockhampton.
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
86.25
74.38
58.90
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
88.25
76.38
68.90
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
<5*
<5*
<5*
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6
0
0
0
12
Percentage of all students
<5*
<5*
<5*
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50.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
Employment options after the course include government ambulance services, hospitals, private, government, non-government and community organisations supporting mines, local and regional councils.
31/2 years Full time or 7 years Part time