Masters (Coursework)
The Master of Paramedicine is a postgraduate qualification designed to prepare students for careers in emergency services and healthcare. It offers a blended delivery mode with online study and practical skills blocks on campus, focusing on critical analysis, inquiry, and professional capabilities aligned with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency standards.
Are you calm under pressure? Have you always wanted to help people while working in fast-paced and ever-changing environments? The Master of Paramedicine is an exciting, new postgraduate qualification delivered through The University of Notre Dame's School of Medicine. This program will prepare you for a career in emergency services and healthcare. The blended delivery mode allows flexibility with online study and practical skills blocks on campus. This program will undergo assessment for accreditation by the Paramedicine Board of Australia in 2025.
Why study this degree?It's an exciting time for paramedicine, a fast-evolving health profession with demand from primary care, rural health and industrial health services. The two-year entry to practice Master of Paramedicine will develop paramedics for the future with the required knowledge, skills and professional attributes of paramedicine. Graduates will have broad industry-based experience in hospital, primary healthcare and ambulance jurisdictional services.
Drawing on national and international evidence-based perspectives of paramedic practice, the program provides opportunities for practice-based and work integrated learning with partners across the country. Students will engage in studies integrating critical analysis and inquiry across the breadth of paramedicine practice and graduate with the highest-calibre health and professional capabilities of a registered paramedic.
This program is specifically aligned to the professional capabilities for registered paramedics, as governed by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). The program also adheres to the legislation governing paramedic practice, the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law.
To be eligible for admission to The University of Notre Dame Australia, all applicants must meet the University's minimum requirements for admission. The requirements for admission are detailed in the University's Policy: Admissions.
To be eligible for admission to the Master of Paramedicine applicants must also meet the following specific requirements:
Pathway opportunities exist for students who do not meet these requirements. Refer to the Graduate Certificate in Medical Science.
Upon successful completion of the Master of Paramedicine graduates will be able to:
Paramedicine is a fast-evolving health profession so Notre Dame's postgraduate paramedicine degree is future focused, ensuring you graduate with skills applicable to multiple roles. Future career opportunities could include:
Students must complete seventeen (17) compulsory courses for a total of 425 credits. These are listed below:
Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.
Registered nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia are eligible for course exemptions, please refer to the Program Requirements.