Paramedic Science (Pre-Registration) MSc

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2026-27

2027-28

Start Dates

21 September 2026

Duration

2 years full-time

About this course

Overview

This exciting course provides an opportunity for those who have already undertaken a health related degree to undertake paramedic education. Paramedics are an integral and ever evolving part of the NHS workforce and work as autonomous practitioners, able to conduct complex examinations and undertake diagnostic management procedures. Paramedics work in a multitude of environments, providing urgent and emergency care to patients across the lifespan.

This two-year programme is the first of its kind in the North of England and was developed in conjunction with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Master’s level students are expected to engage with more complex concepts, beyond that of a Bachelor degree and learners are required to be complete practitioners, capable of leading change and improving service quality.

Who can apply?

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements for this course are normally:

An Honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant human or health related subject*
Provide a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and health clearances. We will request an Overseas Police Check if you have lived in a country outside of the UK for 6 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years before applying to us and whilst aged 18 or over
A conditional offer will be made upon completion of an APEL portfolio
GCSE Maths at grade 4 or above, or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme, or equivalent Ofqual regulated qualification
Relevant prior experience in a health environment
Potential to study at master’s level
Evidence of recent study (within 5 years)

*Applicants whose undergraduate degree is not in a health- or-human-related subject may still be considered, provided they can evidence relevant professional healthcare experience. This will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Offers will be subject to an interview. Please note all the information provided in support of your application may be checked and must be verifiable as a true record.

Placement providers for this course may require you to have received a number of vaccinations, unless medically exempt, and provide evidence of these. As a student on a course with a clinical or healthcare placement, we strongly recommend that you complete any courses of vaccinations required under current guidelines for your future profession. Failure to do so may result in your inability to undertake a placement in certain clinical settings, therefore impacting upon your academic progression, and may result in academic failure of your course.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

What will you learn?

Course Details

This module introduces you to the foundations of paramedic practice. You will develop your understanding of the principles of physical science including human development, normal, altered and applied anatomy and physiology leading to the holistic assessment and safeguarding of patients in your care. You will also gain an understanding of the psychological influences which impact on care and critically consider the ways in which safe, effective person centred care can be delivered through effective partnership working.

This module introduces you to the core concepts to inform contemporary paramedic practice. You will develop an understanding of the HCPC and the purpose of the professional body for paramedics. You will develop your understanding of the current legal, ethical and moral frameworks which underpin paramedic practice. You will also develop your understanding of evidence-based practice which impacts on care and critically consider the ways in which safe, effective, holistic care can be delivered.

This module introduces you to contemporary paramedic practice. You will develop your professional knowledge, skills and behaviours supporting the scope of clinical practice undertaken by a paramedic linked to the HCPC Standards of Proficiency (2014). This practical module provides opportunity for learning and developing skills through simulated and paramedic practice placements. Within the practice element you will undertake placements with the ambulance service and other healthcare environments. You will reflect on and applying what you have learnt in theory to your experiential learning

This module provides the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and understanding of acute and critical illness and traumatic injury. You will develop knowledge and understanding of the pathophysiological effects of the acute and critically unwell, and further develop your ability to assess, manage, and provide holistic care within an emergency setting. You will develop your understanding of how to formulate management plans to provide optimum care and an understanding of purpose of robust clinical decision making through examination of current evidence and developments in this field of care.

This module develops your clinical competence in paramedic practice. You will further develop and refine the skills and attitudes to care for, monitor, manage and support service users and their families during clinical practice. You will emulate the professional attributes and conduct as expected of the HCPC. This practical module builds on the patient assessment and clinical decision making skills allowing the student to refine their practice through simulation. Within the practice element you will undertake a defined range of competencies under direct or indirect supervision.

In this module, practitioners within, or aspiring to, a leadership role will have the opportunity to further develop knowledge of leadership and management theories and strategies, enabling you to ethically manage people and resources and effect change. You will explore how services are developed and commissioned and evaluate the role of the leader lobbying and influencing change in the care arena.

This module will provide you with opportunity to enhance your knowledge and understanding of the unscheduled care in special circumstances and with vulnerable groups. Emphasis throughout the module will be placed on the holistic assessment of the vulnerable individual/group with development of subsequent management plans from which to provide optimum care. You will develop an understanding of the different approaches and considerations relevant within paramedic practice and explore the boundaries of the paramedic role, recognising when to draw on and refer to other health and social care professionals.

Reading and interpreting electrocardiograms (ECGs) in a fundamental skillset for paramedics. This module will develop your knowledge of cardiac electrophysiology and develop the skills of ECG interpretation and diagnosis. It will challenge you to develop your existing knowledge of physiological changes and explore a multitude of pathologies where the application of ECG principles are important. You will be provided with the opportunity to apply these principles to a variety of clinical presentations from paramedic practice and implement the necessary clinical management whilst undertaking scenario-based activities.

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Placements

Placements will be positioned at regular intervals throughout the course in approximately six week blocks. Both ambulance placements and non-ambulance placements are included and progression through the course will follow a development trajectory with more specialist placements coming later in the course.

Non-ambulance placements are sought in a variety of areas, such as; Accident and Emergency, Acute Care Ward (for example Medical Assessment Units), fundamental care (care homes, hospice), critical care (ITU/HUD/PPCI), Labour/Birthing Ward, acute elderly care, mental health.

Where could this lead you?

Your Career

Previous graduates from courses in this subject area have gone on to work in a variety of roles such as Adult nurse, Children's nurse, Health play specialist, Health visitor, High intensity therapist, Learning disability nurse, Mental health nurse, Midwife, Paramedic, Physician associate.*
*Source: Prospects

98%
Percentage of the University's postgraduate students go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating.

* HESA Graduate Outcomes 2022/23, UK domiciled.

How much will it cost?

Fees and Finance

£8,225 per year

This information is for Home students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy.

From January 2027 the UK government is launching a new student funding system for people starting university education. Read more about the Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE).

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/study/fees/

£18,700 per year

This information is for international students applying to study at the University of Huddersfield in the academic year 2026/27.

Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X) and/or Government policy.

For detailed information please visit https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/

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Paramedic Science (Pre-Registration) MSc

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Why choose Huddersfield for this course?

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Entry Requirements