Paramedic Science
Study our full-time Paramedic Science degree and open the door to a rewarding career in emergency and urgent healthcare.
This course is now closed in Cambridge for 2025, but you can still apply to study with us in Chelmsford.
We’ve trained more than 1,000 paramedics at ARU since our Paramedic Science degree began.
Study in Cambridge or Chelmsford and get the skills you need to work as a paramedic. You'll get practical experience in our modern skills laboratories, using specialist equipment, and out on placement.
For placements, you'll join the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust or London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. As well as your ambulance placement, you may also experience critical care, maternity, emergency department and simulated placements.
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Find out more about studying Paramedic Science at ARU in this short video
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Get a minimum of £5,000 per year non-repayable training grant
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Register as a paramedic when you graduate, with our accredited course
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Experience hands-on placements with ambulance services and NHS Trust partners
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Access simulation suites for paramedic training in realistic scenarios
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Enhance your anatomy and physiology education through our cadaver lab
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Study an industry-informed curriculum that gives you essential, employment-ready skills
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
When you graduate from ARU, you’ll be eligible to apply for registration with the Health & Care Professions Council and work as a paramedic.
Our course places a real emphasis on practical clinical experience, so you’ll already have the skills you need to work effectively in a range of out-of-hospital care settings, including ambulances and response cars.
Teaching and modules
Modules are designed to give you the skills and experience you need to work as a paramedic.
We explore how the human body works, and look at particular illnesses. You’ll discuss complex cases in the skills room, and develop your clinical skills in areas including resuscitation and trauma. We also focus on patient assessment, care and communication.
As well as learning in university, you’ll spend a significant amount of time on placement with ambulances and in hospitals, taking an increasingly active part in patient assessment and examinations.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Applied Anatomy and Physiology
- Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice
- Paramedic Assessment and Management 1
- Professionalism, Ethics and Law for Paramedic Practice
- Clinical Practice in Paramedic Science 1
- Into ARU
- Paramedic Assessment and Management 2
- Paramedic Pharmacology
- Clinical Practice in Paramedic Science 2
- Resuscitation Skills
- Trauma Skills
- Ruskin Module (15 credits)
- Clinical Practice in Paramedic Science 3
- Evidence-based Practice for Paramedic Science
- Paramedic Assessment and Management 3
- Quality Improvement in Healthcare
At ARU you'll get expert guidance from supportive tutors, including practising professionals, and learn to work as part of a multidisciplinary team – reflecting the real-life working environment.
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Louise SamouelleLecturer Practitioner
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Paul LewisSenior Lecturer
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Dr Dil PatelSenior Lecturer
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Richard NicholsonSenior Lecturer
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Alice Hannah TurnerLecturer Practitioner
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Brennan O'DonnellLecturer Practitioner
Facilities
As a Paramedic Science student at ARU, you’ll use purpose-built skills labs offering the very best in experiential learning.
Our campuses also feature science labs and skills spaces to support your learning, including the ARU Anatomy Centre.
Registered, practising tutors and lecturers will make sure you’re being taught the latest techniques and give you the support you need to succeed.
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
Apply for Paramedic Science
Clearing places available
UK students, apply through Clearing for a September 2025 start
UK students
We also welcome applications from students from Ireland, and EU, EEA and Swiss nationals with settled status in the UK.
