Paramedicine

The Honours degree is designed to develop graduates, who will contribute to clinical research in community-based emergency health, improve patient outcomes and further both the paramedic profession and community-based emergency health services.The course aims to help high-achieving students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes to achieve excellence in research scholarship.Career opportunitiesIn addition to working as a paramedic, Honours students can further their career opportunities in research positions.

This course consists of supervised research and coursework components.

You can commence in either first or second semester:

• Full-time students complete BEH4100 and BEH4200 in their first semester of study and BEH4300 in their second semester
• Part-time students complete BEH4100 and BEH4200 in year one and BEH4300 in year two.

Qualifications

Entry to this Honours degree will require completion of all requirements of the award of the pass degree of the Bachelor of Paramedicine (or equivalent), with an average of 70% or higher in at least 24 credit points at third year level. For acceptance into the Honours degree, applications from the graduates of the Monash Bachelor of Paramedic Studies or graduates with paramedic degrees from other universities will need to demonstrate that they have achieved the appropriate academic standard to the above.

Alternative qualifications and prerequisites

For other domestic and international qualification entry requirements and scores for this course use the study credit and admissions eligibility search.

English requirements

Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

University entrance requirements

Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.

Learning outcomes

Australian Qualifications Framework Level 8 and Monash Graduate Attributes

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1.

demonstrate personal and professional development through the fostering of appropriate ethical research behaviours and considerations

2.

demonstrate advanced communication and presentation skills and develop advanced knowledge and critical appraisal in a chosen field of study

3.

demonstrate competence in research methodology, analysis and problem solving centred around an evidence based research project

4.

identify, describe, design and evaluate enhancements to community based emergency health practice using the best available evidence and appropriate frameworks

5.

review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise a variety of resources in order to respond to community based emergency health issues based on science, knowledge and evidence.