Victoria University
Bachelor of Paramedicine
City Flinders, Victoria, Australia
Level
Bachelor
Duration
3.0F
Campus
St Albans (VIC)
Intl. Tuition
Fee not confirmed
Home Tuition
A$14,046 (maximum student contribution 2027 (indicative))
Intake
TBD
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Course Overview
Bachelor of Paramedicine at Victoria University in City Flinders, Victoria, Australia is a bachelor programme designed to give you both rigorous academic grounding and exposure to current practice in the field.
- Study with academics who are active researchers and industry practitioners, with regular contact through seminars, tutorials, and project work.
- Develop core knowledge in your first year before specialising through optional modules in later years tailored to your interests and career goals.
- Build practical, transferable skills — analysis, communication, teamwork, and project delivery — that employers across sectors actively look for.
- Access dedicated employability support including internships, placements, alumni mentoring, and a careers service that connects students to graduate roles.
- Join a global student community with extracurricular societies, sports, volunteering, and study-abroad opportunities to round out your university experience.
Career snapshot (indicative)
Medicine graduates enter NHS Foundation Year 1 training with provisional GMC registration, progressing through specialty training across 70+ clinical specialties. Pathways into research, global health, pharmaceutical medicine and healthcare management are also well-established.
Student life (indicative)
City Flinders offers a comfortable, outdoor-focused student lifestyle. Great weather, natural surroundings and a friendly community create a welcoming environment, with cafés, bars and local events to fill your downtime.
The University at a Glance
Student Population
34,599
Staff Ratio
19.0:1
International
45.0%
Career Prospects
Employment Rate
66.0%
of graduates employed
Avg Starting Salary
£30,810
First-year earnings
Placement Year
✓ Available
Work experience option
Costs & Living
City & Location
Major metropolitan (>1m inhabitants)
Course Curriculum
Year 1
- Foundations of Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Academic and Research Skills
- Quantitative Methods
- Introduction to Theory and Practice
- Optional language or breadth module.
Year 2
- Intermediate Bachelor of Paramedicine topics
- Applied Methods and Tools
- Group Project
- Two optional pathway modules
- Career and Industry Insights.
Year 3
- Advanced Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Independent Dissertation or Capstone Project
- Two specialist optional modules aligned with your interests
- Employability and Professional Development.
Entry Requirements
Subjects
- Year 12 prerequisites Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English as an Additional Language or at least 20 in English other than EAL. | Current Year 12 graduates Other professional practice requirements Students will be notified at enrolment of additional professional practice requirements including: Appropriate uniform/attire, equipment, travel, record of immunisation, First Aid and CPR certification. Infection control
- donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) Medical Report (InjuryNET) Physical Report (InjuryNET) Mask Fit Testing Clinical Placement Provider Student Undertaking Form VU Declaration of Acceptance of Work Integrated Learning/Clinical Placement Terms and Conditions Please note that the University must comply with any pre
- placement requirements mandated by placement sites and any Federal or Victorian Government health mandates. As such, all requirements may change. Working with children check Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check for the relevant state prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Working with Children in Victoria Police record check Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Victoria Police national police record checks Inherent requirements Students must meet the inherent requirements ( https://www.vu.edu.au/study
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- requirements ) and be prepared to declare their fitness for practice on admission. AHPRA registration Students will be registered as students with AHPRA. Students in AHPRA accredited courses must meet and maintain certain standards referred to as a student’s "Fitness to Practice”. Students will be required to acknowledge and provide information relating to their fitness to practice throughout their studies at VU On completion of the course of study graduates must meet AHPRA’s requirements to obtain professional registration as a Paramedic. Recent Year 12 graduates Other professional practice requirements Students will be notified at enrolment of additional professional practice requirements including: Appropriate uniform/attire, equipment, travel, record of immunisation, First Aid and CPR certification. Infection control
- donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) Medical Report (InjuryNET) Physical Report (InjuryNET) Mask Fit Testing Clinical Placement Provider Student Undertaking Form VU Declaration of Acceptance of Work Integrated Learning/Clinical Placement Terms and Conditions Please note that the University must comply with any pre
- placement requirements mandated by placement sites and any Federal or Victorian Government health mandates. As such, all requirements may change. Working with children check Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check for the relevant state prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Working with Children in Victoria Police record check Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Victoria Police national police record checks Inherent requirements Students must meet the inherent requirements ( https://www.vu.edu.au/study
- at
- vu/how
- to
- apply/inherent
- requirements ) and be prepared to declare their fitness for practice on admission. AHPRA registration Students will be registered as students with AHPRA. Students in AHPRA accredited courses must meet and maintain certain standards referred to as a student’s "Fitness to Practice”. Students will be required to acknowledge and provide information relating to their fitness to practice throughout their studies at VU On completion of the course of study graduates must meet AHPRA’s requirements to obtain professional registration as a Paramedic. Applicants with Higher Education study Other professional practice requirements Students will be notified at enrolment of additional professional practice requirements including: Appropriate uniform/attire, equipment, travel, record of immunisation, First Aid and CPR certification. Infection control
- donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) Medical Report (InjuryNET) Physical Report (InjuryNET) Mask Fit Testing Clinical Placement Provider Student Undertaking Form VU Declaration of Acceptance of Work Integrated Learning/Clinical Placement Terms and Conditions Please note that the University must comply with any pre
- placement requirements mandated by placement sites and any Federal or Victorian Government health mandates. As such, all requirements may change. Working with children check Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check for the relevant state prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Working with Children in Victoria Police record check Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Victoria Police national police record checks Inherent requirements Students must meet the inherent requirements ( https://www.vu.edu.au/study
- at
- vu/how
- to
- apply/inherent
- requirements ) and be prepared to declare their fitness for practice on admission. AHPRA registration Students will be registered as students with AHPRA. Students in AHPRA accredited courses must meet and maintain certain standards referred to as a student’s "Fitness to Practice”. Students will be required to acknowledge and provide information relating to their fitness to practice throughout their studies at VU On completion of the course of study graduates must meet AHPRA’s requirements to obtain professional registration as a Paramedic. Applicants with VET study Other professional practice requirements Students will be notified at enrolment of additional professional practice requirements including: Appropriate uniform/attire, equipment, travel, record of immunisation, First Aid and CPR certification. Infection control
- donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) Medical Report (InjuryNET) Physical Report (InjuryNET) Mask Fit Testing Clinical Placement Provider Student Undertaking Form VU Declaration of Acceptance of Work Integrated Learning/Clinical Placement Terms and Conditions Please note that the University must comply with any pre
- placement requirements mandated by placement sites and any Federal or Victorian Government health mandates. As such, all requirements may change. Working with children check Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check for the relevant state prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Working with Children in Victoria Police record check Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Victoria Police national police record checks Inherent requirements Students must meet the inherent requirements ( https://www.vu.edu.au/study
- at
- vu/how
- to
- apply/inherent
- requirements ) and be prepared to declare their fitness for practice on admission. AHPRA registration Students will be registered as students with AHPRA. Students in AHPRA accredited courses must meet and maintain certain standards referred to as a student’s "Fitness to Practice”. Students will be required to acknowledge and provide information relating to their fitness to practice throughout their studies at VU On completion of the course of study graduates must meet AHPRA’s requirements to obtain professional registration as a Paramedic. Applicants with work and life experience Other professional practice requirements Students will be notified at enrolment of additional professional practice requirements including: Appropriate uniform/attire, equipment, travel, record of immunisation, First Aid and CPR certification. Infection control
- donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE) Medical Report (InjuryNET) Physical Report (InjuryNET) Mask Fit Testing Clinical Placement Provider Student Undertaking Form VU Declaration of Acceptance of Work Integrated Learning/Clinical Placement Terms and Conditions Please note that the University must comply with any pre
- placement requirements mandated by placement sites and any Federal or Victorian Government health mandates. As such, all requirements may change. Working with children check Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children (WWC) Check for the relevant state prior to undertaking professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Working with Children in Victoria Police record check Applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course. For more information see: Victoria Police national police record checks Inherent requirements Students must meet the inherent requirements ( https://www.vu.edu.au/study
- at
- vu/how
- to
- apply/inherent
- requirements ) and be prepared to declare their fitness for practice on admission. AHPRA registration Students will be registered as students with AHPRA. Students in AHPRA accredited courses must meet and maintain certain standards referred to as a student’s "Fitness to Practice”. Students will be required to acknowledge and provide information relating to their fitness to practice throughout their studies at VU On completion of the course of study graduates must meet AHPRA’s requirements to obtain professional registration as a Paramedic. | Current Year 12 graduates ATAR This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations. Minimum ATAR including selection adjustments: The minimum selection rank for this course, is equivalent to an ATAR of 68.05If applicable, this includes adjustment factors related to subject adjustments and Equity schemes (through VTAC). High Performance Sport Adjustment Applicants who participate in high level sport (players, coaches and officials) can apply to receive an adjustment of 5 ATAR points (recent secondary applicants only) or additional consideration towards their selection rank (all other applicants). Please complete the High Performance Sport Adjustment application and submit it directly to VU together with documentary evidence by the closing date indicated on the application. Further information can be found at Elite Student Athletes . Subject adjustment A study score of 25 in Biology, Chemistry, English other than EAL, Health and Human Development, any Mathematics, Physics or Psychology equals 5 aggregate points per study. A study score of 30 in English as an Additional Language equals 5 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 20 points. SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme) Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for equity schemes. Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, an equity schemes application may provide support for your course application. For further information go to Victoria University Equity schemes information and the Victoria University website Recent Year 12 graduates ATAR This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations. Minimum ATAR including selection adjustments: The minimum selection rank for this course, is equivalent to an ATAR of 68.05If applicable, this includes adjustment factors related to subject adjustments and Equity schemes (through VTAC). High Performance Sport Adjustment Applicants who participate in high level sport (players, coaches and officials) can apply to receive an adjustment of 5 ATAR points (recent secondary applicants only) or additional consideration towards their selection rank (all other applicants). Please complete the High Performance Sport Adjustment application and submit it directly to VU together with documentary evidence by the closing date indicated on the application. Further information can be found at Elite Student Athletes . Subject adjustment A study score of 25 in Biology, Chemistry, English other than EAL, Health and Human Development, any Mathematics, Physics or Psychology equals 5 aggregate points per study. A study score of 30 in English as an Additional Language equals 5 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 20 points. SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme) Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for equity schemes. Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, an equity schemes application may provide support for your course application. For further information go to Victoria University Equity schemes information and the Victoria University website Applicants with Higher Education study Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. High Performance Sport Adjustment Applicants who participate in high level sport (players, coaches and officials) can apply to receive an adjustment of 5 ATAR points (recent secondary applicants only) or additional consideration towards their selection rank (all other applicants). Please complete the High Performance Sport Adjustment application and submit it directly to VU together with documentary evidence by the closing date indicated on the application. Further information can be found at Elite Student Athletes . Higher Education studies Completion of at least one semester of an Australian Higher Education award (or equivalent). SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme) Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for equity schemes. Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, an equity schemes application may provide support for your course application. For further information go to Victoria University Equity schemes information and the Victoria University website Applicants with VET study Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. High Performance Sport Adjustment Applicants who participate in high level sport (players, coaches and officials) can apply to receive an adjustment of 5 ATAR points (recent secondary applicants only) or additional consideration towards their selection rank (all other applicants). Please complete the High Performance Sport Adjustment application and submit it directly to VU together with documentary evidence by the closing date indicated on the application. Further information can be found at Elite Student Athletes . VET studies Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent), or completion of the Certificate III in Non
- Emergency Patient Transport, plus three years (minimum) work/life experience in Health Sciences of similar. VTAC Personal Statement Applicants who have completed the Certificate III in Non
- Emergency Patient Transport must complete the VTAC Personal Statement demonstrating three years (minimum) work/life experience in health sciences or a similar industry and provide a statement outlining their motivation to study this course. SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme) Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for equity schemes. Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, an equity schemes application may provide support for your course application. For further information go to Victoria University Equity schemes information and the Victoria University website Applicants with work and life experience Entire academic record This course uses the entire academic record as part of its selection considerations. High Performance Sport Adjustment Applicants who participate in high level sport (players, coaches and officials) can apply to receive an adjustment of 5 ATAR points (recent secondary applicants only) or additional consideration towards their selection rank (all other applicants). Please complete the High Performance Sport Adjustment application and submit it directly to VU together with documentary evidence by the closing date indicated on the application. Further information can be found at Elite Student Athletes . Senior Secondary studies Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate more than two years ago, plus units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English. VTAC Personal Statement Applicants are encouraged to submit a Personal Statement detailing their motivation to study this course. SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme) Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for equity schemes. Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, an equity schemes application may provide support for your course application. For further information go to Victoria University Equity schemes information and the Victoria University website
Source: CourseSeeker (Australian Government), retrieved September 2026. Always confirm the current requirements with the university.
Assessment Methods
Assessment is varied across the programme and may include: Written examinations across foundational modules; Coursework essays and analytical reports; Group and individual projects with presentations; Practical lab, studio, or fieldwork assessments where relevant; A final-year dissertation or capstone project that lets you specialise in a topic of your choice.
Campus & City Life
Student Population
34,599
Total students
Staff Ratio
19:1
Students per staff
International Students
45%
Of student body
Campus at a Glance
City Size
Major metropolitan (>1m inhabitants)
Climate (indicative)
Four seasons
Safety Index (indicative)
7.5/10
Transport
Good (close to station or regional airport)
Social Scene
Friendly community
Student Life & City (indicative)
City Flinders offers a comfortable, outdoor-focused student lifestyle. Great weather, natural surroundings and a friendly community create a welcoming environment, with cafés, bars and local events to fill your downtime.
- City Flinders offers a comfortable, outdoor-focused student lifestyle.
- Great weather, natural surroundings and a friendly community create a welcoming environment, with cafés, bars and local events to fill your downtime.
What Students Love
- Outdoor & nature activities
- Great café culture
- Thriving student social scene
- Beach lifestyle
University Stats
Total Students34,599
Student-to-Staff Ratio19:1
International Students45%
Safety Index (indicative)7.5/10
Career & Outcomes
Graduate Employment
66%
Employed after graduation
Avg Starting Salary
£30,810
Average first-year salary
Placement Year
✓ Available
Industry work experience
Career Outcomes Overview (indicative)
Medicine graduates enter NHS Foundation Year 1 training with provisional GMC registration, progressing through specialty training across 70+ clinical specialties. Pathways into research, global health, pharmaceutical medicine and healthcare management are also well-established.
- Medicine graduates enter NHS Foundation Year 1 training with provisional GMC registration, progressing through specialty training across 70+ clinical specialties.
- Pathways into research, global health, pharmaceutical medicine and healthcare management are also well-established.
Top Industries for Graduates
- Sport
- Engineering
- Business
Study Abroad Opportunities
Y
- Y
Costs & Living Expenses
Overall Cost of Living (indicative)
HIGH
This location has a higher cost of living. Budget accordingly for accommodation, food, and general expenses.
Estimated Annual Costs
Tuition (International)Fee not confirmedCheck the university's official fee page Official fee page
Tuition (Home)A$14,046per year, maximum student contribution 2027 (indicative) Official fee page
Monthly Student Budget (indicative)
Housing£821/mo
Food & Groceries£331/mo
Transport£86/mo
Estimated Monthly Total£1,429
Annual living costs£17,158/yr
Cost Overview (indicative)
Like most major Australian cities, City Flinders carries a moderate-to-high cost of living — expect around $1,810/month (housing $1,040, food $420, transport $110). A comfortable lifestyle at costs below Australia's major east-coast cities.
- Like most major Australian cities, City Flinders carries a moderate-to-high cost of living — expect around $1,810/month (housing $1,040, food $420, transport $110).
- A comfortable lifestyle at costs below Australia's major east-coast cities.