Bachelor of Health Science - Paramedicine Major

Auckland University of Technology

Study health sciences with us and we’ll help you develop the skills to meet the changing needs of global healthcare. AUT is New Zealand’s largest and most diverse health education provider.

Our population is growing and we’re living longer, increasing the need for dedicated and inspirational healthcare graduates. AUT's health sciences degree is developed with input from district health boards and leading health organisations. You can specialise in a specific health discipline or become a health professional in a non-clinical role.

You learn from staff who are leaders in their field and have a genuine desire to see you succeed. This means you’ll be well prepared for your career in the health sector, no matter where you go.

Paramedics are the backbone of emergency ambulance services run by St John and Wellington Free Ambulance, as well as helicopter rescue services. Paramedics often work independently in remote or difficult environments and have to make critical, often complex decisions. The Paramedicine major prepares you for these challenges.

You learn from staff who are intensive care paramedics, emergency nurses, defence force medics, midwives, medical specialists and emergency management specialists. There’s a focus on practical experience with clinical placements in ambulance services, hospitals, mental health institutions, ski fields, and community or primary health centres.
Career opportunities:

• Traditional road ambulance work
• Private transfer/patient transfer services
• Events paramedic, working on high-profile public events, marathons, motor sport, extreme sports or concerts
• Superyacht/cruise line paramedic
• Ski-field medic
• Remote mining and gas/industrial paramedic
• Critical care paramedic, involved in all aeromedical retrieval services in New Zealand and Australia
• Extended care paramedic, working in road-based ambulance services and primary healthcare clinics across New Zealand and Australia
• Specialist Emergency Response Team, working alongside Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Coast Guard, Search and Rescue, and the police providing specialist paramedic care, intervention and care close to the heart of an evolving incident
• Urban Search and Rescue, deployed throughout New Zealand and the Pacific in times of natural disaster