My timetable as a paramedic student at BCU

Hi everyone! Here is a breakdown of what my timetable has looked like across the 3 years as a paramedic science student at BCU. If you are already enrolled on the course, you should have access to the course planner. This is a visual aid that allows you to see the breakdown of the course across the three years.

1st year: In the first year, I spent more time at university than on placement, as we had a lot to learn. Before applying those skills in practice during placement. This was a very exciting time in university as we were learning our first resuscitation, history taking, and patient assessment skills. It was the first taste of life as a paramedic student, getting stuck into clinical skills and well on our way to becoming a qualified paramedic.My time in my university blocks was a mix of interactive lectures, guest speakers, and practical sessions in smaller groups. Toward the start of the year, days in university could be pretty full on with more hours a week in university, whereas toward the end of the year, when most of the content had been taught, I had more free time for revision for upcoming exams and practising my practical skills at the bookable, onsite simulation room (SPACE).During placement blocks, I was not required to be at the university for any taught sessions. However, I often made the most of my days off placement in the library, studying for my upcoming exams.

2nd year: This year was very full on content-wise in university, with learning all of our advanced needle skills and advanced cardiac life support. With all these added skills we had learnt, we had more time on placement to get the opportunity to put these skills into practice under supervision. I spent a lot more time in the library this year getting used to writing academically at a higher level and preparing for upcoming exams and assignments. The split of time on placement and time in university was very much 50/50 this year in comparison to the first year, where I had more time in university. I did really enjoy this as I felt like I had more control over my learning and exam preparation.

3rd year: As we have now learnt the majority of our paramedic skills, I have spent the majority of my time this year on placement so far, with fewer scheduled hours in university, allowing more time to focus on my dissertation. The extra time on placement allows us to polish up our skills before graduating as a qualified paramedic! So far, I've been using most of my free time preparing for my upcoming placement blocks, spending time with friends, and meeting with my dissertation supervisor. To prepare for my upcoming placement blocks, I have been practising my history-taking skills with friends and booking time in SPACE to go over my practical skills before putting them into practice on the road.

The best way to find out more about BCU and Paramedic Science if you’re interested is to come to an open day or take a virtual tour

-Mollly
BCU Student rep

Hi there, I have some questions because I am applying for paramedic science this year:
Why did you choose BCU?
How many people are on your cohort roughly?
Why did you choose to study paramedic science?
What is the best part of studying in Birmingham?
What is the best part of studying at BCU?
I hope these aren't too many questions, thank you!