Program Overview
The Practice Development - Enhancing Paramedic Practice at University of Cumbria is a MSc programme in Humanities over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Practice Development - Enhancing Paramedic Practice programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,250 (Tuition (Year)) — National students
- Location: Lancaster, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Practice Development - Enhancing Paramedic Practice programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Pre-Hospital Care: Contemporary Issues
- Research Methods
- Evidence Based Practice\xa0or\xa0Leadership
- Dissertation
- Acute Care: Assessment and Management of the Acutely Ill Adult
- Advanced Assessment and Management of the Acutely Ill Child
- Disaster Response
- Long Term Conditions Care and Management
- Medicines: Therapeutics and Pharmacology
- Advanced Pathophysiology and Disease in Practice
- Multiprofessional Support of Learning and Assessment in Practice
- Management - Managing within a Strategic and Organisational Context
- Foundations of Academic Practice
- Advancing Academic Practice
- Negotiated Learning (20 credits)
- Negotiated Learning (30 credits)
- Negotiated Learning (10 credits)
- Work Based Learning
- Negotiated Learning (20 credits)
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
To access this course you must be a qualified paramedic, registered with the Health Care and Professions Council or an equivalent and presently working in an emergency ambulance service or similar accident and emergency/first contact health care practice environment.
You will need to provide a statement from your current employer who must make reference to your professional competence.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,250 (Tuition (Year)) — National students
Tuition fees: GBP 10,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 9,250 (Tuition (Year)) — National students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Cumbria directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Cumbria
University of Cumbria
Carlisle, United Kingdom
The University of Cumbria is a public university in Cumbria, with its headquarters in Carlisle and other major campuses in Lancaster, Ambleside, and London. It has roots extending back to the...
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months