Monash University
Master of Critical Care Paramedicine
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 36 months
Develop autonomous clinical reasoning and decision-making abilities based on an advanced understanding and interpretation of clinical presentations.
Course overview
This course is designed to provide you with the necessary education and training for a critical care paramedic role as well as prepare you for leadership, education and research positions. The course fosters the integration of reflection, professionalism, leadership, teamwork, interpersonal communication and patient-focused care at an advanced level into all areas of clinical practice. The course is designed to provide you with the skills and training to successfully complete a critical care internship and provide the highest level of paramedic care for cardiac, respiratory, medical, trauma, paediatric and obstetric patients.
You'll also learn and demonstrate advanced techniques and treatment regimes, enabling you to provide the highest level of out-of-hospital care for your specialist area of paramedic practice. You'll have the opportunity to choose between a coursework or research pathway.
Key facts
What you will study
The Master of Critical Care Paramedicine is structured into two parts: Part A. Clinical Units and Part B. Advanced application Units.
Part A. Clinical Units
You must complete the following units
- Foundations of Advanced Paramedic Practice (12 credit points)
- Critical Care Management of Cardiac Emergencies
- Critical Care Management of Respiratory and Airway Emergencies (12 credit points)
- Critical Care Management of Trauma
- Advanced Care Paramedic Management of Paediatric and Obstetric Patients
- Critical Care Management of Medical Emergencies
Part B. Advanced application Units
You must complete the following units and EITHER the Coursework option OR the Research option.
- Coursework pathway (24 Credit points)
- Research pathway (24 Credit points)
Entry requirements
Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Paramedicine (or equivalent) with at least a pass (50%) average or qualifications and experience approved by the faculty.
- Registration with Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) or equivalent accredited professional registration body.
- A minimum of two years of full-time equivalent relevant clinical experience in paramedic practice at the time of commencement of the course.
English requirements
- Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
University entrance requirements
- Minimum entrance requirements for admission to Monash University Australia.
Inherent requirements
To complete your degree, you will need to demonstrate that you have the abilities, knowledge, and skills to achieve specific core learning outcomes, these are called inherent requirements.
Find out more about inherent requirements for this course by contacting the university.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Your previous studies can be credited towards your postgraduate studies, provided they meet the relevant course requirements.
If you receive an offer of enrolment and you’ve undertaken prior learning, you may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning. The procedure is governed by the university's Recognition of Prior Learning policy. Contact the university for more details.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Implement safe practice and clinically justifiable decisions based on advanced theoretical and practical knowledge and cognitive skills.
- Exhibit ethical and professional values in the application of clinical practice.
- Integrate reflective practice into current practice in order to adapt current practice and facilitate future learning and development.
- Identify and engage with local and global networks that support and enhance personal development and that of the paramedic profession more broadly.
- Critically analyse, reflect on and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories as they relate to specialist paramedic practice.
- Display autonomy as a specialist paramedic clinician and growth as a future clinical educator, leader and/or researcher.
- Display clinical competence, clinical reasoning, decision making, teamwork and communication at an advanced specialist paramedic level.
- Propose and justify clinical decisions by using advanced analytical skills and specialist paramedic knowledge and experience.
- Apply research skills to investigate and determine creative solutions to current challenges facing the profession and wider community.
Career outcomes
This course is designed to provide you with the necessary education and training for a critical care paramedic role as well as prepare you for leadership, education and research positions.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated first-year indicative fee in 2026: $32,000 (domestic full-fee paying place).
The estimated first-year indicative fee is provided as a guide only. It is based on a typical enrolment of students undertaking the first year of this course.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied.
- Choice of courses.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
