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Prehospital Medicine at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

This part-time MSc in Prehospital Medicine is aimed at those who want to make a difference within their profession as paramedics, nurses, and doctors. Focussing on both the tried and tested and the novel, this popular course combines concepts and materials to form the technical and non-technical basis for praxis.

  • Learn from and work closely with London Air Ambulance and the Institute of Prehospital Care - world leaders in the field of prehospital medicine
  • Study part-time alongside professional commitments
  • Apply what you've learned directly to professional work
  • Attend face-to-face learning with an expert faculty, working closely together with other students from a diverse set of professional backgrounds
What you'll study Prehospital medicine is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the treatment of injury and illness outside a hospital, and in particular, working to manage the time-critical reversible aspects of physiological processes activated when the human body suffers significant clinical insult. This innovative programme follows the hugely successful iBSc in Prehospital Medicine delivered at Queen Mary University of London's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, an internationally renowned institution. The MSc brings together key areas of theory and practice necessary for advanced practitioners. You’ll combine concepts, materials and practice to form the technical and non-technical basis for praxis. You’ll learn key skills and specific practitioner attributes including high quality interprofessional working, incident and scene management and human factors. Modules are synergistic and together form a basis for an exciting masters programme. For example, a focus on human factors, simulation and performance is joined with modules exploring cutting-edge science, so that you receive a holistic and realistic medical education. The programme is run in partnership with the Institute of Prehospital Care (IoPHC) at London’s Air Ambulance, a world leader in the field of pre-hospital medicine. Through its research, innovation and education activities, the Institute has influenced clinical guidelines, governance standards, and the practice of air ambulances in the UK, Europe and Australia.

Modules

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Assessment method

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How to apply

International applicants

Please see: www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students

Entry requirements

Degree requirements Doctors must have an MBBS degree and a minimum of 3 years experience post-registration. Other routes Paramedics must have a first degree in Paramedic Practice at 2:2 or above, be registered with the Health Professions Council and have a minimum of 3 years experience. Nurses must have a first degree in Nursing at 2:2 or above, be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and practicing for a minimum of 3 years. Paramedics and nurses without a first degree will be considered under exceptional circumstances provided there is evidence of substantial experience in the prehospital field. Additional information Please note: We will share the application details you submit to Queen Mary with the Institute of Pre-hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance because it will be necessary for the performance of any contract between you and QMUL/ Institute of Pre-hospital Care at London’s Air Ambulance. Please refer to the privacy notice for applicants on our Data Protection webpages for further information.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Students enrolling on a postgraduate degree programme are charged tuition fees each year by Queen Mary. The rate you will be charged depends on whether you are assessed as a Home/EU or Overseas student. You can find tuition fees for each course on the course finder pages on our website by clicking the apply link, or navigate here: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/ Further details about postgraduate taught tuition fees can also be found on our website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/tuitionfees/

Sponsorship information

Please see: www.qmul.ac.uk/scholarships

Prehospital Medicine at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS