Paramedic Science at Glasgow Caledonian University
Paramedic Science (BSc, B950) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 160–175 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 52%, other higher education 23%, an Access course 20%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science
- Code
- B950 · B9 other subjects allied to medicine
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as a paramedic. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
92%
still studying
UK 90%
3%
left higher education
UK 9%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
75 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%90%
Learning opportunities70%87%
Assessment and feedback65%82%
Academic support78%89%
Organisation and management41%74%
Learning resources84%87%
Student voice72%81%
55 final-year students · 87% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
3 years£27.5k5 years£32k
£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
95% working5% studying
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
85%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 95%
- Other Health Professionals85%
- Administrative occupations5%
- Caring personal services5%
- Elementary occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
paramedic science subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Health sciences at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Newman University | Paramedic Science BSc (Hons) | 112 points | 112–127 |
| Bucks New University | Health and Social Science BSc (Hons) | 88 - 112 points | — |
| University College Birmingham | Paramedic Science BSc | BBC | 112–127 |
| Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh | Paramedic Science BSc | 104 - 108 points | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Paramedic Science this course | BCC | 160–175 |
| Keele University | Paramedic Science with Integrated Masters with Foundation Year MSci | 104 points | — |
| Robert Gordon University | Paramedicine BSc | BCC | 144–159 |
| Swansea University | Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons) | BCC | 112–127 |
| Abertay University | Psychology with Health Sciences BSc (Hons) | CCC | 144–159 |
| University Centre Bishop Burton | Equine Therapy and Rehabilitation BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Clinical Exercise Therapy BSc (Hons) | 96 points | — |
See all 188 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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