Paramedic Science at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Paramedic Science (BSc, B950) at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh asked for 104–108 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on qmu.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~108 points

Moderate

around CCC

Published as 104 - 108 points

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check qmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course

Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 108

The middle entrant had 144–159 points.

40 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%

Came in with A-levels or Highers 50%, other higher education 23%, a degree 18%.

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

93%

still studying

UK 90%

left higher education

UK 9%

moved to a lower award

UK 1%

80 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%90%

Learning opportunities83%87%

Assessment and feedback68%82%

Academic support78%89%

Organisation and management49%74%

Learning resources85%87%

Student voice62%81%

40 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2024-26

After graduating

SalaryWider subject at this uni

15 months

£32.5k3 years

£25k5 years

£30.5k

£20k£30k£40k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

15 months: survey of 45 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onWider subject at this uni

86% working6% working and studying3% unemployed5% other

UK, same subject: 90% in work or study

65%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 88%

80%

say their work is meaningful

UK 95%

80%

use what they learned

UK 90%

Other Health Professionals37%
Therapy professionals24%
Caring personal services10%
Sales occupations4%
Elementary occupations4%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 75 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
Postcode: EH21 6UU

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Subjects

paramedic science subjects allied to medicine

Campus

Campus: Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
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	—
City St George's, University of London	Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons)	112 points	112–127
Coventry University	Paramedic Science BSc (Hons)	112 points	128–143
Edge Hill University	Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)	104 - 112 points	112–127
University College Birmingham	Paramedic Science BSc	BBC	112–127
University of Bedfordshire	Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)	96 - 112 points	112–127
University of Gloucestershire	Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)	112 points	112–127
University of Huddersfield	Operating Department Practice BSc (Hons)	BBC - BCC	112–127
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh	Paramedic Science this course	104 - 108 points	144–159
Glasgow Caledonian University	Paramedic Science BSc	BCC	160–175

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Paramedic Science at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

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