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Diploma in Paramedical Science

MAHSA University Malaysia
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Course Details

Qualification Diploma
Duration 3 years
Intake Jan, May, Aug, Jan
English Requirement IELTS 5.0
Class Type Physical
Yearly Tuition fees
Year Fee
1st Year MYR 14,667.00
2nd Year MYR 14,667.00
3rd Year MYR 14,667.00
Other Fees
Description Fee
Facilities Fee (Yearly) MYR 2,900.00
Registration Fee MYR 800.00
Visa and Insurance MYR 3,500.00
Application Fee MYR 3,000.00

Overview

Paramedics are often the first responders during critical moments, providing emergency care and potentially saving lives. They manage the emergency treatment of sick or injured individuals in out-of-hospital settings.

If you are compassionate, caring, and capable of handling stressful and dynamic situations, a career as a Paramedic can be immensely rewarding.

You will receive training in clinical decision-making, patient assessment, interpretation of life-threatening cardiac rhythms, defibrillation, drug therapy, and airway management. You will develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes that align with international professional standards.

As a paramedic, you play a vital role in the continuum of care and act as a crucial link to health resources. Your responsibilities will also include public education, health promotion, and participation in injury and illness prevention programs. Career opportunities for paramedics have expanded to include private ambulance services.

Entry Requirements  

SPM

  • Pass with minimum 5 Credits in five subjects - Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mathematics, one Science subject (Biology/ Physics/ Chemistry/ General Science/ Applied Science) and one other subject.

For other qualifications and certificates (e.g., UEC, Foundation, STAM, etc..) please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Future Careers

  • Ambulance Aid Personnel

  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel

  • First Aid & CPR Instructor Industries (Inshore and Offshore)

  • Managers of Civil Defence Service / Corporate Ambulance Services / Malaysian Red Crescent Society / Pre Hospital Care in hospitals / Private Ambulance Services

  • Paramedic Officer

  • Security & Safety Officers

  • This qualification does not lead to a recognition by the Malaysian Medical Assistant Board and the Malaysian Nursing Board.

Curriculum

Among the courses offered 

Semester 1

  • Personality and Professional Development
  • Anatomy for Paramedics
  • Physiology for Paramedics
  • Pengajian Malaysia / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi
  • Emergency Medical Dispatch
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Prehospital Care

Semester 2

  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Microbiology
  • Primary Health Care
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Prehospital Care
  • Primary Health Care

Semester 3

  • Psychology
  • Medicine-1, General
  • Surgery-1, General
  • Prehospital Care-1, Patient Assessment
  • Family Structure
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Prehospital Care
  • Orthopedics

Semester 4

  • Medicine-II, Systems
  • Surgery-II, Systems
  • Orthopedics
  • Prehospital Care-II, Phases of Ambulance Call
  • Psychiatry
  • Community Work-1
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Prehospital Care

Semester 5

  • Public Health
  • Emergency Medicine-II, Systems
  • Emergency Medicine-1, General
  • Prehospital Care-III, Ambulance Operations
  • Occupational Safety and Health OR
  • Entrepreneurship OR
  • Elective Posting
  • Public Health
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Prehospital Care

Semester 6

  • Obstetrics and Gynaecology Emergencies
  • Disaster Medicine and Relief
  • Pediatrics
  • Emergency Medicine-III, Case Studies
  • Disaster Medicine
  • Labour Ward
  • Pediatrics
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