Associate of Applied Science in Emergency Medical Technology (AAS-EMT)
An Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Emergency Medical Technology is a two-degree program that trains students to become advanced frontline healthcare providers and certified paramedics.
The coursesWhat this programme teaches, semester by semester. Each course runs for the number of weeks the college sets for it, and every week has its lesson, a narrated version of it, a printable outline and an assessment.
All programmesSemester 1 3 courses
Advanced Human Anatomy and Physiology for Emergency Care
Medical Terminology and Patient Communication
Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Aspects of EMS
Semester 2 3 courses
Emergency Mathematics and Dosage Calculations
Foundations of Emergency Medical Services
Preparatory Emergency Care and Trauma Management
Semester 3 3 courses
Medical Emergencies I
Emergency Pharmacology and Venous Access
Airway Management and Ventilation
Semester 4 3 courses
Medical Emergencies II
Medical Emergencies III
EMS Operations, Disaster Management, and Rescue
Semester 5 3 courses
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and ECG Interpretation
EMS Technology and Latest Trends
Biostatistics, EMS Research, and Evidence-Based Practice
Semester 6 1 course
Clinical Practicum I
A course marked Shared is taught in more than one SPACS programme. It is the same course, so a student who has passed it does not sit it twice.
Take the week with you
Every week downloads as a printable outline, readable on a phone with the data off.
Listen instead of reading
Lessons come with a narrated version for studying on the move.
Weekly assessment
A short quiz each week, marked straight away, with the score kept on record.
Lessons, recordings and assessments sit behind the sign-in.
Enrolled students reach them with a link emailed to their college address, so there is no password to remember. Staff use the same sign-in. If you want to know more about this programme first, write to a lecturer.