Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) at The University of Newcastle, Australia

Description

Speech pathologists, who are allied health professionals, are in charge of assessing and treating children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan, including developmental and acquired speech and language disorders, cleft lip and palate, voice disorders, and stuttering.

The most comprehensive Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honors) degree offered in Australia by the University of Newcastle gives students access to experiences and job prospects unmatched by any other.

What you will study

Program Structure

You will gain the skills and information necessary to manage the full range of conditions that speech pathologists assess and treat, including:

• All acquired and developmental human communication disorders

• Swallowing disorders

• Speech disorders

• Fluency disorders

• Voice disorders

• Communication disorders of neurological origin

The curriculum requires 320 units to be completed successfully. Students must finish the following:

• 300 units for Core courses.

• 20 units of Electives for the ungraded honors pathway, or

• 20-unit Compulsory Course for Graded Honours, or

• Compulsory Course for 20 units in the International Stream.

Students will take a range of foundational courses, including:

• Linguistics

• Psychology

• Bioscience

• Anatomy

Learning Outcomes

1. Consider interdisciplinary approaches to human communication while evaluating it across the lifetime.

2. Understand how people's backgrounds in language and culture affect their ability to speak, swallow, hear, and communicate.

3. Discover a variety of techniques for understanding human speech, language, swallowing, and hearing in people with and without communication issues.

4. Use critical thinking to investigate, evaluate, and interpret human communication exchanges.

5. It is important to understand how the specifics of each person's issues relate to broader ideas of communication, swallowing, and learning. 

6. It has the ability to comprehend, integrate, and create multiple theoretical models.

Career Opportunities

From this program, you will learn all aspects of speech pathology from licensed professionals. Because this degree places a significant emphasis on experience and comes with a widely respected professional accreditation, graduates of the University of Newcastle are ready for immediate professional work. 

Actually, eighty three percent of our 2019 graduates secured employment within four months after their graduation (Graduate Outcomes Survey 2019).

• Hospitals

• Community health centers

• Schools

• Rehabilitation units

• Nursing homes

• Specialist disability services

• Academic research

• Management positions

• Private practice

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

• Academic transcript

• Completion certificate

• Evidence of English proficiency

• Passport Biometric Page

• a curriculum vitae (CV)/resume 

• Letters of work experience are recommended.

English Language Requirements

The minimum English language competence requirement for applicants to this program is an overall IELTS score of 6.5 with no subtest score below 6.0.

Tuition Fee  

• AUD 29,130 (indicative annual fee, 2022)