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Speech and Language Therapy at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Leeds Beckett University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

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Leeds Beckett University - Undergraduate Open Day
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Course summary

Work with people experiencing communication impairments and difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing, from children who stammer to adults recovering from brain injuries. Speech and language therapists (SLT) are privileged to work with people throughout their entire lifespan, from neonatal to end of life care. As part of this course you’ll:

  • Gain a professional qualification as an SLT in three years
  • Learn to provide assessment and intervention for communication impairments and difficulties with eating, drinking and swallowing
  • Study a variety of subjects such as psychology, linguistics and speech pathology
  • Attend guest lectures from specialist clinicians and medics to ensure your learning is current and to expand your networks
  • Experience ongoing and block placements through a mixed placement model
Building your future potential As a student in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, you’ll be encouraged to think about your future career right from the start of your learning journey. Information and advice about relevant future career options will be built into your course, including module options with live brief learning challenges. Your placements We adopt a mixed placement model, which means that you'll have the opportunity to experience ongoing and block placements throughout your degree. An ongoing placement means that you are on placement one day per week, whilst in university the remaining days. On a block placement, you’ll spend all week on placement, with no lectures during these periods. You’ll be required to travel to placements independently and these will be located throughout the Yorkshire and Humberside region. You'll undertake ongoing and block work placements in all three years of your course. You'll also be able to make the most of course-related opportunities such as campaigning and raising awareness of people with communication difficulties, getting involved in the speech and language therapy society and volunteering in the UK and abroad. You’ll gain a wide range of clinical experiences with both children and adults. Funding If you're eligible for loans from the UK Student Loans Company (SLC), you can also apply for supplementary funding from the NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF), including:
  • Training Grant
  • Parental Support
  • Travel and Dual Accommodation Expenses
  • Exceptional Hardship Fund
Why study Speech and Language Therapy at Leeds Beckett University...
  • Professional accreditations
  • 92% of students were positive about the teaching on BSc (Hons) Speech & Language Therapy*
  • 92% of BSc (Hons) Speech & Language Therapy graduates in work or further study 15 months after graduation**
  • Gain a professional qualification as an SLT in three years
  • Placement opportunities throughout the course
National Student Survey 2024* Percentage of respondents from this course, HESA Graduate Outcomes 21-22* This course is accredited by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council.

Modules

Year 1 Core Modules:

  • Academic & Clinical Skills
  • Phonetics & Phonology
  • Medical Sciences for SLT
  • Lifespan Development
  • Speech, Language & Communication Needs (SLCN)
  • SLT Clinical placement L4 (non-credit bearing)
  • Introduction to EBP (Evidence-based Practice)
  • Linguistics
  • Integrated SLT Studies 1
Year 2 Core Modules:
  • Integrated SLT Studies 2
  • Eating, Drinking & Swallowing
  • Cognition for Communication
  • Applied Linguistics and Phonetics
  • EBP for SLT
  • Supporting Speech
  • Applied Medical Sciences for SLT
  • SLT Clinical placement L5 (non-credit bearing)
Year 3 Core Modules:
  • Integrated SLT Studies 3
  • Transition to Practice
  • Evidence for Practice (dissertation)
  • SLT Clinical Placement L6 (non-credit bearing)
  • Supporting Communication
  • Language Disorders
- Current Issues in SLT

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
B620
Institution code:
L27
Campus name:
City CampusC
Campus code:
C

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

2:1 or above is acceptable in lieu of the above A-level and related qualifications. Please note those applying to meet this part of the entry requirements do not need to have completed the degree within the last 5 years or meet the requirement to have recent study within the last 5 years.

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Satisfactory enhanced criminal history checks will be required by all applicants prior to acceptance on the course, (processed through the University only). The University is unable to accept DBS checks obtained through another institution (this includes those registered with the DBS Update Service); the checks undertaken by the University are appropriate to the course of study and relevant regulated activity placements.

Health checks

For certain Professional Body courses, Occupational Health checks are also part of the entry requirements. Applicants will be asked to complete an on-line Health Questionnaire and sent guidance and links on how to complete this following your offer of a p

Interview

We conduct interviews as part of the admissions process and suitable applicants will be invited to an interview - interview dates will be published in due course. Invitations are sent via UCAS and you should check your UCAS Hub account for further interview details.

English language requirements

IELTS 7.5 with no skills below 7.0, or an equivalent.

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
90%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

The number of student respondents and response rates can be important in interpreting the data – it is important to note your experience may be different from theirs. This data will be based on the subject area rather than the specific course. Read more about this data on the Discover Uni website.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please see www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk for fee information.
Speech and Language Therapy at Leeds Beckett University - UCAS