Course summary
If you want to become a speech and language therapist, this course could open up a fascinating new career path for you. It is the only postgraduate pre-registration course in speech and language therapy offered in Scotland. As a speech and language therapist you will provide life-changing treatment, support and care for children and adults who have difficulties communicating and/or eating, drinking and swallowing. It can be a very varied and deeply rewarding career. This course will enable you to apply for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and to practise as a speech and language therapist in the UK.
Modules
The following modules are completed in varying sequence across the two years of the course: Professional Practice: Practice-based Learning Professional Practice: Competencies in Eating, Drinking and Swallowing Professional Practice: Clinical and Professional Capabilities Professional Practice: Applied Clinical Decision Making Professional Practice: Delivering Services that Reflect Diversity Professional Practice: Training and Leadership Foundations for SLT: Biological and Medical Sciences Foundations for SLT: Lifespan Foundations for SLT: Introduction to Linguistics Foundations for SLT: Speech and Language Analysis and Applications Speech and Language Pathology: Acquired Language and Neurogenic Communication Impairments Speech and Language Pathology: Developmental and Acquired Dysphagia Speech and Language Pathology: Speech Sound Disorders Speech and Language Pathology: Developmental Language Disorder Speech and Language Pathology: Developmental Disorders of Social Communication Speech and Language Pathology: Organic Speech Impairments and Voice Disorder Speech and Language Pathology: Physical, Sensory and Intellectual Impairment Research for SLT: Understanding and Appraising the Evidence for Practice Research for SLT: Applying Skills for Critical Enquiry NB The modules listed are correct at time of posting (October 2023) but are subject to change. In the event that modules change, QMU will seek to use reasonable endeavours to ensure that there is no detrimental impact on students.
Assessment method
Teaching will include a mix of lectures, tutorials, student-led seminars, practice-based learning, case study analysis and individual project work. Emphasis will be placed on integrating clinical and university-based learning opportunities and on independent study. Your performance will be assessed by a combination of assignments, examinations and practical assessments.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Health and Care Professions Council
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
Applicants must have equivalent to at least a UK 2:1 Honours Degree to be considered for the course. We look for applicants to have completed work experience with people who have speech or communication impairments. This could be shadowing an SLT, volunteering with the Stroke Association or a stammering group, working with autistic children or alongside the elderly who have speech/communication difficulties. There is no specific field which we would prioritise, however, due to the competitive nature of the course we would recommend that applicants try and gain experience in more than one field as this will show that they have a greater understanding of speech and language therapy as a whole.
English language requirements
IELTS with an overall score equivalent to 8.0 and with no individual component less than 7.5.
QMU English Language Requirements
https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/international-students/english-language-requirements/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £11710 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £11710 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £11710 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £11710 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £11710 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £11710 | Year 1 |
| International | £22970 | Year 1 |
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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
Edinburgh
EH21 6UU