Course summary

Overview Our MSc Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) course is an accelerated, two-year postgraduate course aimed at graduates who wish to prepare to practise as a registered speech and language therapist. Our course content reflects the values of the NHS constitution and combines theory and practical sessions over 45 weeks per year. On the course, you’ll study topics including developmental language disorder, stroke, and difficulties with eating, drinking or swallowing (dysphagia). You’ll also explore areas such as autism and stammering, mental health, speech sound disorders, augmentative and alternative communication, and neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. We aim to prepare you to work across a variety of settings with both children and adults. To fund your postgraduate pre-registration MSc Speech and Language Therapy course, you'll be able to access standard student loans in line with undergraduate funding for pre-registration courses. As a graduate of our course, you’re eligible for professional registration with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You’ll go on placement in both years of study and have further practice-based learning experiences. Some of the placements you might experience include working with children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) provision in clinic settings and schools, working with children with autism in a residential complex, and working with adults with learning disabilities and adults recovering from strokes in hospital. The majority of our teaching team are speech and language therapists, and you will have specialist teaching sessions with other experts in their field, such as linguistics and psychology. Many members of our team have worked in local education authorities and across the NHS. Their work experience means that they understand health and education across both paediatric and adult settings. Features and benefits

• Placement opportunities - You’ll spend at least 525 hours on clinical placements to develop your clinical practice and have exposure to different settings.

• Specialist facilities - You’ll have access to our on-campus ICON Centre, which features a wide range of specialist speech and language therapy equipment and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).

• Our expertise - Our dedicated technicians help you to learn how to use our high-tech equipment and provide workshops and training on our specialist facilities.

• Accredited course - When you graduate, you’re eligible to apply for professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), which means you can practise as a speech and language therapist, and to apply for membership of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).

• Learn from experts - You’ll learn from experienced and professionally registered speech and language therapists.

• Postgraduate community - You can join our student-run Speech Society – past activities include guest lectures from people who use AAC and fundraising events.