Course summary
Approved by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Health and Care Professions Council, this course allows you to work in a diverse range of settings and roles as a speech and language therapist. Course description This course leads to a professional qualification to practise as a speech and language therapist. You’ll be able to work in a diverse range of settings, for example schools and hospitals, nurseries, clinics or the client’s home. You might also pursue a role in higher education and research. Speech and language therapists provide treatment and care for children and adults who have difficulties with communicating, eating, drinking or swallowing. Therapists take a collaborative approach, working alongside the individual’s carer, teacher or family, as well as other professionals. The course follows six main themes:
- Communication – linguistics, psychology and how this relates to speech and language pathology.
- Participation and Society – how the study of sociology and social and health psychology impact on speech and language therapy.
- Research Methods – develop the research skills essential to providing evidence-based health care.
- Biomedical Sciences – anatomy, physiology, audiology and neurology, and how to link them to speech and language pathology.
- Key Clinical Topics – develop your professional competence.
- Professional Practice – put your skills to work for a range of clients with communication impairments.
- Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.
How to apply
International applicants
Overall IELTS score of 8.0 with a minimum of 7.5 in each component, or equivalent.
Entry requirements
A 2:1 degree in any subject. Applicants with a 2:2 may be considered if their practical experience is particularly strong. You must have work experience relevant to speech and language therapy. If you are shortlisted, we’ll ask you to come to an interview. DBS Disclosure and Health Screening: You must produce an enhanced DBS disclosure and complete a health screening before starting the course. English language requirements: Overall IELTS score of 8.0 with a minimum of 7.5 in each component, or equivalent.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
You'll receive an occupational health screening, immunisations and a DBS check on our professional programmes. These will be covered by your tuition fee. We recommend that you subscribe to the DBS update service within 30 days of your disclosure being issued (which you would need to pay for). You would need to pay for any additional DBS checks that may be required if you do not subscribe to the DBS update service.
Clinical placements are a compulsory element of the degree, which means that there will be an additional expense for travel and accommodation (where applicable).
If you are a UK student you will be able to apply for reimbursement for excess travel expenses and dual accommodation costs for placements (i.e. in order to claim, the total cost of your daily return travel from your normal accommodation to your practice placement site must exceed the cost of your usual daily return travel to university).
If you travel to placement in your own motor vehicle, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have adequate insurance cover for all risks associated with its use (i.e. this includes obtaining business use on your insurance policy). This cannot be reimbursed.
For EU and international students the additional placement costs will be self-funded.
Provider information
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield
S10 2TN