Course summary

Speech and language therapists play a unique role in supporting individuals who have communication and swallowing difficulties to live life to their full potential. Our MSc in Speech and Language Therapy will provide you with the knowledge, skills and experience required to make a positive difference to people’s lives. What's covered in this course? Speech and language therapists support people of all ages who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties. Delivered at the West Midlands’ only training site for speech and language therapists - and the largest provider of qualified staff to the NHS and social care professions - this course is designed to prepare you to achieve excellence and professional autonomy in clinical practice. You will be a graduate with a 2.1 degree in a relevant subject such as psychology, linguistics, or education, and the ability to cope with this accelerated postgraduate speech and language therapy programme. You will learn through a variety of formats, including workshops, interactive lectures and tutorials, in state-of-the-art facilities on our Edgbaston campus. In addition, simulation opportunities are embedded throughout the course, enabling you to apply the theory you have learned in ‘real time’ in a safe learning environment and thereby effectively preparing you for practice. Throughout the course, you will develop your understanding of research and evidence-based practice, so that you will be able to understand current debates in the field and contribute to the future development of the speech and language therapy profession. You will undertake two block clinical placements, during which you will be immersed in all aspects of clinical practice. Towards the end of your final clinical placement, you are likely to be managing your own caseload of clients, and you will have the option to participate in a number of extracurricular activities. Our graduates work as speech and language therapists in a wide range of settings in the NHS, but also in schools, for charities and in private practice