Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - Speech and Language Therapy

In this Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) degree course you’ll study aspects of human biology, linguistics (the study of language), phonetics (the study of speech sounds) and psychology. You’ll also gain research skills and discover theories of SLT interventions and practice.

From the beginning of this three-year program you’ll discover how these core academic areas relate to a wide range of client groups, including children with developmental speech and language disorders, individuals with learning disabilities, and adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties. These client groups form the basis for your modules.

Throughout the course you’ll use Problem-Based Learning (PBL) to develop skills such as team working, negotiating and leadership. You’ll also use group learning to expand your knowledge of SLT practice.

You’ll then take your learning beyond the classroom with practice placements. Here you’ll have the opportunity to develop your therapeutic practice with real-life clients, working alongside qualified therapists. Practice education features throughout the course, ensuring you have the clinical and core skills you’ll need for real working environments.

Taught within the School of Health Sciences, Speech and Language Therapy at UEA reflects our multidisciplinary ethos, which is a reflection of the real-life practices of working healthcare professionals. As such, you’ll undertake shared modules with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students in your first and second years, and have some opportunities to study alongside students from other health professions as well as from other UEA Schools including Medicine and Education. In your first and second years you’ll also undertake shared modules with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students.