Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology) (Honours)
Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology) (Honours)
Speech pathologists work with many different people with lots of different communication challenges, for example giving feeding advice to a mother whose baby has a cleft palate, helping a child with a stutter to speak more fluently or assisting an adult who has had a stroke or a brain injury,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Speech pathologists work with many different people with lots of different communication challenges, for example giving feeding advice to a mother whose baby has a cleft palate, helping a child with a stutter to speak more fluently or assisting an adult who has had a stroke or a brain injury, to regain their communication skills.
This course gives you the skills you need to work in this field, developing your understanding of typical and acquired communication development, swallowing disorders and clinical practice in speech pathology.
Your first year is interprofessional and taken with other health sciences students. In your second year, your studies will focus on three streams: human communication science, clinical science in speech pathology, and research methods.
You will develop practical skills and apply your learning by completing supervised clinical practice in Curtin’s on campus clinic as well as manage a research project in your final year of studies to graduate with an honours degree.
Professional recognition
Graduates are eligible for membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
Career information
Careers
Speech pathologist.
Industries
Education and training
Health care
Public administration and safety
Social assistance.
What you’ll learn
Apply knowledge of human communication science to the delivery of speech pathology services and research in diverse and changing settings
Critically analyse information to plan, implement and evaluate speech pathology services and research
Locate, extract and critically appraise evidence and information from a range of resources to solve theoretical and applied problems in human communication science
Demonstrate excellence in written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills appropriate to the discipline within a legal and ethical framework
Use technologies relevant to the human communication sciences to inform clinical practice and research
Understand and implement varied learning strategies, and take responsibility for ongoing professional and personal development
Incorporate and demonstrate awareness of global or international perspectives in health care to clinical practice and research in speech pathology
Demonstrate awareness of and respect for individual human rights and cultural diversity
Independently and collaboratively apply professional skills in an ethical manner across a range of professional settings.
REQUIREMENTS
Students from different countries should have qualifications equivalent to Australian Year 12 and a scaled mark of at least 50 in English, Literature, or English as an Additional Language or Dialect.
IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System): Writing: 7.0; Speaking: 7.0; Reading: 7.0; Listening: 7.0; Overall band score: 7.0
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Curtin University is Western Australia’s largest and most culturally diverse university with Australia’s third largest international student population. Around 60,000 students from more than 130 countries study a Curtin degree, at locations including Perth, Margaret River, Kalgoorlie, Sydney, Malaysia and Singapore. Our cultural diversity adds a rich and valuable dimension to the campus atmosphere, preparing all graduates to live and work effectively in an increasingly global environment. We offer a range of industry-aligned undergraduate and postgraduate courses in business, humanities, health, engineering and related sciences. We also have a long-standing focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education and culture, supported by our Centre for Aboriginal Studies.Curtin is widely recognised for its practical research that is focused on solving timely, real-world problems. In recent years our research activity has grown significantly, driving our rapid rise up the international university rankings.As a university that never settles, we will continue to develop existing partnerships and establish new ones in areas relevant to our research and teaching.
