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Speech and Language Therapy

Entry requirements


A level

A,B,B

Critical Thinking and General Studies are not accepted.

Access to HE Diploma

D:30,M:15

in a Health, Care, Science or Psychology subject.

Principal subjects and A Level combinations are considered - please contact us.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

If no GCSE equivalent qualifications are held, offer will also include Mathematics, English Language and science requirements.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

in a Health, Care or Science subject. Please see UEA website for further information on accepted combinations.

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,C,C

A combination of Advanced Highers and Highers may be acceptable.

Scottish Higher

A,A,A,B,B

Obtain an overall Pass including a B in the core of the T Level and a Distinction in the Occupational Specialism. Acceptable subjects: Health, Healthcare Science, Science

UCAS Tariff

128-153

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Speech and language therapy

**Overview**

Study for a degree in Speech and Language Therapy and open a world of opportunities.

A Speech and Language Therapist’s scope of work is very broad. You could work with people of any age and from any background; anyone who experiences difficulties with communication and swallowing.

On our degree course, you’ll gain the skills you need to guide and advise people as they manage their individual challenges and how to support their families and other health and education professionals. You’ll have a positive effect on their everyday lives, helping them not only overcome their difficulties but also to reveal their personal strengths and fulfil their potential.

**About This Course**

Speech and language therapy builds on a foundation of linguistics and phonetics, psychology, and anatomy and physiology. Our course covers all areas of SLT research, intervention and practice.

From the beginning of this three-year programme, 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, our Problem-Based Learning (PBL) programme design will help you develop skills such as team working, negotiating and leadership. You’ll also use group learning to expand your knowledge of SLT practice.

You’ll develop your learning beyond the classroom with practice placements, beginning with training from staff and service users on how to effectively communicate with people with communication needs and opportunities to hone your skills through regular interactions with an assigned adult conversation partner. You will finish year 1 by practising communication skills with children, adapting for their stages of development. In years 2 and 3, you’ll have the opportunity to develop your therapeutic practice in clinical settings, supported by qualified therapists. Practice education features throughout the course, ensuring you have the clinical and core skills you’ll need for real working environments.

As part of your training, you will complete the Pre-registration eating, drinking and swallowing competencies - competency document | RCSLT.

Taught within the School of Health Sciences, Speech and Language Therapy at UEA reflects our multidisciplinary ethos. That ethos has been developed and nurtured as a reflection of the real-life practices of working healthcare professionals. As such, you’ll undertake shared learning with Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy students and spend some of your time studying alongside students from other health professions, as well from other outside the School of Health Sciences.

**Disclaimer**

Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider’s website: **www.uea.ac.uk**

Tuition fees

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Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
International
£20,600
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

University of East Anglia UEA

Department:

School of Health Sciences

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

56%
Speech and language therapy

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Health sciences (non-specific)

Teaching and learning

79%
Staff make the subject interesting
80%
Staff are good at explaining things
64%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
83%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

63%
Library resources
94%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
43%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

96%
UK students
4%
International students
4%
Male students
96%
Female students
86%
2:1 or above
3%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

A
B
B

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Health sciences (non-specific)

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£22,128
high
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education
98%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

61%
Therapy professionals
35%
Health associate professionals
4%
Childcare and related personal services

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Health sciences (non-specific)

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

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Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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