Speech and Language Therapy

Skills

This programme is a pre-registration course aimed at students wanting to become Speech and Language Therapists. Speech and Language Therapy is a diverse and interesting profession, working with people with communication difficulties and swallowing difficulties.  

On this programme, you will gain the knowledge skills and ability to:

• Encourage participation and engagement for people with communication and swallowing difficulties. 
• Work in a multi-disciplinary team offering support to service users, carers and other professionals. 
• Work within a health promotion and advocacy approach. 
• Complete a comprehensive person-centered assessment, considering a holistic view of communication, participation and meaningful engagement. 
• Give professional advice and support to a range of service users and practice settings, for example with an intervention programme or strategies to support maximizing function. 
• Supporting people when their skills are changing, with a future planning approach and considering concepts around adjustment. 
• Develop critical thinking skills and apply these within an evidence-based practice approach. 
• Audit and research applied to practice settings. 
• Use a range of digital technologies to offer innovative assessment and management approaches. 

Learning

Experience a dynamic and contemporary curriculum. 

You will learn in an environment which integrates theoretical and practice-based learning across the programme. This will include: 

• Lectures (both in person and recorded) 
• Case-based learning, allowing learners to apply theoretical knowledge with a focus on the experiences of service users and carers 
• Group work, and peer supported learning and reflective practice 
• Workshops – giving opportunities to use different assessments and technologies applied to practice. 
• Placements – simulated learning and case-based discussions, which will encourage active learning through experiential learning and workshop environments. 
• Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) to support learning and assessment.  

Assessment

Experience a wide range of assessments that enhance your understanding and practical skills. 

There will be a focus on the professional practice of Speech and Language Therapy. These include: 

• Practical case-based assessments 
• Self-reflections 
• Peer supported learning, reflection and assessments 
• In class tests 
• Summary assessment reports 
• Therapeutic programmes 
• Feedback summaries for patient/carers 
• Education sessions and posters 

Careers

Shape the future of public health.

If you’re ready to learn, we’ll help you gain confidence and opportunities to achieve. 

As a graduate you can go on to work in a range of professions, including working with babies and infants, children, working-age adults and older adults. Practice settings are diverse and include a wide range of services and environments including: 

• Hospitals acute and outpatients 
• Primary care and community health settings 
• Pre-school and nursery settings 
• Schools (including mainstream and special schools) 
• The criminal justice system 
• Specialist services such as mental health and learning disability services and palliative care 
• Charity and voluntary sector environments 
• There is also scope to work within research and academic settings.