Bachelor of Speech Pathology
Australian Catholic University
About
Speech pathologists recognise the importance of communication and swallowing as activities that enable people to participate fully in their daily lives.
They work with individuals, groups, families, and communities to support the development, rehabilitation and maintenance of effective communication and swallowing skills across the lifespan.
Our speech pathology program will prepare you to assess and diagnose difficulties with speech, language, voice, fluency, multi-modal communication and swallowing, and enable you to provide intervention and support that is person-centred, culturally-sensitive and evidence-based.
You’ll recognise the dignity of the human person and your responsibility towards the common good, and have opportunities to put your values, knowledge and skills into action with professional practice and community engagement activities in Australia and overseas.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | ALHT106 Psychology for Allied Health | BIOL125 Human biology 1 | SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology | SPHY101 Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice |
| Year 1 - Semester 2 | SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL125) | SPHY100 Development and Communication across the lifespan (Pre: SPHY103) | SPHY104 Evidence based practice in speech pathology | UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society |
| Year 2 - Semester 1 | SPHY200 Neuroscience for speech pathology (Pre: SPHY102) | SPHY204 Speech disorders (developmental) (Pre: SPHY100) | HLSC120 Indigenous health and culture | SPHY203 Speech pathology practice 2A (Pre: All 1st year SPHY units, ALHT106) |
| Year 2 - Semester 2 | SPHY201 Language disorders (developmental) (Pre: SPHY203) | SPHY202 Language disorders (acquired) (Pre: SPHY100, SPHY103, SPHY200 ) | SPHY205 Motor speech disorders (acquired) (Pre: SPHY200, SPHY103) | SPHY207 Speech pathology practice 2B (Pre: SPHY203, SPHY204) |
| Year 3 - Semester 1 | SPHY308 Multimodal communication across the lifespan (Pre: SPHY207) | SPHY303 Voice disorders across the lifespan (Pre: SPHY205, SPHY207) | SPHY301 Mealtime, feeding, and swallowing across the lifespan (Pre: SPHY200, SPHY205) | SPHY302 Speech pathology practice 3A (Pre: All 2nd year SPHY units) |
| Year 3 - Semester 2 | SPHY307 Complex cases in speech pathology (Pre: SPHY301, SPHY302, SPHY303 ) | SPHY306 Research in speech pathology (Pre: SPHY204, SPHY205, SPHY201 , SPHY202) | SPHY304 Fluency disorders across the lifespan (Pre: SPHY200, SPHY207) | SPHY305 Speech pathology practice 3B (Pre: SPHY301, SPHY302, SPHY303 ) |
| Year 4 - Summer | UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100) | |||
| Year 4 - Semester 1 | SPHY401 Contemporary issues in speech pathology practice (Pre: All 3rd year SPHY units) | SPHY400 Speech pathology practice 4A (30 credit points) (Pre: All 3rd year SPHY units) | ||
| Year 4 - Semester 2 | SPHY402 Speech pathology practice 4B (30 credit points) (Pre: SPHY400) |
Entry requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
1.1 To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Speech Pathology, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Advanced) or English (Standard) (Band 4) or English as an Additional Language (Band 4); plus at least one of biology, chemistry, physics, or personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) (Band 2 for all).
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C); one of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Health or Physical Education (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in one of biology, chemistry, physics or health and human development.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
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