Speech, Language and Hearing Science

The Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Science requires three years of full-time study and is not offered on a part-time basis.

The course is offered by the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

The Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Science is offered only as an exit award for students currently enrolled in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology or the Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) who choose not to complete that program.

To qualify for the Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Science, a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic according to the following program of study. Normally at least 31.5 units must be completed at a given level before proceeding to any higher level topics.

Except with the permission of the Dean (Education) no topic may be attempted more than twice. The award of a grade of Fail (F) in the same topic on more than one occasion may constitute prima facie evidence of unsatisfactory progress for the purposes of the University's Policy on Student Progress.

A student who takes out the Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Science and who subsequently seeks to re-enrol in the Bachelor of Speech Pathology must apply for admission through SATAC.

Core - Year 1 topics

36 units comprising

HLTH1004 Human Bioscience (4.5 units) SPTH1103 Anatomy and Physiology of Speech (4.5 units) SPTH1104 Clinical Skills and Practice 1 (4.5 units) SPTH1105 Child Development and Learning (4.5 units) SPTH1201 Psychosocial Aspects of Speech Pathology (4.5 units) SPTH1202 Research Methods in Speech Pathology (4.5 units) SPTH1506 Linguistics and Phonetics 1 (4.5 units) SPTH1509 Linguistics and Phonetics 2 (4.5 units)

Core - Year 2 topics

36 units comprising:

SPTH2901 Professional Studies & Communication Sciences 1A: Communication Development & Disorders: Birth to Pre-School (4.5 units) SPTH2902 Professional Studies & Communication Sciences 2A: Communication Development & Disorders: School Age to Adolescence (4.5 units) SPTH2903 Clinical Skills and Practice 1A: Communication Development and Disorders (4.5 units) SPTH2904 Clinical Skills and Practice 2A: Communication Development and Disorders: School Age to Adolescence (4.5 units) SPTH2905 Professional Studies & Communication Sciences 1B (Motor Speech Disorders) (4.5 units) SPTH2906 Professional Studies & Communication Sciences 2B (Voice and Swallowing Disorders) (4.5 units) SPTH2907 Clinical Skills and Practice 1B: Motor Speech Disorders (4.5 units) SPTH2908 Clinical Skills and Practice 2B: Voice and Swallowing Disorders (4.5 units) Core - Year 3 topics

36 units comprising: SPTH3901 Professional Studies and Communication Sciences 3A (Acquired Language Disorders 1) (4.5 units) SPTH3902 Professional Studies and Communication Sciences 4A (Acquired Language Disorders 2) (4.5 units) SPTH3903 Speech Pathology Practicum 1 (4.5 units) SPTH3904 Speech Pathology Practicum 2 (4.5 units) SPTH3905 Clinical Skills and Practice 3 (Complex Disorders - Paediatrics) (4.5 units) SPTH3906 Clinical Skills and Practice 4 (Complex Disorders - Adults) (4.5 units) SPTH3907 Professional Studies and Communication Sciences 3B (Complex Disorders - Paediatrics) (4.5 units) SPTH3908 Professional Studies and Communication Sciences 4B (Complex Disorders - Adults) (4.5 units)

With the approval of the course coordinator students can select up to 9 units of topics from the wider University, which have demonstrated relevance to their studies to complete their degree.

To be eligible to transfer to the Bachelor of Speech, Language and Hearing Science, students must have:

• completed the 72 units of topics required to complete the first two years of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology or Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours).

At the end of the course students are expected to be able to:

• utilise the knowledge and skills acquired in the areas of study, in particular linguistics, (neuro)anatomy and physiology, speech and language development/disorders and Hearing Science
• apply knowledge and skills acquired in an additional area of further study.