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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Full Time
Sep 2027
3 Year
If you want a client-centred, evidence-based education in the field of speech and language therapy, our three-year BSc programme is the right choice for you. Our course, which is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) uses a variety of innovative activities and placements. After successful completion of this course, you will be ready to apply to the HCPC for registration as a speech and language therapist. Speech and language therapists support people of all ages who have communication and/or swallowing difficulties. Delivered at the West Midlands’ only training site for speech and language therapists, this course is designed to prepare you to achieve excellence and professional autonomy in clinical practice. You will learn through a variety of formats, including workshops, interactive lectures, and simulation sessions, at our recently extended £71 million campus, with state-of-the-art facilities. You will also benefit from the Virtual Case Creator (VCC), which enables us to simulate clinical scenarios in a virtual environment. Throughout the course, you will develop your understanding of research and evidence-based practice, so that you can contribute to the future development of the speech and language therapy profession. You will undertake two major clinical placements, during which you will be immersed in all aspects of clinical practice. Towards the end of your clinical placement in your third year, you are likely to be managing your own caseload of clients, and you will have the option to participate in a number of extracurricular activities, including an opportunity for international exchange. Our graduates can go on to work as speech and language therapists in a wide range of settings including the NHS, schools, charities and private practices.
Introduction to Professional Practice for the Speech and Language Therapist is a Level 4 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module is the start of your journey to becoming an autonomous and safe practitioner, providing you with the foundational skills needed to safely operate as a student professional within the context of current and future speech and language therapy services.
Application of Professional Skills for the Speech and Language Therapist is a Level 4 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module builds on the learning from Introduction to Professionalism for the Speech and Language Therapist and supports you to apply this knowledge to practical situations. You will begin to develop key clinical skills, including observation and clinical case-history taking, which are essential for future practice. Through practical activities, you will be encouraged to reflect on your development as a student speech and language therapist.
Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics for the Speech and Language Therapist is a level 4 module in the pre-registration BSc. (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module covers core profession-specific theoretical concepts and key skills in Linguistics and Phonetics which are relevant to you as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Introduction to Research Methods for the Speech and Language Therapist is a level 4 module in the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module introduces you to research and its contribution to evidence-based practice and aims to develop your knowledge of research and evidence-based practice.
Introduction to Human Development across the Lifespan is a level 4 module in the pre registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module introduces you to essential psychological theory and the anatomical and physiological foundations necessary for the study and practice of Speech and Language Therapy. It will provide insight into the physical and psychological aspects of typical human development across early years, school age, adolescence through to the ageing population. There will be a focus on the relationship between psychology and physiology in the development of speech, language, communication and swallowing through the lifespan.
Introduction to Communication and Swallowing Disorders across the Lifespan is a level 4 module in the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module introduces you to the profession-specific knowledge and skills required to understand, appraise and begin to manage communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. You will develop an understanding of the nature, features and impact of a wide range of communication and swallowing impairments, including conditions that are developmental, as well as those that are acquired.
The module is the first clinical placement that you will complete as part of the BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy course. The module builds upon the teaching and learning that you have been exposed to in Introductions to Professionalism for the Speech and Language Therapist. Through the placement experience you are asked to utilise your growing knowledge of professionalism and growing appreciation of reflective practice and reflexivity.
Principles of Appraisal for Acquired Communication and Swallowing Difficulties is a Level 5 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. The module introduces you to the theoretical and practical foundations of appraisal for individuals with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties across a range of aetiologies and care contexts. It supports the development of safe, strengths-based, holistic and culturally responsive assessment practices aligned with professional and regulatory standards, developing your ability to interpret clinical information, identify appraisal tools and apply current evidence to clinical decision-making.
Principles of Appraisal for Developmental Communication and Swallowing Difficulties is a Level 5 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. The module introduces you to the theoretical and practical foundations of appraisal for individuals with developmental communication and swallowing difficulties across a range of aetiologies and care contexts. It supports the development of safe, strengths-based, holistic and culturally responsive assessment practices aligned with professional and regulatory standards, developing your ability to interpret clinical information, identify appraisal tools and apply current evidence to clinical decision-making.
Clinical Preparedness Assessment, Analysis and Professional Skills is a level 5 module in the preregistration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. The aim of this module is to develop your professional and clinical skills in preparation for your clinical placement. Building on prior learning about professionalism and knowledge around conditions and assessment, you will engage in structured practical experiences that simulate key aspects of speech and language therapy practice.
Person-Centred Management for Developmental Communication and Swallowing Difficulties is a Level 5 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme that builds directly on your prior learning about appraisal and assessment. The module focuses on developing your ability to plan, justify and evaluate management approaches for individuals with developmental communication and swallowing difficulties, drawing on assessment findings, current evidence, and lived experience perspectives.
Person-Centred Management for Acquired Communication and Swallowing Difficulties is a Level 5 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme that builds directly on your prior learning about appraisal and assessment. The module focuses on developing your ability to plan, justify and evaluate management approaches for individuals with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties, drawing on assessment findings, current evidence, and lived experience perspectives.
Intermediate Research and Evidence Based Practice for the Speech and Language Therapist is a level 5 module in the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. Building on the foundational aspects of research design introduced at Level 4, this module aims to support the development of your understanding of specific research methodologies that underpin the evidence base in speech and language therapy. It will enhance your ability to critically appraise the evidence base for speech and language therapy practice.
This module is your second professional clinical practice placement that builds upon both teaching and learning completed at level 4 and 5 (semester 1). You will actively in engage in clinical activity appraising a range of individual’s speech, language and communication and swallowing needs.
Advanced Person-Centred management of Communication and swallowing difficulties is a Level 6 module within the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. Building on knowledge gained from level 5, this module aims to support you to develop advanced clinical reasoning and decision-making skills, enabling you to integrate theory, evidence-based practice, and professional judgement when working with individuals whose needs extend beyond single-diagnosis presentations. Additionally, you will learn about conditions which may require more specialist input. This is an important module as it will provide a solid underpinning for working in more specialist settings.
Professional Practice and Readiness for Entry-Level Speech and Language Therapy is a level 6 module in the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module builds on prior learning to further develop and refine the knowledge, skills and professional behaviours required for safe and effective practice as a newly qualified Speech and Language Therapist. It is underpinned by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards and focuses on supporting you to become fit for purpose and work-ready at the point of qualification.
Equity, Liberty and Social Issues (in Speech and Language Therapy) is a level 6 module in the preregistration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module builds on the knowledge and skills relating to professional practice that you developed in levels 4 and 5. It allows you to use a critical lens to examine your own positionality as a clinician, as well examining the profession as a whole, to work towards becoming an inclusive and culturally responsive newly qualified practitioner.
Consolidation of Research and Evidence Based Practice is a level 6 module in the pre-registration BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy programme. This module will support you in consolidating and applying principles of research design & methodology to the development of a research proposal that addresses a clinical need related to speech and language therapy. You will critically examine research evidence to present a rationale for your own research question and design. It will therefore highlight the way in which research can inform and develop clinical practice in speech and language therapy.
This module is your third and final professional clinical practice placement. This module is located in level 6, in the final semester of study. You are required integrate the teaching, learning and clinical knowledge and skills that you have acquired on the course to demonstrate your readiness to transition into employment at the end of the placement.
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