Speech and Language Therapy - BSc (Hons)

Manchester Metropolitan University

As a speech and language therapist, you’ll work with adults and children who may have language, speech, communication, stammering, voice, or swallowing needs. You’ll work with clients to identify their communication needs and support them to communicate more confidently and comfortably. On this course, you’ll explore topics from the structure of language and how speech sounds are expressed, to anatomy, the psychology behind our development, aging, and the effects of politics on Service provision. You’ll study the techniques, skills and methods used to assess, analyse and manage clients, such as using boards with symbols that children can point to, or swallowing assessments for adults who have had a stroke to determine the therapy they need. You’ll complete clinical placements in each year of study. Past placements included working in a hospital with adults who have had strokes, special educational needs (SEN) provision for teenagers, and in community clinics.

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- After graduation, you’re eligible to apply for professional registration with the HCPC, which means you can practise as a speech and language therapist, and gain membership of the RCSLT. *

- You’ll go on clinical placements in every year of study, helping to strengthen both practical and clinical skills. *

- You’ll have access to our on-campus ICON Centre, which features a wide range of high-tech equipment for speech analysis and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). *

- You’ll learn from experienced and professionally registered speech and language therapists. *

- 97.5% of our students said academic staff were easy to contact (BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy, NSS Survey 2025). *

- We are 13th for BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy in the UK (Complete University Guide, 2026).