Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)

Accredited by Speech Pathology Australia, the Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) prepares you for professional practice as a speech pathologist. You will be involved in the study and treatment of communication and speech disorders in children and adults, including problems with speaking, comprehension, reading, writing, voice problems and stuttering.

During this four year degree you will:

• Learn from leading experts researching in a range of specialist areas in communication sciences and disorders. 
• Experience hands-on learning and clinical practice. You will develop the ability to work with children and adults with communication difficulties caused by congenital or developmental problems, illness, and emotional or physical trauma.
• Study a wide-range of areas in speech therapy, including speech science, linguistics and phonetics, neuroscience, motor speech and dysphagia, and counselling and behaviour management for communication disorders.
• Observe clients in your first year before commencing clinical practice from your second year, practicing under supervision in the on-campus clinic, hospitals, community health centres, developmental disability services, schools and specialist clinics.

Why study with us?

• You'll gain real-world, hands-on training through clinical placements within our extensive network of clinical partners.
• You'll learn from highly respected practitioners, clinicians and researchers.
• With a multidisciplinary focus, we prepare graduates with generalist and specialist healthcare knowledge and skills.
• Our research ranks "well above world class" (Excellence in Research for Australia level 5).
• We offer a range of leadership and student support programs to give you the best possible opportunity for success.
• We have world-class facilities, with purpose-built laboratories and on-site health clinics. 
• In 2021, we will move to the purpose-built Health Precinct at Camperdown campus, which will for the first time bring multiple health disciplines together in a facility that translates research into education and clinical services.