Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours)

Degree Level Undergraduate

Years

Australian students

Start Date
February

Campus
City East

Duration
4 year(s) full-time

Mode
On-campus

Program Code
IHSP

SATAC Code
414502 (Internal)

Study as
Full-time or part-time

Fees
Commonwealth Supported

Entry Requirements
Selection Rank (Internal): 91.80 (for 2020)
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Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.

Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.

Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result, and demonstrate that they
fulfil any prerequisite requirements and essential requirements for admission:

Recent secondary education
Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent
AND
- Qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), and achieved a competitive Selection Rank (ATAR), or
- Complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or
- Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points
Applicants who have not achieved the Selection Rank required for automatic selection may be selected for any
remaining places based on the grades of their year 12 subjects

OR
Higher education study
- Complete or partly complete a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education
  institution, or
- Complete at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at undergraduate level or above
OR
Vocational Education and Training (VET)
- Complete an award from a registered training organisation at Advanced Diploma level or above
OR
Work and life experience
- Qualify for Special Entry, or
- Complete a UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent, or
- Hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past
Essential requirements for admission
Prerequisites
None

Assumed Knowledge
None
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Aim

The program is designed to provide graduates with advanced knowledge and skills for professional practice in speech pathology and provides research training for students wanting to proceed to further study or a research career.

Content & Structure

This program will develop an understanding of typical and acquired communication development, swallowing disorders and clinical practice in speech pathology.

A major section of the early years of the program focuses on the study of anatomy, physiology, biopsychosocial issues and is undertaken with other health sciences students. The second year of study focuses on three streams: human communication science, clinical science in speech pathology, and research methods.

Students will be required to apply their learning during supervised clinical practice throughout the third and fourth years of the program in the UniSA Allied Health Clinic and in professional practice settings.

The program requires completion of 144 units of study

What courses you'll study

Course name	Area and cat no.	Units
FIRST YEAR
Study Period 1, 2 or 3
Foundations of Health	HLTH 1029	4.5
Physiology Essentials 100	BIOL 1051	4.5
Applied Psychology	BEHL 1005	4.5
Introduction to Human Communication Science	HLTH 1061	4.5
Study Period 4, 5 or 6
Head, Neck and Brain	HLTH 1060	4.5
Introduction to Evidence Based Practice and Research in Health Sciences	HLTH 1049	4.5
UO First Peoples' Health	HLTH 1051	4.5
Studies in Language Development	HLTH 1062	4.5
SECOND YEAR
Study Period 1, 2 or 3
Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice	HLTH 2049	4.5
Language Analysis and Assessment	HLTH 2050	4.5
Speech Sound Disorders	HLTH 2051	4.5
Studies in Cognitive Neuroscience and Motor Speech Disorders	HLTH 2052	4.5
Study Period 4, 5 or 6
Introductory Research Methods	BEHL 2005	4.5
Acquired Language and Cognitive Communication Disorders	HLTH 2046	4.5
Child Language Disorders	HLTH 2047	4.5
Hearing Disorders and Fluency Disorders	HLTH 2048	4.5
THIRD YEAR
Study Period 1, 2 or 3
Management in Allied Health Practice	HLTH 3081	4.5
Voice and Speech Science	HLTH 3084	4.5
Counselling and Collaborative Practice in Speech Pathology	HLTH 3078	4.5
Speech Pathology Fieldwork 1	HLTH 3082	4.5
Study Period 4, 5 or 6
Feeding and Swallowing Disorders	HLTH 3080	4.5
Disability and Multimodal Communication	HLTH 3079	4.5
Speech Pathology Fieldwork 2	HLTH 3083	4.5
Health Science Honours Preparation	REHB 3010	4.5
FOURTH YEAR
Study Period 1, 2 or 3
Health Science Honours Thesis	REHB 4012	9
Speech Pathology Fieldwork 3	HLTH 4020	9
Study Period 4, 5 or 6
Integrated Speech Pathology Professional Practice	HLTH 4019	9
Speech Pathology Fieldwork 4	HLTH 4021	9

Rules & notes

Rules

1. All students who, as part of their program, undertake activities where interaction with patients/the public is required, such as in field or clinical placements/visits and in University clinics and gyms, must demonstrate that they have a current National Police Certificate (NPC) through SAPOL (or their home state police service) and a current Department of Human Services (DHS) Working With Children Check (WWCC) which is valid for the duration of the program. The National Police Certificate will list disclosable court outcomes that may prevent clinical placement involvement. The University has a process for reviewing these outcomes to assess suitability for placement.

2. Students will be required to satisfy the standard of dress and behaviour prescribed by institutions in which the clinical placements are undertaken. Failure to satisfy such requirements may prevent them satisfying the requirements for the completion of the program.

3. Attendance requirements apply to the clinical components of the program. Students enrolled in courses with a clinical component will need to attend on a full-time basis for the duration of the clinics.

4. Students who do not maintain continuous enrolment in this program after commencing work integrated learning placements, or are returning from a period of absence of more than 12 months after the 2nd year in the program will be required to undertake a competency assessment and/or recency training at an upfront cost, in addition to the program tuition fees. This is to ensure students have maintained competency in the required skills to protect the safety of the public during work integrated learning arrangements.

Notes

1. Students are advised that they may be required to spend time in a placement outside Adelaide in a country or interstate location.

2. Students may be required to undertake fieldwork placement outside normal university teaching weeks

3. Students are strongly encouraged to study on a full-time basis. Students seeking part-time study must discuss this with the Program Director prior to enrolment.

Professional accreditation and recognition

This program has received provisional accreditation with Speech Pathology Australia. The Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) is undertaking accreditation processes in accordance with the accreditation procedures of Speech Pathology Australia.