Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-registration)
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our MSc Speech and Language Therapy (Pre-Registration) course is an accelerated, two-year postgraduate course aimed at graduates who wish to prepare to practise as a registered speech and language therapist. Our course content reflects the values of the NHS constitution and combines theory and practical sessions over 45 weeks per year. On the course, you’ll study topics including developmental language disorder, stroke, and difficulties with eating, drinking or swallowing (dysphagia).
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Key highlights
- Accelerated two-year route for graduates into speech and language therapy
- Prepares you to practise as a registered speech and language therapist
- Combines theory and practical sessions over 45 weeks per year
- Course content reflects the values of the NHS constitution
- Covers developmental language disorder, stroke and dysphagia
- Explores autism, stammering, mental health and speech sound disorders
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — or above
- Additional condition: interview — Applicants must meet requirements for NHS values-based assessment at interview, have Occupational Health Assessment and a satisfactory enhanced DBS report.
- Additional condition: dbs_check — Applicants must meet requirements for NHS values-based assessment at interview, have Occupational Health Assessment and a satisfactory enhanced DBS report.
- Additional condition: occupational_health — Applicants must meet requirements for NHS values-based assessment at interview, have Occupational Health Assessment and a satisfactory enhanced DBS report.
Scholarships
Allan and Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust Scholarships
The scholarship award will cover the programme tuition fees of £22,000 and includes a bursary of £11,250.
Up to £22,000Business School International Postgraduate Scholarship
£5,000 in the first year of study.
Up to £5,000Postgraduate International Scholarship
£5,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for most eligible postgraduate taught courses. £3,000 tuition fee scholarship in the first year of study for the selected programmes.
Careers this course leads to
- Speech and language therapist
- NHS speech and language therapist
- Paediatric speech and language therapist
- Adult neurology speech and language therapist
- Dysphagia specialist speech and language therapist
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £22,000 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Manchester Metropolitan University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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