Speech and Language Therapy BSc(Hons)

Speech and language therapists work alongside children and adults who have speech, language and communication differences and eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties. Through holistic assessment and management, speech and language therapists collaborate with the individual, their family and/or carer to provide person-centred care that encompasses health, wellbeing, participation, and quality of life. Speech and Language Therapy BSc(Hons) at the University of Huddersfield utilises clinician, academic and service-user input within our teaching and research.

This course has been co-developed by practising speech and language therapists with extensive clinical experience and service-users and carers, who are part of the University's Public Partnership Group (PPG). The PPG will continue to be involved in developing your clinical and professional capabilities, through planning and assisting with teaching and learning sessions. You'll put your clinical and professional capabilities to the test, including eating, drinking and swallowing competencies with various age groups and a variety of settings, through practice-based learning.For further information about the requirements for graduates to develop eating, drinking and swallowing capabilities endorsed by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists visit the placement section.

This course is accredited by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Through three overarching themes, you can develop interdisciplinary knowledge and the core capabilities to undertake holistic assessment and management of individuals with a range of speech and language therapy related difficulties. Those themes are clinical and professional skills, underpinning knowledge, and underpinning clinical knowledge.

The course integrates theory with practical skills in a balanced mix across both paediatrics and adults. Practice-based education, which includes placements, will incorporate all age groups in a variety of contexts and environments. The degree emphasises life-long transferable skills for graduates to implement in a variety of related career pathways too, in, for example clinical, research, leadership, and education.