BSc (Hons) Speech & Language Therapy at Cardiff Metropolitan University

Programme overview

A three-year honours degree accredited by the Health & Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, qualifying graduates to practise as speech and language therapists (subject to HCPC registration). Students complete over 550 directly supervised clinical placement hours and have a Welsh-medium pathway covering up to a third of the course. NHS funded with limited places. Taught at Llandaff Campus.

Faculty: Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences | Duration: 3 years full time | Intake: 2027 entry (deferred applications not considered) | Location: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one covers linguistics, phonetics, anatomy, physiology and psychology with nursery and communication partner placements. Year two focuses on specific speech and language disorders, assessment and management of client groups, hearing and audiology and dysphagia, with two block placements. Year three covers specialised clinical areas such as bilingualism, stammering, voice, multiple disability and augmentative and alternative communication, with extended placements and a research project.

Career pathways

Qualified speech and language therapists in hospitals, health centres, schools and specialist units, in the NHS and education service (newly qualified therapists start at Band 5); postgraduate study or research.

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Entry requirements

A levels: minimum grades ABB in three clearly separate subject areas (a science subject such as Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics is desirable but not essential), or BBB plus grade B in the Welsh Advanced Skills Baccalaureate; A level Double Award counts as one A level. BTEC National / Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DDD considered depending on subject and overall application. T Level: a science subject considered alongside a further relevant Level 3 academic qualification. Access to Higher Education Diploma: 30 Level 3 credits at Distinction in Biology and an equivalent science, Merits in the remaining Level 3 credits (Biosciences, Health Care, Health Science or Science diplomas). IB Diploma: minimum two Grade 6 and one Grade 5 at Higher Level. Irish Leaving Certificate: 2 x H2 and 2 x H1. Scottish Advanced Highers: BCC. GCSE: five including grade C/4 or above in English Language (or Welsh First Language) and Science, and grade B/5 or above in Mathematics (or Mathematics - Numeracy); a foreign language GCSE is desirable. Evidence of successful academic study at pre-university level within the past five years and an academic reference on the UCAS form are required. Successful interview, DBS and Occupational Health check. Contextual offers are available. English: academic IELTS 7.5 overall with at least 7.0 in all elements, or equivalent. International applicants who do not qualify for the NHS bursary cannot be considered.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Full-time home undergraduate tuition fee; may increase by any level permitted by the Welsh Government. Source

International applicants: GBP 16,000 a year (2026/27). Full-time international undergraduate tuition fee. Source

Intake: 2027 entry (deferred applications not considered)

Duration: 3 years full time

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