BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy at Plymouth Marjon University

Here at Marjon, we offer an innovative 3.5 year programme (3 years and 1 semester) with students completing their programme at the end of January in their fourth year of study. This final semester allows students to complete their final placement alongside 2 distance learning modules (Leadership for SLT and the Clinical Research Project) effectively preparing students to enter the workplace on graduation. Speech and language therapists (SLTs) enjoy rewarding, specialist careers working directly and indirectly (e.g. thorough research) with individuals and their families, teachers, carers, nurses, doctors and other allied health professionals.

Faculty: Health & Wellbeing  |  Duration: 3.5 years full-time or up to 7 years part-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

1st Year: Professional knowledge and skills 1, Bioscience for SLT, Introduction to linguistics, Phonetics and phonology, Human development. 2nd Year: Professional knowledge and skills 2, Clinical linguistics and phonetics, Acquired communication disorders 1, Developmental communication disorders 1, Dysphagia and Voice. 3rd Year: Professional knowledge and skills 3, Acquired communication disorders 3, Developmental communication disorders 2, Acquired communication disorders 2, Research methods. 4th Year: Professional knowledge and skills 4, Clinical research project, Leadership for SLT.

Career pathways

On completion you will able to apply to the Health and Care Professions Council for registration as a Speech and Language Therapist and, once registered, you will be able to apply for SLT jobs, for example in the NHS, education, social care or independent sectors. Show video transcript How are you finding the course?

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