B Speech Speech-Language Pathology at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

The Bachelor in Speech-Language Pathology is a four-year professional qualification. Speech-language therapists assess and treat children and adults with communication disorders. Speech-language therapists assess and treat children and adults with communication disorders. These include disorders of speech and language, articulation, voice, fluency, expressive and receptive language problems and feeding and swallowing problems.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Human and Community Development | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year; Speech and Hearing Science; Speech Pathology and Audiology I; Psychology I; Linguistics: Introduction to the Structure of Language I; Linguistics: Language, Mind and Brain I; Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing; Second-year; Neuroanatomy; Linguistics II; Psychology II; Speech-Language Pathology II; Clinical Practical in Speech-Language and Hearing; Third-year; Pract

Career pathways

Community Work and Outreach Educational Settings Government Healthcare Settings Private Practice

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 34. APS 34+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 4 Wait-listing Applicants with an entry requirement of at least 30-33 APS points are wait-listed, subject to place availability. International applicants Additional Selection Criteria Only 30 places are available in the first year of study for the Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology degree. Applicants are selected on the basis of academic merit (i.e. school leaving results and NBT scores). This aligns with the University’s transformation policy for student selection. Potential students are encouraged to observe a speech-language pathology professional, preferably in a public hospital setting. Applicants are required to write the NBT (www.nbt.ac.za) by no later than 17 August.

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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