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Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology with Honours

University of Canterbury, New Zealand
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Course Overview

Over the four years of the Bachelor of Speech and Language Pathology with Honours (BSLP(Hons)) degree, you will gain the knowledge and skills to assist a wide variety of people with communication and swallowing disorders.

UC students are able to utilise excellent on-site resources including clinics and research facilities.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Course Modules

Compulsory course


Year 1:

  • Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech, Hearing and Swallowing Mechanism

  • Statistics 1

  • One course chosen from the options provided (course title not specified)

  • Five additional 100-level courses from any degree at UC (highly recommended courses: Child and Adolescent Development, Introduction to Communication Disorders, The Art and Science of Human Communication, How Language Works, Introductory Psychology – Brain, Behaviour and Cognition, Introductory Psychology – Social, Personality and Developmental)

Year 2:

  • Language Disorders in Children

  • Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

  • Speech Sound Disorders

  • Neuroscience of Swallowing and Communication

  • Evaluating Research for Clinical Practice

  • Observation and Clinical Practice 1

  • Clinical Practice 2

  • Introduction to Audiologic Assessment and Management

Year 3:

  • Spoken and Written Language Disorders in Education

  • Motor Speech Disorders

  • Dysphagia and Related Disorders – Diagnosis

  • Dysphagia and Related Disorders – Management

  • Voice Science and Disorders

  • Aphasia and Related Disorders

  • Applied Research and Clinical Practice 3

  • Clinical Practice 4

Year 4:

  • Professional Studies 1

  • Fluency Disorders

  • Complex Communication Disorders

  • Professional Studies 2

  • Clinical Practice 5

  • Clinical Practice 6

  • Plus one of either:

    • Research Project

    • Capstone Project

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 7.0 (with no less than 6.5 in each component).

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