Overview

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

Careers

We have a speech and language pathology clinic on campus and the opportunity to go on placement to speech-language therapy clinics at hospitals, schools, and other facilities nationwide and overseas.

You will learn skills to help with client assessment, and the planning, management, and evaluation of therapy programmes.

Graduates work with children with autism or language delays, helping stroke patients relearn speech and swallowing, developing new communication devices and tests, building their own private practices, and more.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Statistics

Child and Adolescent Development

Language Disorders in Children

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Speech Sound Disorders

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-13 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

98

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PTE Academic

69

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IELTS

7

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Christchurch, New Zealand

Disciplines

Language Studies Speech Pathology

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

98

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PTE Academic

69

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission to UC with University Entrance (or equivalent) is required to enrol.

One or more courses in this degree may also require vaccinations. Check each course page for more details.

International students with English as a second language must provide evidence of IELTS (Academic) 7.0, with no score lower than 6.5, before admission to the First Professional Year (second year of study)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

44150 NZD / year

≈ 44150 NZD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

8271 NZD / year

≈ 8271 NZD / year

Additional Details

The ‘Tuition fee total’ is an estimate only. Your total study cost will depend on the courses you choose, and will include additional costs such as student levies, insurance, retakes, and other course-related costs.

Second-Fourth Years (Professional Years)

International students: $49,025 per 120 points

National students: $9,324 per 120 points

Living costs

Christchurch

New Zealand

1300 - 2000 NZD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Careers

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Living costs

Christchurch

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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