Overview

You'll develop an understanding of the anatomy behind speech and swallowing impairments and provide therapeutic treatment and management options. Build hands-on skills with approximately 1,000 hours of placement on-campus and in clinics across Victoria. You'll also learn how to improve speech pathology services and policies by tackling a fourth-year industry project or research thesis. Speech Pathology (Honours) degree is offered at La Trobe University.

You'll learn:

Therapeutic intervention and management
- Design and manage the best course of treatment for patients with communication and swallowing impairments.
Anatomy and neurophysiology
- Gain an understanding of the functional anatomy and neurophysiology relevant to communication and swallowing and their role in impairment.
The science of speech and hearing
- Discover the latest techniques for investigating sound, speech, and hearing, including the analysis of sound waves and speech, and the psychology of sound perception.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Speech pathology
Professional communication
Health and wellbeing of people with developmental disabilities
Human biosciences
Research and evidence in practice
Understanding health and wellbeing
Analysing and combining words
Anatomy and neurophysiology for speech and swallowing
Communication and swallowing across the lifespan

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-03-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , National

More details

Internationals - The University assesses applications on a rolling basis which means you can apply for the next upcoming intake or available future intakes.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

102

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

480 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Melbourne, Australia

Disciplines

Speech Pathology View 17 other Bachelors in Speech Pathology in Australia

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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

102

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

CRICOS: 0101264

copy of passport
current visa (if applicable)
academic qualifications including completion certificate and academic transcripts (in English translation if required)
evidence of your English language proficiency
any other information specified in the entry requirements for your course (please see course page for list of supplementary forms as required per course)
course syllabus for completed subjects if you are applying for Advanced Standing. These may include learning topics, assessment methods, textbooks, weekly teaching hours and credit points.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

52400 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

9664 AUD / year

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Living costs

Melbourne

Australia

1501 - 2659 AUD / month

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Scholarships Information

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