Speech and Language Therapy - BSc (Hons)

University of East Anglia UEA

**Course Overview****Why BSc Speech & Language Therapy at UEA?** Join our friendly and established three-year full-time programme to arm you with the theory, methods and skills to embark on a career as a speech and language therapist. You'll be introduced to a diverse range of speech, language, communication and swallowing needs across the lifespan, in a supportive close-knit multiprofessional environment that focuses on building your transferable skills. **Why choose UEA?*** **Project-sustained curriculum:** Our unique innovative design supports your knowledge and skill development through ten career-beneficial practical projects on our highly integrated and contextualised modules* **Supportive placement structure:** Build your confidence in service user interaction from your very first term with our established Conversation Partners programme* **Specialist staff and resources:** Learn from our broad and passionate range of experienced clinicians and subject-area specialists in areas such as phonetics, linguistics, psychology and anatomy, with regular support from local leading clinicians and service users. Make use of our Clinical Skills Area resources to support your study**What is BSc Speech & Language Therapy?** Our Speech and Language Therapy programme trains you to support individuals and their families living with a wide range of communication and/or swallowing needs, working with people of any age and from any background. Your course will interweave the disciplines of linguistics, phonetics, psychology, and biology in a wide-ranging exploration of speech and language therapy research and practice, including your completion of pre-registration eating, drinking and swallowing competencies. In studying BSc Speech and Language Therapy at UEA, you'll be supported to integrate your learning as you go. As you explore aspects of Speech and Language Therapy theory as well as the contributory disciplines, you'll begin to consider their relevance to clinical practice through a series of client-group-orientated modules. Your practice education journey begins with confidence-building experiences focusing on core supported communication and reflection skills in year one. This is followed by two block placements with practice partners across the region in year 2 and an extended placement in year three. **Disclaimer**Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider’s website: **www.uea.ac.uk**

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