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BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
A long-established pre-registration course training speech and language therapists, using on-site clinics and external placements. Lasts three and a half years full-time.
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Programme overview
A clearer look at BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
A long-established pre-registration course training speech and language therapists, using on-site clinics and external placements. Lasts three and a half years full-time.
This 42-month undergraduate route concentrates on understand health, wellbeing and care across communities, develop person-centred communication and professional judgement, explore policy, safeguarding and service improvement. A placement or professional-experience option is recorded, which can help connect academic learning with workplace practice when available.
Course focus
What you can expect to explore
- Understand health, wellbeing and care across communities.
- Develop person-centred communication and professional judgement.
- Explore policy, safeguarding and service improvement.
Skills development
Capabilities you can build
- Person-centred communication
- Evidence evaluation
- Professional judgement
- Service-improvement thinking
The balance of technical, academic and professional skills depends on the modules and assessments offered for your intake.
Learning experience
How you may learn
- Applied work such as case studies, workshops, projects or problem-based tasks.
- Independent study and progressively more complex assignments or projects.
- A placement or professional-experience route is recorded; its length, availability and eligibility should be confirmed for the selected intake.
Who is this course for?
A strong fit for students beginning higher education who want to build knowledge, practical capability and graduate-level skills over time. Entry requirements still determine eligibility, and students should compare the official module list with their own career goals before applying.
Career direction
Where it may lead
Relevant career directions may include:
- Health-service coordinator
- Care manager
- Community support professional
- Service-improvement officer
These are examples, not guaranteed outcomes. Employment depends on your experience, location, professional registration where applicable and the modules completed.
Course contents
Published course content for this programme.
27 curriculum items were captured from the university’s official course page. These may include modules, course units or published curriculum topics, and can change by intake, pathway and availability.
- 01Professional knowledge and skills 1Published course content
- 02Bioscience for SLTPublished course content
- 03Introduction to linguisticsPublished course content
- 04Phonetics and phonologyPublished course content
- 05Human developmentPublished course content
- 06Professional knowledge and skills 2Published course content
- 07Clinical linguistics and phoneticsPublished course content
- 08Acquired communication disorders 1Published course content
- 09Developmental communication disorders 1Published course content
- 10Dysphagia and VoicePublished course content
- 11Professional knowledge and skills 3Published course content
- 12Acquired communication disorders 3Published course content
- 13Developmental communication disorders 2Published course content
- 14Acquired communication disorders 2Published course content
- 15Research methodsPublished course content
- 16Professional knowledge and skills 4Published course content
- 17Clinical research projectPublished course content
- 18Leadership for SLTPublished course content
- 19This course is perfect if you’re curious aboutPublished course content
- 20See where our graduates are nowPublished course content
- 21May ManderPublished course content
- 22Jack GriffithsPublished course content
- 23Hayley GrovesPublished course content
- 24Dr. Julia StewartPublished course content
- 25Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (RCSLT)Published course content
- 26Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)Published course content
- 27Alex MallinsonPublished course content
Entry requirements
Can I apply?
- Academic
- A-levels BBC-ABB; modules should include Biology and Psychology
- Sri Lankan qualifications
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- English (IELTS)
- 6.0 in each component (IELTS for UKVI)
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Course information checked October 2026 from the official course page on marjon.ac.uk. The expanded description is original GEC guidance built from the recorded course summary, award level and subject; it does not reproduce a university or partner listing word for word. Exact modules, teaching, assessment, professional recognition, fees, entry requirements and intakes can change. We confirm the latest details with Plymouth Marjon University before you apply. Global Educational Consultants is an independent consultancy.