Bachelor of Speech Pathology
BSpPath
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-timeCourse available at:
Brisbane, Queensland (from 2014)
Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
1.1 To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Speech Pathology, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
Prerequisites: English (Advanced) or English (Standard) (Band 4) or English as a Second Language (Band 4); plus at least one of biology; chemistry; physics; or personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE).
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA) and at least one of biology; chemistry; physics; health education or physical education (4, SA).
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English; and a study score of at least 25 in one of biology; chemistry; physics; health and human development; or physical education.
1.2 English Proficiency requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English must have either:
- successfully completed at least two full-time years of study in secondary; or
- higher education where the medium of study was English; or
- demonstrated their English proficiency - IELTS Overall Score: 7.0
- Individual score of 6.5 in all tests.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 20 cp from University Core Units;
- 40 cp from Inter-professional Units;
- 150 cp from Speech Pathology Theory Units;
- 110 cp from Integration and Practice Units.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) in an approved sequence before undertaking advanced level units (200 or 300-level) in that sequence.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Inter-professional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL121 | 10 | Human Biological Science 1 |
ALHT106 | 10 | Psychology for Allied Health |
HLSC120 | 10 | Society, Culture and Health |
HLSC220 | 10 | Health Care Ethics |
Speech Pathology Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SPHY100 | 10 | Development and Communication Across the Lifespan |
SPHY102 | 10 | Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
SPHY103 | 10 | Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology |
SPHY104 | 10 | Evidence Based Speech Pathology Practice |
SPHY200 | 10 | Neuroscience for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY201 | 10 | Language Disorders 1 (Developmental) (Pre: SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental)) |
SPHY202 | 10 | Language Disorders 2 (Acquired) (Pre: SPHY205 Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice) |
SPHY204 | 10 | Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental) |
SPHY205 | 10 | Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice (SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY101 Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice, SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology, SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY206 | 10 | Multimodal Communication (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY301 | 10 | Swallowing and Feeding across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY104 Evidence Based Speech Pathology Practice, SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY303 | 10 | Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation for Speech Pathology (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental), SPHY205 Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice) |
SPHY304 | 10 | Disorders of Fluency (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY306 | 10 | Research in Speech Pathology (Pre: SPHY201 Language Disorders 1 (Developmental), SPHY202 Language Disorders 2 (Acquired),SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A, SPHY206 Multimodal Communication, SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY401 | 10 | Transition to Professional Speech Pathology Practice (Pre: SPHY305 Speech Pathology Practice 3B) |
Integration and Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SPHY101 | 10 | Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice |
SPHY203 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2A (Pre: SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY101 Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice, SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology, SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY207 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2B (Pre: SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A, SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental)) |
SPHY302 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3A (Pre: SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental), SPHY205 Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice, SPHY206 Multimodal Communication, SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY305 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3B (Pre: SPHY301 Swallowing and Feeding across the Lifespan, SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A) |
SPHY400 | 30 | Speech Pathology Practice 4A (Pre: SPHY303 Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation for Speech Pathology, SPHY304 Disorders of Fluency, SPHY305 Speech Pathology Practice 3B) |
SPHY402 | 30 | Speech Pathology Practice 4B |
Honours Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ALHT4xx | 10 | Honours Research Design |
ALHT4xx | 10 | Honours Research Project Implementation (Pre ALHT4xx ) |
ALHT4xx | 10 | Honours Dissertation (Pre ALHT4xx ) |
Honours Speech Pathology Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SPHY100 | 10 | Development and Communication Across the Lifespan |
SPHY102 | 10 | Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1) |
SPHY103 | 10 | Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology |
SPHY104 | 10 | Evidence Based Speech Pathology Practice |
SPHY200 | 10 | Neuroscience for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL121 Human Biological Science 1, SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY201 | 10 | Language Disorders 1 (Developmental) (Pre: SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental)) |
SPHY202 | 10 | Language Disorders 2 (Acquired) (Pre: SPHY205 Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice) |
SPHY204 | 10 | Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental) |
SPHY205 | 10 | cquired Speech Disorders and Voice (SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY101 Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice, SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology, SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY206 | 10 | Multimodal Communication (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY301 | 10 | Swallowing and Feeding across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY104 Evidence Based Speech Pathology Practice, SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY303 | 10 | Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation for Speech Pathology (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental), SPHY205 Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice) |
SPHY304 | 10 | Disorders of Fluency (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
Honours Integration and Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SPHY101 | 10 | Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice |
SPHY203 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2A (Pre: SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY101 Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice, SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology, SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY207 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2B (Pre: SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A, SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental)) |
SPHY302 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3A (Pre: SPHY204 Speech Disorders 1 (Developmental), SPHY205 Acquired Speech Disorders and Voice, SPHY206 Multimodal Communication, SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY400 | 30 | Speech Pathology Practice 4A (Pre: SPHY303 Audiology and Aural Rehabilitation for Speech Pathology, SPHY304 Disorders of Fluency, SPHY305 Speech Pathology Practice 3B) |
SPHY404 | 30 | Speech Pathology Practice 4B (Honours) |
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/564335
Page last updated: 2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/564335