Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Pass and Honours)
BSpPath
BSpPath(Hons)
BSpPath(Hons)
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time.
Course available at:
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
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 (EAL) 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.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
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 Curriculum Units;
- 30 cp from Inter-professional Units;
- 160 cp from Speech Pathology Theory Units;
- 110 cp from Integration and Practice Units.
3. Admission Requirements - Honours Degree
To be eligible to apply for admission to the Honours program, a student must have completed 160 cp from years 1 and 2 of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology pass degree, with a grade point average of at least 5.75 on the ACU seven point scale.
4. Completion Requirements - Honours Degree
To qualify for the Bachelor of Speech Pathology Honours degree a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units
- 30 cp from Inter-professional Units
- 140 cp from Honours Speech Pathology Theory Units
- 50 cp from Honours Integration and Practice Units
- 80 cp from Honours units
5. Progression Requirements
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.
5. Exit Points
A student who has successfully completed 240 cp from Specified units, including Core Curriculum units may exit from the course with following qualification:
- Bachelor of Allied Health
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 Curriculum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society |
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society; Inc: UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture (International), UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context) |
Inter-professional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ALHT106 | 10 | Psychology for Allied Health |
BIOL125 | 10 | Human Biology 1 |
HLSC120 | 10 | Indigenous Health and Culture |
Speech Pathology Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ANAT104 | 10 | Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL125 Human Biology 1) |
SPHY100 | 10 | Communication and Development Across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY103 | 10 | Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology |
SPHY104 | 10 | Evidence Based Practice for Speech Pathology |
SPHY200 | 10 | Neuroscience for Speech Pathology (Pre: ANAT104 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY201 | 10 | Language Disorders (Developmental) (Pre: SPHY203 Professional Practice 2A) |
SPHY202 | 10 | Language Disorders (Acquired) (Pre: SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY204 | 10 | Speech Disorders (Developmental) (Pre: SPHY100 Communication and Development across the Lifespan) |
SPHY205 | 10 | Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired) (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY203 Speech Pathology Professional Practice 2A) |
SPHY301 | 10 | Mealtimes, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)) |
SPHY303 | 10 | Voice Disorders across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired), SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY304 | 10 | Fluency Disorders across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY306 | 10 | Research in Speech Pathology (Pre: SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A) |
SPHY307 | 10 | Complex Cases in Speech Pathology (Pre: SPHY301 Mealtime, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan, SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A, SPHY303 Voice Disorders across the Lifespan) |
SPHY308 | 10 | Multimodal Communication across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY401 | 10 | Contemporary issues in Speech Pathology (Pre: All SPHY3XX coded) |
Speech Pathology Integration and Practice Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
SPHY101 | 10 | Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice |
SPHY203 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2A (Pre: ALHT106 Psychology for Allied Health, All SPHY1XX coded units) |
SPHY207 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2B (Pre: SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A, SPHY204 Speech Disorders (Developmental) |
SPHY302 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3A (All SPHY2XX coded) |
SPHY305 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3B (Pre: SPHY301 Mealtime, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan, SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A, SPHY303 Voice Disorders across the Lifespan) |
SPHY400 | 30 | Speech Pathology Practice 4A (Pre: All SPHY3XX coded units) |
SPHY402 | 30 | Speech Pathology Practice 4B (Pre: SPHY400 Speech Pathology Practice 4A) |
Honours University Core Curriculum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society |
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society; Inc: UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture (International), UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context) |
Honours Inter-professional Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ALHT106 | 10 | Psychology for Allied Health |
BIOL125 | 10 | Human Biology 1 |
HLSC120 | 10 | Indigenous Health and Culture |
Honours Speech Pathology Theory Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ANAT104 | 10 | Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology (Pre: BIOL125 Human Biology 1) |
SPHY100 | 10 | Communication and Development Across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY103 | 10 | Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology |
SPHY104 | 10 | Evidence Based Practice for Speech Pathology |
SPHY200 | 10 | Neuroscience for Speech Pathology (Pre: ANAT104 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY201 | 10 | Language Disorders (Developmental) (Pre: SPHY203 Professional Practice 2A) |
SPHY202 | 10 | Language Disorders (Acquired) (Pre: SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology, SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology) |
SPHY204 | 10 | Speech Disorders (Developmental) (Pre: SPHY100 Communication and Development across the Lifespan) |
SPHY205 | 10 | Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired) (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY203 Speech Pathology Professional Practice 2A) |
SPHY301 | 10 | Mealtimes, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)) |
SPHY303 | 10 | Voice Disorders across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired), SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY304 | 10 | Fluency Disorders across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
SPHY307 | 10 | Complex Cases in Speech Pathology in Speech Pathology (Pre: SPHY301 Mealtime, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan, SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A, SPHY303 Voice Disorders across the Lifespan) |
SPHY308 | 10 | Multimodal Communication across the Lifespan (Pre: SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B) |
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: ALHT106 Psychology for Allied Health, All SPHY1XX coded units) |
SPHY207 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 2B (Pre: SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A, SPHY204 Speech Disorders (Developmental) |
SPHY302 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3A (All SPHY2XX coded) |
SPHY305 | 10 | Speech Pathology Practice 3B (Pre: SPHY301 Mealtime, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan) |
Honours Units
ALHT404 | 10 | Honours Research Project Implementation (Pre: ALHT405 Honours Research Design) |
ALHT405 | 10 | Honours Research Design |
ALHT406 | 20 | Honours Dissertation (Pre: ALHT404 Honours Research Project Implementation) |
SPHY403 | 20 | Speech Pathology Practice 4A (Honours) (Pre: All SPHY 3XX coded units,ALHT405 Honours Research Design) |
SPHY404 | 20 | Speech Pathology Practice 4B (Honours) (Pre: SPHY403 Speech Pathology Practice 4A (Honours,) ALHT404 Honours Research Project Implementation) |
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1273143
Page last updated: 2017-06-29
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1273143