BSpPath
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 an Additional Language (Band 4); plus at least one of biology, chemistry, physics, or personal development, health and physical education (PDHPE) (Band 2 for all).
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA) and at least one of biology, chemistry, physics or health education (4, SA).
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in one of biology, chemistry, physics or health and human development.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2020 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
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. Progression Requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
4. 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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Core Curriculum Units
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
| Unit Code |
Credit Points |
Unit Name |
Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I) |
| One unit from: |
| UNCC100 |
10 |
Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society |
Nil |
| PHIL102 |
10 |
Theories of Human Nature |
Nil |
| PHIL104 |
10 |
Introduction to Ethics |
Nil |
| And one unit from: |
| UNCC300 |
10 |
Justice and Change in a Global World |
UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P);
UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
| PHIL320 |
10 |
Ethics, Justice and the Good Society |
Nil |
Inter-professional Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I) |
|---|
| ALHT106 |
10
|
Psychology for Allied Health
|
Nil
|
| BIOL125 |
10
|
Human Biology 1
|
Nil
|
| HLSC120 |
10
|
Indigenous Health and Culture
|
Nil
|
Speech Pathology Theory Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I) |
|---|
| SPHY100 |
10
|
Communication and Development Across the Lifespan
| SPHY103 Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology (P)
|
| SPHY102 |
10
|
Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology
| BIOL125 Human Biology 1 (P)
|
| SPHY103 |
10
|
Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology
|
Nil
|
| SPHY104 |
10
|
Evidence Based Practice for Speech Pathology
|
Nil
|
| SPHY200 |
10
|
Neuroscience for Speech Pathology
| SPHY102 Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology (P)
|
| SPHY201 |
10
|
Language Disorders (Developmental)
| SPHY203 Professional Practice 2A (P)
|
| SPHY202 |
10
|
Language Disorders (Acquired)
| SPHY100 Development and Communication Across the Lifespan, SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology (P)
|
| SPHY204 |
10
|
Speech Disorders (Developmental)
| SPHY100 Communication and Development across the Lifespan (P)
|
| SPHY205 |
10
|
Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)
| SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY203 Speech Pathology Professional Practice 2A (P)
|
| SPHY301 |
10
|
Mealtimes, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan
| SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired) (P)
|
| SPHY303 |
10
|
Voice Disorders across the Lifespan
| SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired), SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B (P)
|
| SPHY304 |
10
|
Fluency Disorders across the Lifespan
| SPHY200 Neuroscience for Speech Pathology, SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B (P)
|
| SPHY306 |
10
|
Research in Speech Pathology
| SPHY204 Speech Disorders (Developmental), SPHY205 Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired), SPHY201
Language Disorders (Developmental), SPHY202 Language Disorders (Acquired) (P)
|
| SPHY307 |
10
|
Complex Cases in Speech Pathology
| SPHY301 Mealtime, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan, SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A, SPHY303 Voice Disorders across the Lifespan (P)
|
| SPHY308 |
10
|
Multimodal Communication across the Lifespan
| SPHY207 Speech Pathology Practice 2B (P)
|
| SPHY401 |
10
|
Contemporary issues in Speech Pathology
|
All SPHY3XX coded (P)
|
Speech Pathology Integration and Practice Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P)
Incompatible Units (I) |
|---|
| SPHY101 |
10
|
Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice
|
Nil
|
| SPHY203 |
10
|
Speech Pathology Practice 2A
| ALHT106 Psychology for Allied Health, All SPHY1XX coded units (P)
|
| SPHY207 |
10
|
Speech Pathology Practice 2B
| SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A, SPHY204 Speech Disorders (Developmental (P)
|
| SPHY302 |
10
|
Speech Pathology Practice 3A
|
All SPHY2XX coded (P)
|
| SPHY305 |
10
|
Speech Pathology Practice 3B
| SPHY301 Mealtime, Feeding and Swallowing across the Lifespan, SPHY302 Speech Pathology Practice 3A, SPHY303 Voice Disorders across the Lifespan (P)
|
| SPHY400 |
30
|
Speech Pathology Practice 4A
|
All SPHY3XX coded units (P)
|
| SPHY402 |
30
|
Speech Pathology Practice 4B
| SPHY400 Speech Pathology Practice 4A (P) |
Page last updated:
2019-09-25
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