Master of Speech Pathology
Federation University Australia
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00103D
If you have completed an undergraduate degree in a cognate area such as health science, education or nursing, this program will help you build specialist knowledge in diagnosing and treating people of all ages with communication and/or swallowing disorders as a result of illness, injury or disability. Completion of this program qualifies you to work as a speech pathologist, as either a sole therapist or as part of an interdisciplinary team.
Structure
2 year full-time equivalent program (flexible delivery options).
Subjects
- Anatomy and physiology for speech pathology
- Introduction to speech pathology
- Introduction to linguistics and phonetics
- Applied psycholinguistics for speech pathology
- Lifespan development and communication
- Health and healthcare in Australia
- Language acquisition
- Evidence-based health care
- Health promotion for health professionals
- Speech pathology development and impairment
- Speech pathology clinical practice
- Language development and impairment
- Acquired language and speech impairment
- Case studies in speech pathology
- Healthcare in rural and regional Australia Swallowing disabilities across the life span
- Complex case studies in speech pathology
- Professional Honours project
- Advanced clinical reasoning.
Standard entry requirements
The application method varies depending on your circumstances, please visit study.federation.edu.au
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Gippsland (Churchill) | No |
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| Gippsland (Churchill) | No |
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| Mount Helen (Ballarat) | No |
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| Mount Helen (Ballarat) | No |
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