Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy with Honours – BSpchLngThHons
Allied Health
A course by
Massey University
Massey’s Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy with Honours prepares you for a rewarding career supporting people with speech, language, communication, and swallowing difficulties, combining academic study and extensive clinical experience.
NZ$8,761
inc GST
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Core skills this course teaches
Assess and treat speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders
Graduates will develop a strong foundation in the assessment and intervention of speech, language, communication, and swallowing disorders across the lifespan.
Integrate clinical skills with academic knowledge
About This Course
This four-year honours degree is designed for those aspiring to become speech-language therapists. The curriculum combines academic coursework in linguistics, psychology, biosciences, and professional practice with supervised clinical placements in diverse settings across Aotearoa New Zealand. Graduates are prepared to assess and treat children and adults with varied communication and swallowing disorders, and gain eligibility to register as a speech-language therapist with the New Zealand Speech-language Therapists' Association.
Course Content
- Introduction to language studies
- Phonetics
- Psychology as a natural science
- Human bioscience
- Identity and belonging in Aotearoa New Zealand (Tūrangawaewae)
- Professional and ethical practice in education and health
- Holistic approaches to communication disorders
- Communication development in children
- Memory and cognition
- Early years language and communication support
- Speech sound disorders in children
- Assessment frameworks and procedures
- Introduction to speech-language therapy practice
- Language and communication support in educational contexts
- Neurogenic communication disorders I & II
- Deaf and hard of hearing
- Language learning processes
- Fieldwork and clinical skills
- Augmentative and alternative communication
- Motor speech disorders
- Adult dysphagia
- Research methods for speech and language therapy
- Research project
- Advanced clinical practicum
- Advanced practice in diverse contexts
- Advanced paediatric feeding and swallowing
- Advanced fluency
- Advanced voice disorders, assessment and treatment
Build towards these roles
Speech-language therapist in health, education, or rehabilitation sectorsClinical roles in schools, hospitals, or private practice
Build skills in these industries
HealthEducationRehabilitationPrivate practice
