Preference is given to applicants with passes in GCSE English Language, Mathematics, a modern language and an appropriate biological science such as Biology, Human Biology and Social Biology. If called for a selection interview, they are required to have visited a speech and language therapy clinic.
Interviewees complete a Criminal Records Disclosure Form.
For details of our Curriculum 2000 policy statement please see the overview of the Faculty of Health and Community Studies . The qualification is recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. The programme provides a broad-based multidisciplinary knowledge of human communications, including normal and disordered aspects of development and use. It equips graduates with the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills required to practise as a speech and language therapist. Students study the equivalent of eight modules per year.