The course gives students an opportunity to extend their understanding of normal and disordered human communication and to specialise in one particular area. It provides students with a scientific framework for considering disorders of human communication and is a research training for students who wish to pursue a higher research degree.
Most students combine the part-time course with paid employment.
In addition to these options, other special programmes of study can be mounted on request in the arias of voice disorders, fluency disorders, acquired neurogenic speech and swallowing disorders and community rehabilitation in countries developing services to the communicatively impaired. Applicants with degrees in other appropriate subjects or with other relevant qualifications may be considered. Language Therapists are also eligible but they may be required to take a qualifying examination before admission. Candidates with the necessary qualifications will normally be requested to attend for interview. This course is primarily organised by the Department of Human Communication Science .