Clinical practice is taught throughout the course with placements in the Philippa Cottam Clinic, in speech and language therapy clinics in Sheffield and the surrounding areas, and follow up tutorial teaching in the Department. Students are encouraged to develop their personal skills both in the academic area and in the evolution of their clinical approach. Evaluation of research is encouraged throughout the course and fourth year students are required to complete a research project of their own as part of their final degree assessment. This is the study of normal interpersonal human communication and of the range of types of communication impairment which commonly occur. All the main types of communication impairment are defined, and their characteristics and causes studied.
Students learn how to evaluate and diagnose each disorder.
They also learn the principles and practice of appropriate treatment and management procedures. Linguistics Linguistics can be defined as the scientific study of language and human communication. It covers both spoken and written language. Psychology is the study of behaviour. It is a wide ranging subject which includes the study of psychobiology, social psychology and psychological disorders, cognition and developmental psychology.