GraduateNursing & Health Sciences
Master of Speech Pathology
Deakin University, Melbourne/Geelong, VIC, Australia
About this program
Learn to work in partnership with people experiencing communication or swallowing needs, and their carers, families and communities, to support participation, wellbeing and quality of life. With Deakin's Master of Speech Pathology, you will develop the knowledge, skills and practice-based experience to work confidently with people across the lifespan. Co-designed with people with disability, carers and advocates, the course has a unique focus on disability-informed practice, helping you develop specialised skills that set you apart in the workforce. You will build capability in communication and swallowing assessment and intervention, including working with people with disability, including complex disability, in person-centred, culturally responsive and collaborative ways. Practical experience is embedded throughout the course through active, creative and social learning, including interprofessional experiences and scaffolded placements and simulation-based learning.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) 14 credit points of core units: Communication and Swallowing Across the Lifespan
- Professional Practice in Speech Pathology
- Identifying Needs and Providing Speech Pathology Services
- Communication Disorder and Difference
- Research Methods in Health and Social Development
- Speech Pathology Practice A
- Complex Communication Needs and Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- Supporting Swallowing and Mealtimes
- Speech Pathology Practice B
- Speech Pathology Practice with Deaf Communities
- Integrating and Transferring Practice in Speech Pathology Plus 2 credit points via a research pathway (Minor Research Project A/B) or a cour
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Admissions
To be considered for admission to this degree you will need to meet the following criteria: bachelor degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. linguistics, biomedicine, health science); an undergraduate-level (AQF level 7) unit in human anatomy and physiology equivalent to HBS109 Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology. Places are limited and entry is competitive
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