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BSc Speech and Language Therapy
University of East Anglia (UEA)
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Course Summary
- Type: BSc
- Location: Norwich, United Kingdom
- Duration: 3 Years
- Deadline: 20-12-2013
Course Description
This degree combines academic study with clinical practice and leads to a professional qualification. Speech and language therapists work with people of all ages. There are 2.5 million people in the UK who have a communication disorder of some kind. Speech and language therapists aim to maximise the communication potential of the people with whom they work and improve their quality of life.
Speech and language therapists assess, diagnose, and provide intervention for a wide range of speech and language difficulties. In doing so they integrate knowledge from a number of complex disciplines such as neurology, linguistics, phonetics, psychology and physiology, as well as evidence from clinical practice. This requires commitment, motivation, and an ability to solve problems. In the National Student Survey 2012, Speech and Language Therapy ranked joint 2nd in the UK for teaching, and 4th overall with a satisfaction rate of 96%.
Career opportunities for Speech and Language Therapists are varied and exciting - from the NHS to schools, the armed forces, and other providers of health and social care.
