Speech pathologists are allied health professionals responsible for the assessment and treatment of children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders, such as delayed speech and language development, cleft lip and palate, voice disorders and stuttering.

When you study a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at UON you are accessing the most comprehensive degree of its kind in Australia, opening up experiences and job opportunities like no other.

What you will study

You will develop competencies and learn the necessary skills to confidently take on the full range of conditions that speech pathologists assess and rehabilitate, including:

• All acquired and developmental human communication disorders
• Audiology
• Swallowing disorders
• Phonological and articulatory disorders
• Stuttering
• Voice disorders
• Communication disorders of neurological origin

Students will study a variety of foundation courses including:

• Linguistics
• Psychology
• Bioscience
• Anatomy
• Neuroscience

Gain professionally accredited expertise in all areas of speech pathology. The strong experience-based nature of this degree, along with an internationally recognised professional accreditation, prepares UON graduates for immediate professional employment. In fact, 87% of our graduates in 2016 were employed within four months of completion.

Opportunities exist in:

• hospitals
• community health centres
• schools
• rehabilitation units
• nursing homes
• specialist disability services
• academic research
• management positions
• private practice