BSpPath
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Speech Pathology, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|---|
Australian Capital Territory | Pre-requisites: a study score of at least 133 in English-T (Major) or ESL (Major); and a study score of at least 97 in one of Biology-T, Chemistry-T, or Physics-T. |
New South Wales | English (Standard) (Band 4) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4); plus at least one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, (Band 2). |
Queensland | English (Units 3 & 4, C); one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C) |
Victoria | Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics . |
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2026 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 40 cp from Inter-professional Units (Part A);
- 170 cp from Speech Pathology Theory Units (Part B);
- 90 cp from Integration and Practice Units (Part C);
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D);
Exit points
A student who has successfully completed 220 to 230cp from the Bachelor of Speech Pathology units excluding the Core Curriculum units; and 10 to 20cp from the Core Curriculum units may exit with the following qualification:
- Bachelor of Allied Health
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.
Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 170 credit points from the following:
- SPHY100Communication and Development Across the Lifespan10 CP
- SPHY102Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology10 CP
- SPHY103Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology10 CP
- SPHY105Foundations of Speech Pathology Practice10 CP
- SPHY201Language Disorders (Developmental)10 CP
- SPHY202Language Disorders (Acquired)10 CP
- SPHY209Speech disorders (developmental) and hearing10 CP
SPHY209 replaces SPHY204 from S1 2023 due to title change
- SPHY205Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)10 CP
- SPHY301Swallowing, Feeding, and Mealtime across the Lifespan10 CP
- SPHY303Voice Disorders Across the Lifespan10 CP
- SPHY304Fluency Disorders Across the Lifespan10 CP
- SPHY309Language, literacy and cognition across the lifespan10 CP
- SPHY310Community Development, Public Health and Speech Pathology10 CP
- ALHT420Global Perspectives of Community-Centred Practice10 CP
- SPHY405Workplaces and Work Readiness for Speech Pathology10 CP
SPHY405 is in S1 from 2025.
- SPHY406Disability and Technology in Contemporary Speech Pathology Practice10 CP
SPHY406 is in S2 from 2025.
- SPHY407Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology - 110 CP
- SPHY408Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology 210 CP
Complete exactly 90 credit points from the following:
- SPHY101Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice10 CP
- SPHY203Speech Pathology Practice 2A10 CP
- SPHY207Speech Pathology Practice 2B10 CP
- SPHY302Speech Pathology Practice 3A10 CP
- SPHY305Speech Pathology Practice 3B10 CP
- SPHY415Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4A20 CP
- SPHY416Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4B20 CP
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- PHCC106Making Sense: Practical Reasoning for Life and Career10 CP
- THCC100Revolutionary Values: Christianity in History10 CP
- THCC101People Matter: Catholic Social Thought10 CP
- TPCC100Life and Meaning: Imagining Ourselves through Art and Cinema10 CP
- PHCC201The Origins of the Sciences and Contemporary Challenges10 CP
- THCC200Justice in the World: Catholic Social Ethics in Global Perspective10 CP
- THCC202Sacred Land: Australian Indigenous Spiritualities and Catholic Thought10 CP
- TPCC201Ecology and Justice10 CP
- TPCC202Conflict, Violence and Peace-making10 CP
Course map
Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.
Course maps are subject to change.
Commencing Semester 1 2025
- Inter-professional UnitsALHT106Psychology for Allied Health10.0 cp
- Inter-professional UnitsHLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY103Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY101Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY102Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology10.0 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY100Communication and Development Across the Lifespan10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY105Foundations of Speech Pathology Practice
(Pre: SPHY101 & SPHY103)
10.0 cp
- Inter-professional UnitsALHT210Neuroscience for Allied Health
(Pre: ALHT 106 and SPHY102)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY201Language Disorders (Developmental)
(Pre: ALHT106 & SPHY100 & SPHY105)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY209Speech disorders (developmental) and hearing
(Pre: ALHT106 & SPHY100 & SPHY105)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY203Speech Pathology Practice 2A
(Pre: SPHY100 & SPHY105 & ALHT106)
10.0 cp
- Inter-professional UnitsALHT211Research and Evidence - Informed Practice in Allied Health
(Pre: SPHY105)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY202Language Disorders (Acquired)
(Pre: ALHT210 & SPHY100)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY205Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)
(Pre: (SPHY200 Neuroscience Speech Pathology
OR ALHT210 Neuroscience for Allied Health )
AND SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY207Speech Pathology Practice 2B
(Pre: SPHY201 & SPHY203 & SPHY209)
10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY301Swallowing, Feeding, and Mealtime across the Lifespan
(Pre: ALHT210 & SPHY205 & SPHY207)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY309Language, literacy and cognition across the lifespan
(Pre: SPHY202 & SPHY207)
10.0 cp - Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 2See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details (Pre: Core Curriculum Unit 1)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY302Speech Pathology Practice 3A
(Pre: SPHY202 & SPHY205 & SPHY207)
10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY310 Community Development, Public Health and Speech Pathology ORSpeech Pathology Theory UnitsALHT420 Global Perspectives of Community-Centred Practice
For SPHY310 - (Pre: (SPHY207 & ALHT211)
For ALHT420 - (Pre: (SPHY207 & ALHT211)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY303Voice Disorders Across the Lifespan
(Pre: SPHY205 & SPHY207)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY304Fluency Disorders Across the Lifespan
(Pre: ALHT210 , SPHY207)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY305Speech Pathology Practice 3B
(Pre: (SPHY301 & SPHY302 & SPHY309)
10.0 cp
All units are delivered in campus attendance mode.
Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.
Commencing Semester 1 2025 Part Time
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY100Communication and Development Across the Lifespan10.0 cp
- Inter-professional UnitsALHT211Research and Evidence - Informed Practice in Allied Health
(Pre: SPHY105)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY205Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)
(Pre: (SPHY200 Neuroscience Speech Pathology
OR ALHT210 Neuroscience for Allied Health )
AND SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A)
10.0 cp
- Core Curriculum Units
Core Curriculum Unit 2See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details (Pre: Core Curriculum Unit 1)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY309Language, literacy and cognition across the lifespan
(Pre: SPHY202 & SPHY207)
10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY310 Community Development, Public Health and Speech Pathology ORSpeech Pathology Theory UnitsALHT420 Global Perspectives of Community-Centred Practice
For SPHY310 - (Pre: (SPHY207 & ALHT211)
For ALHT420 - (Pre: (SPHY207 & ALHT211)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY304Fluency Disorders Across the Lifespan
(Pre: ALHT210 , SPHY207)
10.0 cp
All units are delivered in campus attendance mode.
Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit.
Commencing ACU Term 1 2025 - Canberra only
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY100Communication and Development Across the Lifespan10.0 cp
Core Curriculum Unit 1
See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details
10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY205Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)
(Pre: (SPHY200 Neuroscience Speech Pathology
OR ALHT210 Neuroscience for Allied Health )
AND SPHY203 Speech Pathology Practice 2A)
10.0 cp - Inter-professional UnitsALHT211Research and Evidence - Informed Practice in Allied Health
(Pre: SPHY105)
10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY309Language, literacy and cognition across the lifespan
(Pre: SPHY202 & SPHY207)
10.0 cp Core Curriculum Unit 2
See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details
10.0 cp
- Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY304Fluency Disorders Across the Lifespan
(Pre: ALHT210 , SPHY207)
10.0 cp - SPHY310 Community Development, Public Health and Speech Pathology ORALHT420 Global Perspectives of Community-Centred Practice
For SPHY407 - (Pre: SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY305)
For SPHY408 - (Pre: SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY305)
10.0 cp
- SPHY407 Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology - 1 ORSPHY408 Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology 2
For SPHY407 - (Pre: SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY305)
For SPHY408 - (Pre: SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY305)
10.0 cp - Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY415Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4A
Continues in ACU Term 2
(Pre: (SPHY305 & SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY310)
20.0 cp
- SPHY407 Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology - 1 ORSPHY408 Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology 2
For SPHY407 - (Pre: SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY305)
For SPHY408 - (Pre: SPHY303 & SPHY304 & SPHY305)
10.0 cp - SPHY416 Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4B
Continues in ACU Term 4.
(Pre: SPHY415)
20.0 cp
This is a four year Bachelor of Speech Pathology with an embedded Honours program for eligible students.
The Canberra campus offering of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology is delivered in ACU Terms (rather than Semesters) and in intensive mode. Standard enrolment includes two units of study each term, with four terms across the academic year. Students are required to attend campus up to three times per term (across 2.5 sequential days each time) for face-to-face learning, rather than attending weekly in-person classes.