Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours)

BSpPath(Hons)

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time.

Approved locations

• Brisbane
• 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

Completion requirements

To qualify for the Bachelor of Speech Pathology Honours degree a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

1. 40 cp from Inter-professional Units (Part A)
2. 140 cp from Speech Pathology Theory Units (Part B)
3. 50 cp from Integration and Practice Units (Part C)
4. 80 cp from Honours units (Part D)
5. 10 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part E)

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 230 cp from units, and 10 cp from Core Curriculum units may exit from the course with 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.

Part A : Inter-professional Units

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ALHT106	Psychology for Allied Health	10
HLSC120	Indigenous Health and Culture	10
ALHT210	Neuroscience for Allied Health	10
ALHT211	Research and Evidence - Informed Practice in Allied Health	10

Part B : Speech Pathology Theory Units

Complete exactly 140 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
SPHY100	Communication, Swallowing and Development Across the Lifespan	10
SPHY102	Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology	10
SPHY103	Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology	10
SPHY105	Foundations of Speech Pathology Practice	10
SPHY201	Language Disorders (Developmental)	10
SPHY202	Language Disorders (Acquired)	10
SPHY204	Speech Disorders (Developmental)	10
SPHY205	Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)	10
SPHY301	Swallowing, Feeding, and Mealtime across the Lifespan	10
SPHY303	Voice Disorders Across the Lifespan	10
SPHY304	Fluency Disorders Across the Lifespan	10
SPHY407	Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology - 1	10
SPHY408	Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology 2	10
SPHY309	Language, literacy and cognition across the lifespan	10

Part C : Integration and Practice Units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
SPHY101	Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice	10
SPHY203	Speech Pathology Practice 2A	10
SPHY207	Speech Pathology Practice 2B	10
SPHY302	Speech Pathology Practice 3A	10
SPHY305	Speech Pathology Practice 3B	10

Part D : Honours Units

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
ALHT411	Honours Literature Review for Allied Health	10
ALHT412	Honours Research Methods for Allied Health	10
ALHT413	Honours Research Project Implementation for Allied Health	10
ALHT414	Honours Thesis for Allied Health	10
SPHY413	Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4A Honours	20
SPHY414	Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4B Honours	20

Part E : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Code	Title	Credit Points	Notes
UNCC100	Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society	10
PHCC102	Being Human	10
PHCC104	Ethics and the Good Life	10