● Provide an engaging and stimulating learning environment that includes high-quality learning resources and a curriculum based on current research and scholarship.
● Develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the graduate to work as a speech and language therapist.
● Enable the graduate to develop the necessary competencies in order to assess and manage a range of communication and swallowing disorders at the appropriate entry level to the profession.
● Equip students with the academic and professional skills needed to foster a positive attitude towards evidence-based practice and lifelong learning.
On completion of the BMedSci Speech and Language Therapy degree, students are expected to be able to demonstrate:
Knowledge and understanding
K1 Integrated knowledge and understanding of communication pathology and its contributory disciplines, including Biomedical Sciences, Psychology & Linguistics.
K2 Mature understanding of the impact of communication impairments on a person’s activity and participation in society.
K3 Knowledge and understanding sufficient to critically evaluate and independently contribute to the evidence base for effective practice in speech and language therapy.
K4 Knowledge and understanding related to the assessment of communication difficulties and the provision of effective intervention.
K5 Integrated knowledge and understanding of the social, cultural, educational and healthcare contexts relevant to the practice of speech and language therapy.
K6 Demonstrate knowledge in the retrieval, interpretation and presentation of information on a research topic related to communication and its disorders.
Skills and other attributes
S1 Advanced use of written and oral modalities to discuss, describe and evaluate concepts, theories and information in the subject area of communication disorder.
S2 Ability to undertake differential diagnosis of communication disorders across the lifespan.
S3 Ability to undertake speech and language analysis using techniques from a range of disciplines (psychology, linguistics, biomedical sciences).
S4 Ability to implement appropriate management plans for the range of communication disorders encountered in adults and children.
S5 Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-professional team.
S6 Effective interpersonal and communication skills to work with patients, carers, colleagues and others.
S7 Ability to evaluate swallowing behaviours and manage disorders of swallowing at the appropriate entry level to the profession.
S8 Ability to conduct an independent dissertation using appropriate research methodology