Speech and Language Therapy

About this course

Speech and language therapy is a healthcare profession dedicated to helping people who experience difficulties with communication or swallowing. Those difficulties take many forms: a child who is not developing language at the expected rate, an adult who has lost the ability to speak or swallow following a stroke, a person with autism who finds social communication challenging, someone with a stammer that affects their confidence, or a child with hearing loss learning to communicate effectively. Speech and language therapists work with people across the full span of life, applying clinical expertise and human understanding to help them communicate as fully and independently as possible. At the University of Essex, this three-year full-time BSc prepares you for clinical practice as a speech and language therapist. The programme develops your understanding of how communication and swallow

Where its graduates go

The 2 largest scored destinations, covering 100% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 8 / 100Therapy professionals · 95% of graduatescards →
• 6 / 100Caring personal services · 5% of graduatescards →

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