Speech and Language Therapy

About this course

Speech and language therapy is the clinical health profession concerned with the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of communication disorders and difficulties with swallowing. It serves people of all ages, from infants with developmental speech and language delays to adults who have experienced stroke, head injury, neurological disease or cancer affecting the voice, speech or swallowing. Speech and language therapists work across a wide range of settings, including the NHS, schools, social care and the independent sector, and their work combines scientific assessment with the highly personal and relationship-centred dimensions of clinical practice. At Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh the four-year full-time programme leads to both a BSc (Hons) and a Master of Speech and Language Therapy, offering an integrated qualification that prepares you thoroughly for professional registrat

Where its graduates go

The 5 largest scored destinations, covering 85% of graduates; the headline also reflects the subject baseline.

• 68 / 100Customer service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 15 / 100Welfare and housing associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
• 10 / 100Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Other Health Professionals · 45% of graduatescards →
• 8 / 100Therapy professionals · 25% of graduatescards →

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