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University of the Witwatersrand

Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language Pathology

The Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language Pathology in Language and Culture Studies is offered by University of the Witwatersrand.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Subjects: 16.

Bachelor of Arts in Speech Language Pathology offered by the University of the Witwatersrand

The Bachelor in Speech-Language Pathology is a four-year professional qualification. Speech-language therapists assess and treat children and adults with communication disorders.

These include disorders of speech and language, articulation, voice, fluency, expressive and receptive language problems, and feeding and swallowing problems. They also screen children and adults for hearing difficulties.

In the four-year Bachelor of Speech-Language Pathology degree, you will major in Speech and Language Pathology and Psychology.

Other courses include a language course, such as isiZulu, Linguistics, Anatomy, and Neurology. Practical courses are held at the University’s Speech and Hearing Clinic and at speech and hearing clinics at hospitals, schools, and care facilities, within the broader urban and rural context.

Curriculum

First year

• Speech and Hearing Science
• Speech Pathology and Audiology I
• Psychology I
• Linguistics: Introduction to the Structure of Language I
• Linguistics: Language, Mind and Brain I
• Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing

Second year

• Neuroanatomy
• Linguistics II
• Psychology II
• Speech-Language Pathology II
• Clinical Practical in Speech-Language and Hearing

Third year

• Practical in Speech-Language Pathology III
• Psychology III

Fourth year

• Speech-Language Pathology
• Research Report
• Clinical Practical