Introduction

This full-time programme is delivered jointly between Canterbury Christ Church University and the University of Greenwich.

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Successful completion of the programme provides graduates with a postgraduate diploma in Speech and Language Therapy and eligibility to apply for registration with the Health Professions Council as a Speech and Language Therapist. This qualification also provides the opportunity to apply to become a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) with newly qualified practitioner status.

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Programme Information

The programme runs over a period of two years, currently starting in January each year. It is delivered at the Medway campus (Chatham) where you will join a vibrant student group in new and redeveloped surroundings with excellent learning resources.

The programme comprises six academic modules, three in each year of the programme, with placement education and clinical and professional skills development integrated throughout the two years. A wide range of learning and teaching approaches are used to assist students in understanding the principles, frameworks and processes fundamental to speech and language therapy practice. Placement education forms a prerequisite part of the programme and provides students with the opportunity to gain a wide range of clinical experience in order to fulfil the necessary requirements. Placement Educators work closely with University staff to ensure that academic and clinical aspects of the programme are integrated.

Speech and language therapists work in hospital wards and outpatient departments, mainstream and special schools, day centres and in client’s homes, and in an increasingly diverse range of other settings. Placement education is organised to help you gain experience in a range of different locations throughout the South East.

The programme aims to develop speech and language therapists who are autonomous, accountable practitioners, competent and confident to contribute their evidence-based profession-specific skills and knowledge in the delivery of health, education and social care for users of speech and language therapy services and their families. The programme is structured so as to maximise opportunities for learning how to work in an interprofessional and multi-agency context and within a changing workforce.

A wide range of assessments are used including written assessments, presentations and assessment of placement education.

Entry Requirements

First Degree – normally 2:1 or higher degree classification in a relevant subject area e.g. psychology, biological sciences, education, linguistics, social sciences together with evidence of a commitment to working with children and adults who have a range of difficulties with communication, or with eating, drinking and swallowing.

The interview process will provide students with an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of, and commitment to, speech and language therapy as a career, and to relate how their previous studies and experiences support their application. Deferred entry is not normally permitted.

How to Apply

University of Greenwich Enquiry Unit:
Telephone: 0800 005 006
Email: courseinfo@gre.ac.uk

For course information:
Email: slt@gre.ac.uk

Department of Allied Health Professions