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Why speech and language therapy?

A rewarding healthcare profession

Speech and language therapists support and care for people of all ages with communication, eating, drinking or swallowing problems.

It’s a rewarding career that requires excellent communication and clinical skills.

Graduate with practical experience and earn a recognised qualification in a friendly and supportive environment, ready to start your professional life.

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  • Speech and language therapy at Manchester
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Speech and language therapy at Manchester

Preparing you for a rewarding career

Our degree is designed to help you develop these essential skills and is also accredited by the Health and Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.

Informed by service users

Practical experience and patient care are at the heart of our degree. That’s why we involve service users in developing our curriculum.

Watch a video from a recent art workshop with speech and language therapy students and stroke survivors.

How you learn

Teaching on the course

We blend scientific study and clinical enquiry with practical, hands-on experience.

We work closely with local NHS providers to make sure that we prepare you to meet the highest possible workplace standard.

Year 1

Study science, psychology, sociology and linguistics as they apply to speech and language therapy.

Professional orientation.

Four-week block clinical placement in the north-west.

A therapist working on speech with a young patient.

Year 2

More clinically focused study in linguistics, phonetics and research methods.

Professional preparation.

Six-week block clinical placement.

A speech and language therapist examining a patient's throat.

Year 3

Move towards professional autonomy in your final year.

Develop advanced research skills in your particular areas of interest.

Professional preparation and career-focused modules.

A therapist working on speech with a young patient.

Quality placements

Get hands-on practical experience through three block placements totalling 16 weeks.

We organise your placements for you in a mix of clinical and educational settings across the north-west. Plus, we support and supervise you through the whole process.

A speech and language therapist working with two children.

Supporting you through your degree

Thanks to our small class sizes, you will learn in a supportive environment. You’ll get:

  • a warm welcome from your personal peer mentor, a student from a higher year who will help you navigate life on your course;
  • peer assisted study sessions to support your learning outside lectures;
  • access to our friendly speech and language therapy society.

From our students

What to expect from the Speech and Language Therapy BSc

Katie talks about why she enjoys the course and gives her advice to prospective students.

Read the blog : What to expect as a Speech and Language Therapy student at The University of Manchester

A game Katie invented to help her young patients - 'The Sound Game'.

Learning through simulation on the BSc

Students and staff from the BSc Speech and Language Therapy course talk about some of the innovative methods used in teaching.

Read the blog : Simulation in Speech & Language Therapy

Fluoroscopy room in the clinical simulation suite.

An unconventional internship in speech and language therapy

Marika discusses the highlights of an internship she undertook between Years 1 and 2 of the BSc Speech and Language Therapy course.

Read the blog : An unconventional internship in speech and language therapy.

An illustrated storybook draft that targets the improvement of children’s speech sound production.

Course information

Our speech and language therapy degree

Our three-year course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council, enabling you to apply for registration after graduation. Learn more on the course page:

  • Speech and Language Therapy (BSc)

Making an application

Apply for speech and language therapy

If you have any questions, email us at ug.slt@manchester.ac.uk.

If you’re ready to apply to the speech and language therapy degree at Manchester, here’s what you need to know.

The application process

Apply through UCAS.

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Speech and language therapy course enquiries

Tel: +44 (0)161 529 4563

Email: ug.slt@manchester.ac.uk

 

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Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 2077

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