BSc Honours Language and Speech Therapy
- Entry level
- A-Level entry
- Field of study
- Health Sciences
- Duration
- 4 years
- Institution
- University of Zimbabwe
Entry requirements
This is a degree. It is entered after A-Level, so O-Level results alone are not enough.
As the institution publishes it
3 'A' Level passes in Biology and any other two of Mathematics and Physics, plus 5 'O' Levels including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and English Language.
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About this programme
Prepares therapists who assess and treat speech, language, voice and swallowing problems in children and adults. You study the anatomy and physiology of communication, language development and disorders, and clinical methods, with placements in clinics and schools. Suits patient, communicative students who want to change lives of people with speech difficulties. Strong clinical practice component, with scarce specialists in Zimbabwe.
What you will study
Anatomy and physiology of speech; language development and disorders; voice and fluency; swallowing disorders; audiology basics; clinical practice.
Further study and pathways
Registration with the regulator; MSc in speech and language therapy; hospitals, schools and private practice.
Source: University of Zimbabwe: UZ_Undergraduate_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"
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