Cyprus University of Technology

BSc in Speech & Language Therapy / Speech & Language Pathology

Taking into account the country’s current needs and requirements in the field of health, and in particular in the area of communication problems and rehabilitation, the four-year Speech & Language Therapy (SLT) program prepares its graduates for a career in both public and private employment. The academic program and the clinical education requirements of students meets the standards of internationally recognized programs. The Cyprus University of Technology (CUT) SLT program guarantees a high standard of academic and clinical education necessary for the modern Cyprus society, its citizens and individuals with communication disorders. The SLT program is a newly established department in the School of Health Sciences of CUT which has been operating since 2013 and has been designed in accordance with the National Higher Education legislation and European Vocational Training Directives.

The primary objective of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, and in particular the SLT program, is to cultivate, develop and promote the field of Speech & Language Therapy in Cyprus, with the production (through research) and dissemination (through training) of the necessary scientific knowledge, know-how and technology, with the aim of providing the best scientific, research-based and professional education to students. Also, the SLT program by providing general courses in the social sciences and humanities in addition to the necessary specialty courses focusing on speech, language, voice, hearing and swallowing disorders, new technologies and clinical practice, expects to address the current needs and requirements of Cyprus in relation to the rehabilitation of communication problems, whether they are developmental or acquired across the lifespan.