BA (Speech-Language Pathology)
Pretoria, South Africa
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
BA (Speech-Language Pathology)
The purpose of this four-year degree package is to provide qualifying students with in-depth knowledge of the speech- and language development and related processes in the context of human communication. This knowledge inculdes the causes and symptomatology of speech, language, swallowing difficulties and the scientific basis of intervention with a person with a speech, language or swallowing disorder or those at risk of developing such pathology due to the high burden of disease in South Africa.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please visit the university website for more information.
Curriculum
Curriculum: Year 1
Fundamental modules
- Academic information management 111
- Academic information management 121
- Academic literacy 110
- Sepedi for beginners 119
- Setswana for beginners 110
- Academic orientation 101
- isiZulu for beginners 119
Core modules
- Anatomy 111
- Physiology 110
- Physiology 120
- Integrated healthcare leadership 120
- Medical terminology 180
- Audiology 110
- Audiology 120
- Psychology 110
- Psychology 120
- Speech-language pathology 110
- Speech-language pathology 120
- Speech science 110
- Speech science 120
- Speech science: 181
Curriculum: Year 2
Core modules
- Integrated healthcare leadership 210
- Human communication 210
- Human communication 220
- Neuro-anatomy for communication pathology 211
- Neuro-physiology 221
- Psychology 210
- Speech-language pathology 210
- Speech-language pathology 220
- Speech language pathology: Practical 281
- Speech science 210
- Speech science 220
Curriculum: Year 3
Core modules
- Integrated healthcare leadership 310
- Human communication 320
- Human communication: Practical 381
- Research methodology for healthcare sciences 300
- Speech-language pathology 310
- Speech-language pathology 320
- Speech-language pathology: practical 381
- Speech-language pathology: Practical 382
Curriculum: Final year
Core modules
- Human communication 481
- Human communication: Practical 482
- Speech-language pathology 410
- Speech-language pathology 420
- Speech-language pathology: practical 481
Program Outcome
Total credits: 480