Program Overview

Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology)

The Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) is a coursework degree that provides students with the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to become a speech pathologist.

Honours Unit of Study Table

Honours is available to meritorious students who will complete an alternative set of units of study in the last three semesters of the program.

Requirements for the Pass Degree

• Students must complete 192 credit points of units of study in the order listed below, comprising:
  • 168 credit points of core units listed in the sequence below
  • 18 credit points of honours core units of study listed in the sequence below
  • 6 credit points of selective units

Requirements for the Honours Program

• Maintain a credit average or higher throughout the honours program
• Not fail a unit of study throughout their degree (any exceptions require honours committee approval)
• Students must complete all Year 3 units of study before they can enrol in any Year 4 units of study

Unit of Study Table

The following units of study are required for the Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech Pathology) degree:

Year 1

Semester 1 - Core Units

• BIOS1163 Speech Science | 6 | HSBH1003 Health, Behaviour and Society | 6 | N HSBH1012
• CSCD1040 Introduction to Communication and Swallowing | 6 | CSCD1041 EBP in Speech Pathology | 6 | N CSCD3085 or CSCD4051

Semester 2 - Core Units

• BIOS1165 Hearing Science and Audiology | 6 | A BIOS1163
• CSCD1034 Linguistics and Phonetics | 6 | A Students are expected to have a good understanding of spoken Australian English to support their learning and to complete the transcription assessment tasks for this unit of study
• CSCD1042 Foundations of Speech Pathology Practice | 6 | P HSBH1003 and CSCD1040
• CSCD1043 Psychology in Speech Pathology | 6 | N BACH2143

Year 2

Semester 1 - Core Units

• BIOS2XXX Neuroscience for Communication and Swallowing | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD2XXX Optimising Communication: Educational Years | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD2XXX Assessment of Communication in Children | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD2XXX Practice Education 1: Mentoring | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change

Semester 2 - Core Units

• CSCD2XXX Feeding and Swallowing Across the Lifespan | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD2XXX Assessment of Communication in Adults | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD2XXX Optimising Communication: Early Years | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD2XXX Clinical Reasoning in Practice | | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change

Year 3

Semester 1 - Core Units

• CSCD3XXX Speech Pathology in the Community | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD3XXX Access and Inclusion | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD3XXX Optimising Communication: Adults | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD3100 Intermediate Clinic I | 6 | P CSCD1035 and CSCD2062 and (CSCD2066 or CSCD2067) and CSCD2069
• C CSCD3075
• N CSCD3077 or CSCD3078 or CSCD3087

Semester 2 - Core Units

• CSCD3101 Intermediate Clinic II | 6 | P CSCD3075 and (CSCD3100 or CSCD3077 or CSCD3078 or CSCD3087)
• N CSCD3083 or CSCD3084 or CSCD3089
• CSCD3XXX Collaborative Care in Speech Pathology | | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• BHSC3021 Honours A: Research Design | 6 |
• Choose a selective from the Selective unit of study table

Year 4

Due to the availability of clinical placements, students may be required to enrol in 30 credit points in Semester 1 and 18 credit points in Semester 2, or 18 credit points in Semester 1 and 30 credit points in Semester 2.

Semester 1 - Core Units

• Students are assumed to have completed all year 3 units of study and be concurrently enrolled in year 4 practice education units. If this is not the case students should seek advice from the Program Director.
• BHSC4012 Honours B: Applied Research Skills | 6 | P BHSC3021
• CSCD4054 Advanced Practice Clinical II | 6 | P CSCD3082 and (CSCD3083 or CSCD3084 or CSCD3089 or CSCD3101)
• C CSCD4053
• CSCD4XXX Emerging and Future Practice for the SLP | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD4XXX Transition to Practice | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• Choose a selective from the Selective unit of study table

Semester 2 - Core Units

• BHSC4013 Honours C: Research Project | 6 | P BHSC4012
• CSCD4XXX Applied Leadership in Speech Pathology | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD4XXX Practice Education Professional Entry A | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• CSCD4XXX Professional Entry B | 6 | This unit of study is being developed, subject to change
• Choose a selective from the Selective unit of study table

Selective Units of Study

• BIDH3008 Digital Health in Practice | 6 | P 48 credit points of units of study
• N HSBH3008 or HSBH2009 or HSBH1010
• CSCD3094 Audiology 2 | 6 | A Audiological assessments, anatomy and physiology of the ear
• P CSCD2071
• EXSS3041 Small Business Management in Allied Health | 6 | P Completion of 96 credit points
• HSBH3012 Sydney Health Students Abroad | 6 | P A minimum of 48 credit points
• HSBH3008 Interdisciplinary eHealth | 6 | P 48 credit points of units
• N HSBH2009 or HSBH1010
• HSBH3001 Health and Indigenous Populations | 6 | P HSBH1007 or HSBH2007 or FMHU2000 or BACH1161 or HSBH1003
• N NURS2008