The Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) prepares students to help people of all ages with speech, language, fluency and voice disorders, people who have feeding or swallowing difficulties, and people who want to modify their accents or voices. Students will learn about anatomy, linguistics, physiology, psychology, swallowing and communication disorders in the areas of voice, fluency, hearing, speech, and language function. For more information, visit Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons) at UQ.
On admission, the following requirements must be met: first aid certificate (including CPR); Blue Card; current status information with respect to blood-borne transmissible viruses and tuberculosis (TB); and a schedule of immunisations. Details about these requirements are made available at the time of offer. For more information, visit Placements.
For additional information about the admissions criteria for UQ and for this course, refer to UQ’s website.
English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); One of Chemistry, Biology or Physics (Units 3 and 4, C)
For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.
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Highest Rank to receive an offer
Median Rank to receive an offer
Lowest Rank to receive an offer
ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors
99.60
95.55
89.30
ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors
99.95
97.00
94.25
Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.
For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.
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Higher education study
Vocational Education and Training (VET) study
Work and life experience
Recent secondary education
Recent secondary education admitted solely on the basis of ATAR/Rank
Admitted where both ATAR/Rank and additional criteria were considered
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR/Rank was not a factor
International students
All students
Number of students
53
0
<5*
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N/P#
0
0
<5*
107
Percentage of all students
49.5%
0.0%
<5*
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N/P#
0.0%
0.0%
<5*
100%
* “<5" – the number of students is less than 5
# N/P – Not published: the number is hidden to prevent calculation of numbers in cells with less than 5 students
Speech pathologists in general, paediatric and geriatric hospitals; community health centres; rehabilitation units; aged care facilities; mental health services; preschools, schools, kindergartens and childcare settings; centres for people with specific disabilities such as cerebral palsy, intellectual impairment, autism or hearing impairment; centres of tertiary learning; research institutions; and private practice.
Speech Pathology Australia.
4 years Full time