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Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours)

La Trobe University

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About

Help others find their voice with La Trobe's Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours).

Develop an understanding of the anatomy behind speech and swallowing impairments and provide therapeutic treatment and management options. You'll also learn how to improve speech pathology services and policies by tackling a fourth-year industry project or research thesis.

At La Trobe, you'll get hands-on with approximately 1,000 hours of placement at our on-campus speech pathology clinic and in clinical placements within metropolitan and regional hospitals, clinics and other health settings.

Areas of study

Speech pathology.

Career opportunities

Hospitals and health centres, teaching and consultancy, disability and special needs.

Professional recognition

Accreditation, registration and/or membership details for this course can be found on the La Trobe course website.

Practical experience

During this course, you will participate in one or more supervised Work Based Learning (WBL) placements designed to allow you to practice newly acquired skills, behaviours and knowledge while integrating theory with practice. The placements will immerse you in professional work culture, enabling you to develop and further enhance your skills.

Fees and charges

Refer to La Trobe University current fee information.

Essential requirements for admission

Clinical Placements: Students studying at the Bendigo campus will undertake their clinical placements throughout regional Victoria.

Immunisation: Prior to commencing a placement, students are required to meet all of the requirements of the degree in relation to immunisation and testing for blood-borne viruses. Students must visit a medical practitioner who will complete and sign the Immunisation and Health Record form. Further information will be provided post enrolment.

National Police Record Check: Successful applicants will be required to hold a valid National Police Record Check for professional placements as part of this course.

Working With Children Check: Applicants will be required to hold a valid Working with Children check. For information please refer to the Working with Children Check Victoria website.

Core participation requirements: Core Participation Requirements are abilities, attributes and behaviours that are required to undertake learning activities and professional experience in your course. These requirements are provided for your information and are not entry requirements. Core Participation Requirements are also referred to as Inherent Requirements by other institutions.

La Trobe University wants you to understand the Core Participation Requirements of your course so you can:

Prerequisites

One of English Standard, English Advanced (Band 3), English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4) plus Band 3 in one of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics Standard 2, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 2, Personal Development, Health and Physical Education (PDHPE) or Physics.

Admission criteria

Applicants with recent secondary education

Subject adjustments: Applicants who successfully complete one of the following HSC or equivalent Year 12 subjects will have their selection rank increased by one point per study:

  • Band 4 in Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Mathematics Standard 2, Mathematics Advanced, Mathematics Extension 2, Personal Development; Health and Physical Education (PDPE), Physics;
  • Band 2 in any language other than English.

Selection ranks can be increased by a maximum of five points.

All applicants

Subject proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency equivalent to stated Year 12 prerequisites.

Refer to detailed information about admission criteria on the La Trobe University website.

Also refer to La Trobe University general admission criteria, location and equity adjustments.

Student profile

Access information about the background of students in this course.

Further information

View all details of this course on the La Trobe University website.

ATAR profile

ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2023)

Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2024 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.

  1. This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
  2. The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
  3. The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.

Abbreviations

– = data is not available.
<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria

Student profile

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