Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences
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Overview
Speech and hearing sciences examine how we produce and perceive spoken language.
In this degree you'll study a range of speech and hearing topics including how we create speech sounds using the vocal apparatus, the way the ear responds or sometimes fails to respond to different kinds of sounds and how computers can be used in speech analysis.
Along with speech and hearing, you'll study linguistics, psychology and biology. You can specialise in one or more area including audiology, speech and language pathology and speech research.
Key features
- Select course with amazing career prospects. Our speech and hearing students are on a pathway to a profession.
- If you’re looking for a speech pathology degree , or audiology courses, this is the most direct pathway into postgraduate study for both language and speech pathology and audiology.
- Best-practice audiology and speech pathology clinics operating on campus.
- Macquarie University's bonus point scheme, Academic Advantage is available with this degree.
Minimum course duration
3 years full-time
Location
North Ryde
UAC Code
300521
Suitable for
If you want to take the first step to a career as a speech pathologist or audiologist, and would like to enter the clinical masters programs. It is also valuable if you are interested in speech research and speech technology.
HECS Course fee
AUD $6,450.00 p.a.
Student amenities fee
Information on the Student services and amenities fee
Entry requirements
English language requirements
If you have completed the NSW HSC or equivalent you satisfy the English proficiency requirements.
For full information view the English proficiency requirements table (436 Kb).
Work experience requirements
What you will study
| General requirements | Credit Points |
|---|---|
| Minimum number of credit points for the degree | 72 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above | 42 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above | 18 |
| Completion of a designated People unit | |
| Completion of a designated Planet unit | |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
Specific requirements
The following outlines the units (subjects) to be studied within this degree
Notes
- Units marked with a C are Capstone units.
- The course information contained on this page is applicable for 2012 ONLY.
For more information please read the courses disclaimer.
Careers
Accreditation
If you wish to qualify for clinical practice in either audiology or speech and language pathology, you will need to do further (postgraduate) study in order to gain the appropriate professional accreditation. Masters degrees in audiology and speech pathology are both offered at Macquarie University.
Career Opportunities
- Audiology
- Speech and language pathology
- Speech technology
Employers
- Appen Pty Ltd
- Australian Hearing
- Cochlear Ltd
- Hospitals
- Private clinical practices
Average starting salary
$46,000 - 50,000, but this may vary.
Profiles
Our Students
Megan Lower
"I am absolutely loving University life! There are so many great facilities available! As a first year student, I was apprehensive about finding my way around the place, but I have found that the grounds are easy to navigate around and I have not been lost once due to the convenient map in the MQ Diary.
I have been thouroughly enjoying my degree so far. I especially like the option to print out lecture slides from the Blackboard website, as this makes note-taking and revising very simple! "
Our Graduates
Katrina King
Katrina graduated from Macquarie University with first class honours from her Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences degree and was also awarded a Vice-Chancellor's commendation on completion of her Masters of Audiology.
Katrina is the Clinical Manager of AudioClinic in NSW and is in charge of audiological training and development for clinicians nationwide. Prior to this she worked in the United States as a Research Audiologist where she conducted reserach on understanding the development and plasticity of the central auditory system in individuals with hearing loss. She has authored or co-authored more than 10 scientific papers and she has presented her research at many scientific conferences. Katrina has also worked in a clinical capacity in private practice.
Our Expertise
Felicity Cox
Dr Felicity Cox is a speech scientist and a leading expert on the Australian accent. Working within the Department of Linguistics, Cox studies the sounds of the world's languages and how speech variation relates to identity.
Cox has been teaching phonetics and phonology in tertiary education since 1983 and is the co-convenor of the Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences.
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