Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology)

Yes, this course is accredited by Speech Pathology Australia, ensuring graduates meet the professional standards required to practise as speech pathologists in Australia.

You will gain practical, job-ready skills including clinical practice skills in Curtin's on-campus clinic, as well as work placements and fieldwork in various community settings. There are also opportunities for rural, remote and international fieldwork experiences. In your final year, you will complete supervised clinical placements while undertaking an individual research or collaborative professional honours project.

To undertake fieldwork placements, you must meet the following requirements: a Student declaration, Criminal record screening and clearance, Immunisation, First aid, and Hand hygiene compliance.

In Year 1, you'll study communication science units and interprofessional course units with students from other health science disciplines. In Years 2–3, you'll delve into key practice areas, building expertise to assess, diagnose and manage a range of client cases, and apply your skills during supervised clinical placements. In Year 4, you'll complete supervised clinical placements while undertaking an individual research or collaborative professional honours project.

You need at least one ATAR science course from the following list: Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Human Biology, Integrated Science, Physics or Psychology. Alternatively, if applying as a Curtin course switcher, the prerequisite can be met with one of the following Curtin units: HUMB1002 Functional Anatomy, CHEM1001 Biological Chemistry, CHEM1003 Introduction to Chemistry, HUMB1006 Human Physiology for Exercise Science, HUMB1000 Human Structure and Function, MEDI1000 Foundations of Biomedical Science, or PHYS1006 Foundations of Physics.