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2 years full-time / 4 years part-time
Blended learning — online with mandatory on-campus residential schools in Darwin (NT) and community-based practice education placements.
Full time / Part time / On-campus / Online
Semester 1 only
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
Speech Pathology Australia (SPA)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
SPA (Speech Pathology Australia)
Course Content
Communication, Culture and Context
Communication Across the Lifespan
Research, Ethics and Impact
Foundations of Communication Analysis
Swallowing and Mealtime Management Across the Lifespan
Working as a Speech Pathologist
Residential School: Students are required to attend a 5 day on-campus residential school as a part of this unit.
Early Childhood Speech, Language and Hearing Disorders
Acquired Language Disorders
Residential School: Students are required to attend a 5 day on-campus residential school as a part of this unit.
Fluency and Voice
Motor Speech for Children and Adults
Residential School: Students are required to attend a 5 day on-campus residential school as a part of this unit.
Diversity in Communication
Working with School Aged Children and Children with Complex Needs
Residential School: Students are required to attend a 5 day on-campus residential school as a part of this unit.
Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 1
Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the practice education placements as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 2
Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the practice education placements as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
Speech Pathology in Professional Practice 3
20 credit points. Work Integrated Learning: Students are required to attend the practice education placements as allocated by CDU Placement Office.
Common Questions
To complete the Master of Speech Pathology, students are required to complete approximately 640 placement hours through community-based practice education placements. In second year, students attend two consecutive five-day residential schools (10 days total) and a practice education placement (20 days), before completing two community-based practice education placements (a total of 60 days) in their final semester of study.
Yes, the Master of Speech Pathology is accredited by Speech Pathology Australia. Graduates of this course are eligible to apply for membership with Speech Pathology Australia.
Students are required to self-fund attendance at residential schools and practice education placements, including covering any costs associated with travel and accommodation. However, options to apply for funding to assist with covering these costs are available through CDU Scholarship and Faculty of Health Placements Central. First Nations students are able to access the away from base funding through CDU if their attendance at the residential school or placement meets the eligibility requirements.
Yes, the Master of Speech Pathology is available on a part-time basis, with a duration of 4 years part-time. Students wishing to vary their study plan due to work, personal, financial or other reasons should use the recommended study plan as a guide to create an individual study plan, maintaining the basic order in which units are to be attempted.
Yes, there are unique placement opportunities in the Northern Territory's local, rural and remote areas. Reasonable travel for community-based practice education placements is an expectation within the speech pathology course, which may include travel or relocation for 5–8 weeks for one placement block in a regional or remote location.
Application
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