M.Sc Speech Difficulties

Course description

This course is designed for speech and language therapists and other professionals with a special interest in communication difficulties. You can study part-time by distance learning or full-time.

You’ll develop your knowledge and skills of evidence-based practice so that you can effectively support people with developmental speech and literacy difficulties.

This MSc explores conditions such as phonological impairment or disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, developmental verbal dyspraxia and dysarthria.

What will you learn?

On this course, you’ll develop your:

• knowledge of current research into spoken and written language development and difficulties across the lifespan
• understanding of the impact of speech difficulties on an individual in terms of school, home and social life, as well as employment and relationships
• knowledge of a range of technical and research methods used in the investigation of spoken and written language difficulties and evaluation of subsequent intervention programs
• knowledge of current assessments and interventions for children with speech, language and literacy difficulties
• competency in quantitative and qualitative research design and methods in the social sciences