Speech Difficulties - MSc/Diploma/Certificate

About the course

MSc: 1 year full time/2 years part time by distance learning
Diploma: 1 year full time/2 years part time by distance learning
Certificate: 1 year part time by distance learning

Develop your knowledge and skills of working with clients with developmental speech and literacy difficulties. 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.

Entry requirements

You'll need at least a 2:1 degree in a relevant discipline such as speech and language therapy/pathology, linguistics, education, psychology or computer sciences.

A background in phonetics is necessary for some modules and experience of working with clients with speech difficulties is an advantage.

English language requirements

IELTS 7 (with no less than 6 in each part) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English Grade B or above.

Entry requirements for international students 

Core modules

Postgraduate Certificate

Four core modules:

• Spoken and Written Language
• Developing an Evidence-Based Practice
• Speech Difficulties I: nature and investigation
• Speech Difficulties II: intervention and management

Postgraduate Diploma

Five core modules:

• Four as above
• Research Methods
• Two optional modules

MSc

As for Diploma plus a research project (your own choice of topic)

Optional modules

• Developmental Language and Communication Disorders
• Special Topics in Human Communication Sciences (your own choice of topic)
• Cleft Palate
• Methods in Clinical Linguistics
• Literacy, Numeracy and Other Symbolic Systems
• Professional Research Presentation Skills
• ICT Applications

Teaching

The course is taught by a combination of online material and intensive study blocks, each lasting two to three days. These take place at regular intervals throughout the academic year between October and May.

Part-time students study online via distance learning plus optional attendance at study blocks. Full-time students may also attend lectures, seminars and practical workshops offered in the department.

Assessment

Each module is assessed by a written assignment. MSc students are also assessed on their research dissertation.

Fees and funding

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

E: hcs-admissions@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 2405

Your career

Your masters will give you the skills and knowledge to make a difference in whatever you go on to do. Our courses provide professional development training or can lead to careers in university teaching and research.

Develop your skills and knowledge

We have a reputation for high-quality teaching and research in the field of human communication and its disorders. Our courses include professional training in speech and language therapy for students looking to enter this as a career, research training leading to a PhD, and professional development courses that can be studied alongside your current job.

We have links with the NHS, special schools and specialist charities to ensure that what we teach you is in line with current developments in the field.

We work with other departments across the University to inform our teaching, including the School of Education, the Department of Psychology, the Department of Computer Science and the School of English Language and Linguistics.

Study at a leading centre for research into human communication and its disorders.

Apply now

You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form