Programme Content
The programme is run over two years on an intensive study basis. Some placement components will be completed through a full-time block placement in Ireland or abroad and some placement will be conducted through weekly visits.
| Year 1 | Year 2 |
Semester 1
Developmental speech disorders, Linguistics for speech language therapy 1, Voice and oncology disorders, Pre-school developmental language disorders, Human anatomy and physiology associated with Speech & Hearing, Clinical practice 1. | Semester 3
People with additional needs, Acquired neurological speech and language disorders 2, Speech and language therapy project 2, Cognitive Psychology & Psycholinguistics, Clinical practice 4. |
Semester 2
School-age developmental language disorders, Acquired neurological speech and language disorders 1, Linguistics for speech-language therapy 2, Speech language therapy project 1, Clinical practice 2. | Semester 4
Fluency & abnormal and social psychology, Eating, drinking and swallowing disorders, Speech and language therapy project 3, Professional issues and complex care management . |
Summer study
Clinical practice 3. | Summer study
Clinical practice 5. |
Entry Requirements
- An honours bachelor's degree with a minimum classification of 2.2 honours, equivalent to level 8 (National Qualifications Authority of Ireland)
- Garda vetting and evidence of relevant vaccinations.
- Where an applicant's first language is neither English nor Irish, excellent use of one of these languages must be demonstrated (either by having completed a degree in an English or Irish speaking country or by passing the International English Language Testing System exam, Academic Format, with an overall grade level of at least 8 and no score below 7 in any individual part).
Please note that formal notification of undergraduate degree results must be available at the time of applying.
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Applications must include:
- A supporting statement of no more than two A4 pages detailing any relevant education (related modules completed as part of a degree, for example) and details of work experience you have had with people with communication difficulties and/or other special needs, other relevant experience and any other factors that you feel strengthen your application for the course.
- Completed Work Experience Form
- 2 references (one academic and one work related)
- Qualification transcripts and certificates
- English language qualification if English is not your first language
- Certified English translations of your transcripts/certificates where the originals are in a language other than English.
- A copy of your birth certificate (long document)
This course commences at the end of August.
Garda Clearance
Please note that Garda Clearance will be required of as placements involve working with children or vulnerable adults. Applicants will be asked to complete an additional form that will be forwarded by the Postgraduate Admissions Office to the Garda Central Vetting Unit for clearance. The Garda clearance process can take approximately 6 to 8 weeks to complete. In cases where any issues arise around clearance, they will be referred in confidence to the Dean, Graduate School, who will contact the applicant.
English Language Requirements
Applicants whose first language is not English must provide evidence of either prior successful completion of a degree qualification taught through the medium of English or meet one of the criteria below (no longer than two years prior to application):
Acceptable English Language qualifications include the following:
Matriculation examinations from European countries where English is presented as a subject and an acceptable level is achieved
- Irish Leaving Certificate English –Ordinary Level Grade D or above
- TOEFL – 550 (paper based), 213 (computer based), 80 (internet based)
- IELTS – Minimum score of 6.5* for Business, Arts, Humanities or Education programmes. Minimum score of 6.0* for Science, Engineering, Informatics or Electronics programmes *with no less than 6 in any one component.
- English Test for English and Academic Purposes (ETAPP) – Grade C1
- GCE ‘O’ level English Language/GCSE English Language – Grade C or above
- University of Cambridge ESOL –Certificate of Proficiency in English - Grade C / Certificate in Advanced English Grade A
- GCE Examination Boards – Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations – Grade C / Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate – School Certificate Pass 1-6 / University of London Entrance and School Examinations Council – School Certificate Pass 1-6
Results in examinations other than those listed above may also be accepted as meeting our English language requirements. Contact the International Education Division for advice.
