Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) with a Foundation Year

Keele University
Undergraduate (Integrated Masters) 4+ Year Degree Msci (Hon) Full-time including foundation year 5 Years Food science and nutritionParamedic science

A-Level Entry

See entry requirements

UCAS Points

56 points

Avg. Graduate Salary

£25,500

About this course

Foundation Year Our Foundation Year provides an excellent alternative route to Keele, providing a unique opportunity to better prepare for your chosen degree, and with guaranteed entry onto your undergraduate course once you successfully complete your Foundation Year. This extra year of study can improve your academic skills, expand your subject knowledge, give you a better understanding of higher education and, perhaps most importantly of all, build your confidence. On the Keele Foundation Year, you'll study on campus, joining our undergraduate community from the outset, with access to all the facilities and support that you'd get as an undergraduate student at Keele.

Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's

Embark on a dynamic and rewarding vocational career, transforming the lives of individuals, groups and communities who experience challenges with their communication, eating, drinking or swallowing. Informed by the latest research and taught by practitioners and expert staff, our four-year integrated master's combines the academic and enhanced clinical learning required to pursue a professional occupation as a qualified speech and language therapist.

Why choose this course?

  • It is proposed you will complete over 563 practice hours, exceeding the minimum required by the Royal College of Speech Language Therapists (RCLST) and meeting Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) standards

  • Innovative teaching facilities include a new, state-of-the-art simulation centre including ward areas and individual consultation rooms

  • Study specialist areas of practice to gain interpersonal, leadership and management skills

  • Eligible students can apply for the non repayable £5,000 NHS grant

  • Collaborate with Keele students from courses such as psychology, physiotherapy and paramedicine to stimulate critical thinking and gain multiple perspectives on topics

    Designed to reflect local and national workforce demands, our person-centered curriculum is underpinned by evidence and is reflective of contemporary speech and language therapy practice, both nationally and internationally. In an environment of reflection and research awareness, the MSci programme will enable you to develop into an autonomous professional who is able to initiate and respond to change in a wide variety of settings.

    From year one and throughout the programme, you will combine the study of theoretical knowledge with clinical practice to help you link the different domains of knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to specific clinical contexts.

  • Entry Requirements

    A-Level Grades See entry requirements
    UCAS Tariff Points 56 points

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2223 Speech and language therapists
    2259 Other health professionals

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Master of Science (with Honours) - Msci (Hon)
    Study Mode
    Full-time including foundation year
    Duration
    5 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Keele
    Scheme
    Undergraduate (Integrated Masters)
    Subjects
    Food science and nutrition, Paramedic science
    Avg. Graduate Salary
    £25,500