BSpPath

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Canberra
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible for admission to the Bachelor of Speech Pathology, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

Australian Capital Territory

Pre-requisites: a study score of at least 133 in English-T (Major) or ESL (Major); and a study score of at least 97 in one of Biology-T, Chemistry-T, or Physics-T.

New South Wales

English (Standard) (Band 4) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 4); plus at least one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, (Band 2).

Queensland

English (Units 3 & 4, C); one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any English other than EAL; and a study score of at least 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics . 

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

  1. 40 cp from Inter-professional Units (Part A);
  2. 170 cp from Speech Pathology Theory Units (Part B);
  3. 90 cp from Integration and Practice Units (Part C);
  4. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part D);

Exit points

A student who has successfully completed 220 to 230cp from the Bachelor of Speech Pathology units excluding the Core Curriculum units; and 10 to 20cp from the Core Curriculum units may exit with the following qualification:

  • Bachelor of Allied Health

Progression requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator.

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the School Committee.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • ALHT106Psychology for Allied Health10 CP
  • HLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 CP
  • ALHT210Neuroscience for Allied Health10 CP
  • ALHT211Research and Evidence - Informed Practice in Allied Health10 CP

Complete exactly 170 credit points from the following:

  • SPHY100Communication, Swallowing and Development Across the Lifespan10 CP
  • SPHY102Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology10 CP
  • SPHY103Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology10 CP
  • SPHY105Foundations of Speech Pathology Practice10 CP
  • SPHY201Language Disorders (Developmental)10 CP
  • SPHY202Language Disorders (Acquired)10 CP
  • SPHY209Speech disorders (developmental) and hearing10 CP

    SPHY209 replaces SPHY204 from S1 2023 due to title change

  • SPHY205Motor Speech Disorders (Acquired)10 CP
  • SPHY301Swallowing, Feeding, and Mealtime across the Lifespan10 CP
  • SPHY303Voice Disorders Across the Lifespan10 CP
  • SPHY304Fluency Disorders Across the Lifespan10 CP
  • SPHY309Language, literacy and cognition across the lifespan10 CP
  • SPHY310Community Development, Public Health and Speech Pathology10 CP
  • ALHT420Global Perspectives of Community-Centred Practice10 CP
  • SPHY405Workplaces and Work Readiness for Speech Pathology10 CP

    SPHY405 is in S1 from 2025.

  • SPHY406Disability and Technology in Contemporary Speech Pathology Practice10 CP

    SPHY406 is in S2 from 2025.

  • SPHY407Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology - 110 CP
  • SPHY408Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology 210 CP

Complete exactly 90 credit points from the following:

  • SPHY101Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice10 CP
  • SPHY203Speech Pathology Practice 2A10 CP
  • SPHY207Speech Pathology Practice 2B10 CP
  • SPHY302Speech Pathology Practice 3A10 CP
  • SPHY305Speech Pathology Practice 3B10 CP
  • SPHY415Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4A20 CP
  • SPHY416Speech Pathology Professional and Reflective Practice 4B20 CP

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Commencing Semester 1 2025

  • Inter-professional UnitsALHT106Psychology for Allied Health10 cp
  • Inter-professional UnitsHLSC120Indigenous Health and Culture10 cp
  • Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY103Linguistics and Phonetics for Speech Pathology10 cp
  • Speech Pathology Integration and Practice UnitsSPHY101Introduction to Speech Pathology Practice10 cp
  • Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY102Anatomy and Physiology for Speech Pathology10 cp
  • Core Curriculum UnitsCore Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
  • Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY100Communication, Swallowing and Development Across the Lifespan10 cp
  • Speech Pathology Theory UnitsSPHY105Foundations of Speech Pathology Practice

    (Pre: SPHY101 & SPHY103)

    10 cp

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Commencing Semester 1 2025 Part Time

All units are delivered in campus attendance mode.

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Commencing ACU Term 1 2025 - Canberra only

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