A Massey Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy with Honours will set you up for a rewarding career working alongside people of all ages with speech, communication and swallowing. Make a difference to people’s lives As a speech-language therapist you’ll facilitate independence in individuals. You’ll assess and treat people with a variety of communication disorders, and work with them to improve their ability to participate in school, work, or other daily activities. Whether you’re working with children who have speech or language delays/disorders, or adults coping with a traumatic brain injury or stroke, you’ll have an impact on people’s quality of life by facilitating their communication. Gain practical experience Massey’s Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy with Honours combines academic coursework with supervised clinical experience. You’ll work alongside practising speech-language therapists to gain clinical hours in a wide range of settings such as schools, rehabilitation centres, child development services and community settings. Get up for the challenge The Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy with Honours requires a commitment to academic and practical excellence that will make you the best speech-language therapist you can be. This will be reflected in your ability to help your patients communicate when you join the workforce. Structure The Bachelor of Speech Language Therapy with Honours must be completed with 480 credits and requires: a) successful completion of courses prescribed in each year (part) of study; and b) satisfactory performance in clinical practica and collection of a minimum of 200 hours of supervised clinical practice. Careers With your Bachelor of Speech and Language Therapy with Honours, you’ll be able to work as a speech-language therapist with people of all ages who have speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders. Graduates typically find work in areas such as: Education Health Rehabilitation Private practice