Version

2

Division

Tropical Health and Medicine

Additional selection requirements

Nil

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

Clinical placement/professional practice:

This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements).

Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students..

Additional course rules

Nil

Course learning outcomes

The James Cook University Bachelor of Speech Pathology will prepare graduates to meet the Competency-Based Occupational Standards (CBOS: 2011) for speech pathology, as defined by Speech Pathology Australia.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Speech Pathology, graduates will be able to:

• Integrate and adapt a broad and coherent body of theoretical and technical knowledge in diverse contexts as an entry level speech pathologist

• Review professional and ethical frameworks, including the Speech Pathology Australia Code of Ethics, and underlying principles and concepts, to inform responsible and accountable professional behaviours

• Retrieve, critically evaluate and apply evidence in speech pathology and inter-professional practice

• Assess children and adults with communication and swallowing disorders, and formulate, implement and evaluate management plans, in consultation with clients, families and other professionals

• Provide diverse services to support client needs including supervision and training of non-speech pathology personnel working directly with clients, and preventative, educational and/or promotional programs in collaboration with client groups and other professionals

• Provide sensitive and effective speech pathology services, to culturally and linguistically diverse populations, including Indigenous Australian, tropical, rural and remote communities

• Communicate clearly and coherently through well-developed English language and numeracy proficiency, appropriate for entry into the speech pathology workforce

• Reflect on current knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices, and plan continuing professional development to ensure the capacity to deliver current best practice.

Townsville

Maximum time to complete

7 years

Course includes mandatory professional placement(s)

Clinical placement/professional practice:

This course includes prescribed professional or clinical placements. Students may be required to undertake such placements away from the campus at which they are enrolled, at their own expense. (Note: health professional courses generally involve extensive professional or clinical placements).

Further information about placements can be found at Enrolment Policy – Coursework Students.

Accreditation requirements

Nil

Supplementary exam for final subject

Not applicable

Maximum allowed

6 credit points

Expiry

Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 17 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the student has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree.

Approved abbreviation

BSpPath

Exit with lesser award

Not applicable

Eligibility

Embedded honours

At the start of level 3, the College Dean will invite applications for honours.

Students must have obtained a GPA of not less than 5.0, calculated over the subjects completed for levels 1 and 2, of the program.

A quota may be imposed on the number of students accepted for entry to the honours course depending on the availability of supervisors.

Graduate entry honours

Successful completion of a pass degree in Speech Pathology

• Normally students will have achieved a GPA of not less than 5.0 calculated over the four levels of the pass degree.

• Students professional experience and continuing professional development will also be considered in their application.

Students may be required to undertake work additional to the pass degree before commencing honours.