Tuition Fees: | $3,804 /year |
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Applications Begin: | April 2021 |
Student Intake: | 45 Students |
Final Award: | Bachelor of Science (BSc) |
Start Date: | February 2022 |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Campus: | Medical School Campus |
Application Deadline: | 31 July 2021 |
The BSc in Speech-language Pathology is a four-year course of full time study. Your training involves a thorough grounding in the medical, scientific, social and psychological aspects of speech, language and hearing. You will learn about the anatomy and physiology of speech; linguistics; normal communication development; early intervention; assessment and therapy for child and adult clients with different speech language problems.
The Speech-language pathology programme is one of the programmes offered by the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders. In the first two years of the programme, you will share some courses with students from the Audiology programme.
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology fall into the broad area of communication sciences and disorders. These are two separate but related professions and are studied as two separate degree programmes.
First Year
PPH1001F Becoming a Professional
PPH1002S Becoming a Health Professional
AHS1003F Speech and Hearing Sciences PSY1004F Introduction to Psychology Part 1 *
PSY1005S Introduction to Psychology Part 2 *
HUB1014S Anatomy for Communication Sciences
AHS1025S Early Intervention
AHS1042F Human Communication Development
AXL1300F Introduction to Language Studies
Course for Audiology students:
AHS1045S Basis of Hearing and Balance
Course for Speech-Language Pathology students:
AXL1301S Introduction to Sociolinguistics
AHS1003F Speech and Hearing Science
PSY1004F Introduction to Psychology Part 1
AHS1042F Human Communication Development
AXL1300F Introduction to Language Studies
In the case of BSc Audiology:
PSY1005S Introduction to Psychology Part 2
AHS1025S Early Intervention
AHS1045S Basis of Hearing and Balance
In the case of BSc Speech-Language Pathology:
PSY1005S Introduction to Psychology Part 2
AHS1025S Early Intervention
AXL1301S Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Second Year
SLL1028H Xhosa for Health and Rehabilitation Sciences* or
SLL1048H Afrikaans for Health and Rehabilitation Sciences*
PSY2015F Research in Psychology I
PSY2014S Cognition and Neuroscience
AHS2047S Paediatric Rehabilitative Audiology
AHS2106F Child Language
Courses for Audiology students:
AHS2046F Diagnostic Audiology
AHS2110W Clinical Audiology I
AHS2111S Diagnostic Audiology in Special Populations
Courses for Speech-Language Pathology students:
AHS2107F Child Speech
AHS2108W Clinical Speech Therapy I
AHS2109S School-based Interventions
Third Year
Common courses for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology students:
AHS1054W South African Sign Language
AHS3078H Research Methods and Biostatistics I
Courses for Audiology students:
Code Course NQF Credits HEQSF Level
AHS3008H Clinical Audiology II
AHS3062F Rehabilitation Technology
AHS3065S Adult Rehabilitative Audiology
AHS3075S OAEs and Electrophysiology
AHS3104S Vestibular Management
AHS3105F Public Health Audiology
Courses for Speech-Language Pathology students:
AHS3004H Clinical Speech Therapy II
AHS3071F Acquired Neurogenic Language Disorders
AHS3072S Paediatric Dysphagia and Motor Speech
AHS3073F Adult Dysphagia and Motor Speech
AHS3102S Child Language II
AHS3103F Voice
Fourth Year
Common courses for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology students:
AHS4000W Research Report
AHS4067S Seminars in Communication Sciences
Courses for Audiology students:
AHS4008H Clinical Audiology IIIA
AHS4009H Clinical Audiology IIIB
Courses for Speech-Language Pathology students:
AHS4005H Clinical Speech Therapy IIIA
AHS4006H Clinical Speech Therapy IIIB
NSC Examinations
FPS of 715 or above.
50% for English (Home or First Additional Language)
50% for Mathematics OR 60% for Mathematical Literacy*
50% for Physical Sciences or Life Sciences
50% or above for the next three best subjects, excluding Life Orientation
NBT scores of Intermediate** for AL, QL and Mathematics (applicants taking Mathematical Literacy are exempted from the NBT Mathematics Test)
Subminimum for consideration:
340 APS or above
Advanced (A) Level
38 points plus NBT of 156 / 300 (Proficient / Intermediate ranges).
At least a D symbol in two A level subjects (A level subjects must include Mathematics or Physics or Chemistry or Biology); plus
At least a C at AS level or IGCSE Level in Physics or Chemistry or
Mathematics or Biology, if these were not taken at A level; plus
At least a C in English, which may be at AS or IGCSE Level.
Advanced Subsidiary (AS) Level
38 points plus NBT of 156 / 300 (Proficient / Intermediate ranges).
At least a C in four AS level subjects, of which two must be Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry (Biology may be substituted for Physics and Chemistry)
At least a C in English, which may be at IGCSE level. If Mathematics is taken at IGCSE Level, a C is required.
International Baccalaureate
38 points plus NBT of 156 / 300 (Proficient / Intermediate ranges).
At least grade 5 in three Higher level subjects, two of which must be Mathematics and/or Chemistry and/or Physics and/or English. (Biology may be substituted for Physics and Chemistry).
At least grade 4 in the remaining two subjects (Physics or Chemistry or Mathematics or English), which may be at Standard level. (Biology may be substituted for Physics and Chemistry.) If Mathematics is at a standard level, Physics and Chemistry or Biology must be at a Higher level.
You will need a working email address and your South African identity number. If you are an international applicant, you need your passport number.
Applications close
31 July of the year prior to study for South African and international applicants.
Application status
Check your application status online or follow the directions on your letter from the admissions office in order to log in and determine your application status. Should you not have received your login and password, you may also use your names and birth date.
Jobs where your degree would be useful include:
– Audiologists.
– Physicians and nurses.
– Psychologists and social workers.
– Teachers and educational assistants.
– Occupational therapists, physiotherapists, and recreational therapists.
– Speech-language assistants.
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Please note that fees and payment requirements differ for local and international students. A further distinction is made between international students from the SADC region, international students from elsewhere in Africa, and international students from outside Africa. The following information does not apply to students registering at the Graduate School of Business (GSB).
South African citizens and South African permanent residents
An initial payment of fees (for tuition and residence) is due by January. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. You will be allowed to register if the initial payment has not been received by the due date.
The amounts due are:
Tuition cost initial payment R27,000 (or the full fee where this is lower than the initial payment),
plus if applicable;
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due 30 June 2020.
International students from the SADC region
An initial payment of fees (tuition and residence and the administrative service fee) is due before registration. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. Allow a minimum of 14 working days for the payment to reflect in UCT’s bank account.
The amounts due are:
Tuition cost initial payment R27,000 (or the full fee where this is lower than the initial payment), plus
Non-refundable administrative service fee R4,000
plus if applicable
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due in June.
International Students
International students must make a minimum initial payment towards the tuition fees, international term fees and residence fees (where applicable), prior to registration. If payment is not received on or before the due date, a one-off late payment fee of 8% of the unpaid amount will be charged. Allow a minimum of 14 working days for the payment to reflect in UCT’s bank account.
Payment due prior to registration for:
UCT full-time international fee-paying students (except Master’s & PhD students): R95,000
This is not the full cost. Final payment is due in June.
plus if applicable:
Residence (catering) initial payment R33,000, or
Residence (self-catering) initial payment R21,500
This is not the full residence cost. Final payment is due in June.