Advice needed!! Speech and Language Therapy (pre-registration)
Hi!
I am writing this thread as I would love to get into contact with those who are currently or have recently graduated in Speech and Language Therapy either as an undergraduate or a post-graduate degree.
I am about to go into my final year of under-graduate study in Modern Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan), but I recently came across the 2 year accelerated masters programme in Speech Therapy, I know it is a big change from MFL, but I feel very interested in SLT course and would love to get to know more about it and have a few questions:
Why did you choose to study Speech Therapy?
What is your favourite thing about the course and job?
What is your least favourite thing about the course and job?
What funding (apart from student loans) was available to you?
What previous experience did your course require/ did you have prior to your studies?
What were the placements like?
What would you like to specialise in?
For those that did an undergraduate degree in another subject,
What was your undergraduate degree in and why did you decide to change?
How intense is the two-year course? Is it possible to work a part-time job, for example, on the side?
Finally, do you think universities would be less likely to consider my application as my undergraduate degree is not healthcare/ science related? I have plenty transferable skills from working with young children, and also have a BTEC diploma in health and social care.
That’s basically it, but please don’t feel like you need to answer every question. If there’s anyone that would be willing to talk to me one-to-one about the course, please let me know as I have many more questions to ask!
Thanks!
I am writing this thread as I would love to get into contact with those who are currently or have recently graduated in Speech and Language Therapy either as an undergraduate or a post-graduate degree.
I am about to go into my final year of under-graduate study in Modern Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan), but I recently came across the 2 year accelerated masters programme in Speech Therapy, I know it is a big change from MFL, but I feel very interested in SLT course and would love to get to know more about it and have a few questions:
Why did you choose to study Speech Therapy?
What is your favourite thing about the course and job?
What is your least favourite thing about the course and job?
What funding (apart from student loans) was available to you?
What previous experience did your course require/ did you have prior to your studies?
What were the placements like?
What would you like to specialise in?
For those that did an undergraduate degree in another subject,
What was your undergraduate degree in and why did you decide to change?
How intense is the two-year course? Is it possible to work a part-time job, for example, on the side?
Finally, do you think universities would be less likely to consider my application as my undergraduate degree is not healthcare/ science related? I have plenty transferable skills from working with young children, and also have a BTEC diploma in health and social care.
That’s basically it, but please don’t feel like you need to answer every question. If there’s anyone that would be willing to talk to me one-to-one about the course, please let me know as I have many more questions to ask!
Thanks!
Original post by elliew200118
Hi!
I am writing this thread as I would love to get into contact with those who are currently or have recently graduated in Speech and Language Therapy either as an undergraduate or a post-graduate degree.
I am about to go into my final year of under-graduate study in Modern Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan), but I recently came across the 2 year accelerated masters programme in Speech Therapy, I know it is a big change from MFL, but I feel very interested in SLT course and would love to get to know more about it and have a few questions:
Why did you choose to study Speech Therapy?
What is your favourite thing about the course and job?
What is your least favourite thing about the course and job?
What funding (apart from student loans) was available to you?
What previous experience did your course require/ did you have prior to your studies?
What were the placements like?
What would you like to specialise in?
For those that did an undergraduate degree in another subject,
What was your undergraduate degree in and why did you decide to change?
How intense is the two-year course? Is it possible to work a part-time job, for example, on the side?
Finally, do you think universities would be less likely to consider my application as my undergraduate degree is not healthcare/ science related? I have plenty transferable skills from working with young children, and also have a BTEC diploma in health and social care.
That’s basically it, but please don’t feel like you need to answer every question. If there’s anyone that would be willing to talk to me one-to-one about the course, please let me know as I have many more questions to ask!
Thanks!
I am writing this thread as I would love to get into contact with those who are currently or have recently graduated in Speech and Language Therapy either as an undergraduate or a post-graduate degree.
I am about to go into my final year of under-graduate study in Modern Languages (Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan), but I recently came across the 2 year accelerated masters programme in Speech Therapy, I know it is a big change from MFL, but I feel very interested in SLT course and would love to get to know more about it and have a few questions:
Why did you choose to study Speech Therapy?
What is your favourite thing about the course and job?
What is your least favourite thing about the course and job?
What funding (apart from student loans) was available to you?
What previous experience did your course require/ did you have prior to your studies?
What were the placements like?
What would you like to specialise in?
For those that did an undergraduate degree in another subject,
What was your undergraduate degree in and why did you decide to change?
How intense is the two-year course? Is it possible to work a part-time job, for example, on the side?
Finally, do you think universities would be less likely to consider my application as my undergraduate degree is not healthcare/ science related? I have plenty transferable skills from working with young children, and also have a BTEC diploma in health and social care.
That’s basically it, but please don’t feel like you need to answer every question. If there’s anyone that would be willing to talk to me one-to-one about the course, please let me know as I have many more questions to ask!
Thanks!
I can help with the funding aspect - @BurstingBubbles might be able to answer some of your other qs.
Pre-registration postgraduate healthcare courses are classed as exception courses and are therefore eligible for both maintenance and tuition fee loans like undergraduate funding (be aware that some SFE advisors don't always give the correct advice for this). If you study at a uni in England and are eligible for student finance, you would also be eligible for an annual training grant of £5,000 per year from the NHS Learning Support Fund. The fund also covers additional expenses (travel and accommodation) associated with placements. More info here:
https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/nhs-learning-support-fund-lsf
For background - I graduated last year and I've been working as a SLT a year, about to move up from my original band 5 job to a band 6 role in my team.
Why did you choose to study Speech Therapy?
I started life as a primary teacher, took a career break as I had my own children and one of my children didn't develop clear speech - which sparked the interest
What is your favourite thing about the course and job?
The problem solving aspect of it - I also (and this one varies because the subject caused us a LOT of pain while learning) liked phonetics and linguistics!
What is your least favourite thing about the course and job?
Lack of resources, referrals to other disciplines being bounced, referrals that aren't really SLT getting sent to us for lack of anywhere else to go to.
What funding (apart from student loans) was available to you?
You can get student finance because it's an allied healthcare degree, also I got the NHS training bursary and the element for dependent children as well.
What previous experience did your course require/ did you have prior to your studies?
I had a lot as a parent of a child with communication difficulties, plus previously teaching - others had less.
What were the placements like?
Varied - one I hated, one I loved - ended up working for one of the services I did a placement at and I still talk to my placement clinician from that one now!
What would you like to specialise in?
I work in adult learning disabilities.
Why did you choose to study Speech Therapy?
I started life as a primary teacher, took a career break as I had my own children and one of my children didn't develop clear speech - which sparked the interest
What is your favourite thing about the course and job?
The problem solving aspect of it - I also (and this one varies because the subject caused us a LOT of pain while learning) liked phonetics and linguistics!
What is your least favourite thing about the course and job?
Lack of resources, referrals to other disciplines being bounced, referrals that aren't really SLT getting sent to us for lack of anywhere else to go to.
What funding (apart from student loans) was available to you?
You can get student finance because it's an allied healthcare degree, also I got the NHS training bursary and the element for dependent children as well.
What previous experience did your course require/ did you have prior to your studies?
I had a lot as a parent of a child with communication difficulties, plus previously teaching - others had less.
What were the placements like?
Varied - one I hated, one I loved - ended up working for one of the services I did a placement at and I still talk to my placement clinician from that one now!
What would you like to specialise in?
I work in adult learning disabilities.
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