Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology

The Bachelor of Science in Speech-Language Pathology is a comprehensive and rigorous program which prepares students for positions in a variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, long-term and extended care facilities, schools, agencies, and private practices. The program trains students on how to understand, diagnose and efficiently treat a number of speech and language disorders throughout the entire lifespan of human development from early childhood through the elder years. These include voice disorders, articulation problems, fluency problems, aphasia, phonological problems, and delays in speech or language. Students gain a core theoretical understanding of a range of communication, swallowing, and related disorders, and discuss principles of assessing, treating, and managing people with communication and swallowing difficulties. The program provides a commitment for academic excellence by incorporating evidence-based practice, problem-based learning, innovative clinical training methods, and interprofessional education and practice. Upon graduation, students will have developed a sufficient level of expertise for safe and competent management of a broad range of patients within a variety of clinical and educational contexts.

The BSc in Speech Language Pathology is a coeducational program, with joint female and male classes.

Program Objectives

• To provide students with specialist knowledge and practical skills needed to work as succesful Speech and Language Therapy practitioners.
• To equip students with the vision and intellectual skills needed to originate, conduct and disseminate innovative specialist research within the area of language and communicative disorders.
• To motivate students to develop a strong commitment to professional codes of ethical and legal standards.
• To guide the students in applying the values of tolerance, respect and social solidarity required to practice within the multicultural populations of the UAE, the GCC and the global community.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Outline the anatomical, physiological, psychological, linguistic, and cultural correlates of speech and language disorders.
• Determine precise clinical diagnoses for patients with speech and language disorders across the developmental and acquired spectrum.
• Develop ethical and effective patient-specific treatment plans through clinical reasoning and patient/client observation.
• Implement evidence-based treatment for persons with speech and language disorders, utilizing clinical resources and patient/client monitoring.
• Demonstrate high professional standards and communication skills that are effective in providing patient services, interacting with colleagues from other disciplines, educating families, and advocating for appropriate services within the health system.

Degree Requirements

Required Credit Hours : minimum 120 hours

General Education (Req. Ch: 21)

Students shall register 6 CH from the 6 following themes (a maximum of 3 CH from each theme, except theme 11, where all 6 CHs should be taken for a particular language)

I. Core Courses (Req. CH: 75)

II. Practical Clinical Training (Req. Ch: 24)