Unit of Study SPCH1001 Introduction to the Speech Pathology Profession (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to speech pathology practice in Australia and frameworks that guide this practice. Students will review examples of communication and swallowing across child and adult populations. Students will also develop understanding of the core professional competencies that underlie speech pathology.

Unit content

This unit will cover content across three main areas:

The scope of speech pathology practice in Australia
Speech pathology practice in Australia
The professional competencies of speech pathology (reasoning, communication, learning, and professionalism)

The unit will also embed content related to the development of academic study skills.

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term1	Term1
Gold Coast	Term1	Term1

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

describe and apply the key frameworks that support speech pathology practice in Australia

identify examples of communication and swallowing impairment in the context of the speech pathology practice areas

demonstrate speech pathology professional competencies relevant to speech pathology practice

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	30%
Case study	50%
Presentation	20%

Teaching method

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Report	30%
Case study	50%
Presentation	20%

Prescribed learning resources

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Fee information

Domestic

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