Speech and Language Sciences

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree and a master's degree, or international equivalents, in relevant subjects.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Join us for an MPhil or PhD in Speech and Language Therapy.

We offer expert supervision in the following research areas:

• links between the production and perception of speech
• monolingual/bilingual speech and language development in children for a range of language(s), particularly Arabic
• early years policy with a focus on language and communication
• relation of socio-economic factors to language development
• assessment, diagnosis and intervention for speech, language and communication impairment, including: primary speech and language impairment in children (including specific language impairment); verb and sentence processing deficits in people with aphasia; memory disorders following stroke; effectiveness of interventions for speech and language impairments; the psycholinguistics of word production; computational modelling of word retrieval.

Our supervisors' current research interests, projects and publications are available from our staff profiles. The majority of our staff have hands-on professional experience in speech and language therapy, teaching, or English language teaching prior to entering academia.

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Information for international students

English Language requirements: Direct Entry: IELTS 7.0 overall (with 6.5 in writing and a minimum of 6.0 in all other sub-skills).

Fees and funding

See our programme fees and funding web page.