Degree course in Speech and language therapy

Course Name

SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY

Course Code

L056

Class (Ministerial code)

L/SNT2

Website

http://www.med.unipg.it/logopedia/

Field(s) of study

ISCED Area 09 – Health and welfare

Qualification award

Bachelor Degree

Level of qualification according to the NQF and the EQF

EHEA First cycle; EQF Level 6

Length of programme / number of credits

3 years / 180 ECTS

Language of Teaching

Italian

Mode of study

In-class

Didactic centre

Polo Didattico Medicina e Chirurgia Piazzale Gambuli Sant’Andrea delle Fratte, 06132 Perugia

Programme director

Prof.ssa Patrizia Mecocci

Access to the course

Restricted by national law

Available places

Community quota A: 22 Non-Community quota B: 0

Specific admission requirements

Formal Requirements Certificate of completion of Italian upper secondary school or equivalent foreign qualification

Evaluation of specific subject knowledge on entry

Verification of the knowledge required for the attendance of the course of study through a compulsory evaluation test of indicative and non-selective nature; if the test is not passed, the student will be given additional educational obligations and will be granted with: • alignment courses, • tutoring, • online alignment courses, • study of additional texts indicated by the course of study. For planned access courses, the admission test is also valid as a test of initial knowledge and additional educational obligations acquisition.

Profile of the programme

Disciplinary areas of reference: Biomedical Sciences; general and specific speech therapies; psychosocial, humanities and linguistics; ethical, legal and hygienic-preventive; IT and English language The topics of greatest interest concern prevention, evaluation, treatment and scientific study of communicative, linguistic, cognitive and swallowing disorders, in developmental, adult and geriatric age. The didactic methodologies to develop the expected results are divided into: lectures, seminars, workshops, internships Verification tools: written and oral exams, ongoing tests, internship evaluation forms The statistics of entry into the world of work show a very high employment rate 1 year after graduation

Programme learning outcomes

Graduates will mature: Knowledge of physiological and pathological processes related to language, communication and swallowing; speech assessment and rehabilitation methods; on the cognitive and social aspects of communication as well as on the related psychological, relational and cultural dynamics. Ability to assume responsibility in providing safe and effective speech therapy interventions, considering the legal, ethical implications and rights of the assisted person; to interpret and apply research results to speech therapy practice

Qualification requirements and regulations

To be admitted to the final test for the achievement of the qualification, the student must have acquired all the credits foreseen in the study plan for training activities other than the final test. The final test for the achievement of the qualification has the status of a qualifying state exam for professional practice and is divided into: -practice test, during which the student must demonstrate that he has acquired the theoretical-practical and technical-operational knowledge and skills specific to the specific professional profile -public discussion of a thesis (compilation or experimental) elaborated in an original way by the student under the guidance of the supervisor

Examination regulations and grading scale

Assessment is normally an oral or written exam; in some cases there are intermediate exams during the course; other evaluation elements (seminars, reports, etc.) can be foreseen in specific course units and are described in the Course Unit Profiles. The grades for subject exams are measured in thirtieths (0-30 scale), the minimum grade is 18/30 and the maximum grade is 30/30. The maximum grade can be enhanced with “cum laude” (30 cum laude), in case of excellence. Grades are given by an exam commission of at least two teachers, whose President is the chair of the subject. The main exam sessions are held in January/February, March/April, June/July, September/October. Students may retake exams, if not passed. The University provides an ECTS Grading Table, which shows the actual distribution of the examination and final grades among students for each degree programme. The final degree evaluation is expressed in one hundred and tenths (0-110 scale), the minimum grade is 66/110 and the maximum grade is 110/110. The calculation of the final grade of each candidate takes into account the average of the grades obtained in the subject exams, as well as the quality of the work performed in research or in the final thesis which is discussed in public before an exam commission. “Cum laude” (110 cum laude) may be added to the maximum grade if the exam commission decides unanimously.

Obligatory or optional mobility windows

The mobility windows for outgoing students are those provided by the relative calls

Work-based learning

The curricular internship activity involves the attendance of students at external locations, under the guidance of clinical tutors. On the basis of specific training projects, the attendance on shifts of students at school institutions, geriatric structures, rehabilitation services for developmental age, phoniatric rehabilitation, cognitive rehabilitation for adults of the Umbria Region is scheduled annually. The internship aims to allow the student to apply theoretical acquisitions in practice, is based on the concept of progressive acquisition of professional responsibility, with activities modulated over the three-year course. The ultimate goal is to train professionals capable of combining theoretical knowledge, professional skills and personal aptitude for the profession

Occupational profiles of graduates

Speech therapy graduates carry out their professional activity in various areas c / o public, affiliated or private health structures, both in dependence and freelance regimes (e.g. hospitals, high-specialty rehabilitation structures, territorial, home and outpatient health services, prevention and public health services, training institutions, universities)