Speech and Language Therapy (Bachelor)*

Speech and Language Therapy combines medical fundamentals with therapeutic skills and provides you with comprehensive preparation for therapeutic work with people of all ages.

In addition to theoretical knowledge, the program is characterized by a particularly high proportion of hands-on training: Your practical training begins with application-oriented courses at the training site and continues through a variety of internships in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and speech-language therapy practices. These professional internships make up 25 percent of your degree program and offer you the opportunity to gain valuable experience in various professional fields. In addition, you will develop scientific skills that enable you to critically evaluate current research findings and incorporate them into your therapeutic practice in an evidence-based manner.

Program Structure

During the first two semesters of your program, you will acquire knowledge in medicine, anatomy, linguistics, and psychology. At the same time, you will study the fundamentals of language, speech, voice, hearing, and swallowing disorders.

In the third and fourth semesters, the focus is on deepening your speech-language pathology knowledge in the diagnosis and treatment of language, speech, voice, hearing, and swallowing disorders, with theoretical content supplemented by practical placements.

In the fifth semester, you will have the opportunity to choose individual areas of specialization. The sixth semester is dedicated to deepening your professional and practical skills, which you will apply in the context of a practice-oriented, empirical bachelor’s thesis.

• You will work with people of all ages who have language, speech, voice, swallowing, and hearing disorders.
• You will combine medical, linguistic, psychological, and educational expertise.
• You will learn to apply diagnostic and therapeutic methods in a scientifically sound and practical manner.
• You will gain comprehensive practical experience in various healthcare and educational settings.
• You will work in an interprofessional manner and design individualized, evidence-based therapeutic processes.
• You promote communication, participation, and quality of life—with professional expertise and empathy.

The program focuses on areas of high societal need. This prepares you for work in the fields of pediatrics, audiology, geriatrics, and neurorehabilitation, with in-depth knowledge in the areas of swallowing disorders and augmentative and alternative communication.

Job Prospects and Career

As a speech-language pathologist, you specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of language, speech, voice, hearing, and swallowing disorders. A wide range of career opportunities is available to you, for example in long-term care facilities, speech-language pathology practices, as a self-employed practice owner, in preschools, as well as in the fields of research, development, teaching, consulting, and health promotion.