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Speech and Language Therapy

    Course details

  • Course objectives

    The degree course in Speech Therapy lasts four academic years and prepares professionals for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and scientific development of Communication, Language, Speech, Voice and Swallowing disorders. Its syllabus is organised on the basis of the speech therapist's professional competences, moving from practice to theory. Professional tasks form the centrepiece of the syllabus. Students work on cases derived from professional reality, in simulations during the first two years of training, and in a real learning environment in the internships of the last two years. The speech therapist works at any age of the patient's life and often in interaction with other professionals (doctors, psychologists, other therapists) and the patient's family. The ability to communicate interpersonally and work cooperatively, as well as a sense of scientific innovation, are essential to the practice of this profession, thus contributing to improving the quality of the services provided, as well as to the development of scientific knowledge in this area.

  • School

    ESS - Escola Superior de Saúde

  • Study mode

    presencial - DayTime

  • Learning objectives and skills to be developed

    The aim of this training programme is the integrated development of professional competences by combining theory, attitude and practice.
    The theory curricular units help to frame the choices made when analysing professional cases, underpinning evidence-based practice. The personal and professional curricular units aim to develop the attitudinal component of the professional competences to be acquired. In the practical curricular units, specific techniques inherent to the practice of the profession are trained.

  • Career opportunities

    Access to professional practice by obtaining the Professional Card issued by the Ministry of Health.

  • Course coordinator

    Sónia Marina Dias de Jesus Lima

  • Recognition of prior learning

    Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.

  • Admission and entry requirements

    Pre-requisites Type: Selection Group A - Interpersonal communication (Access to the Speech Therapeutics and/or Speech Therapy courses is also subject to the submission of a declaration by a Speech Therapist, under the terms defined by the institution and approved by CNAES, proving the "absence of language and/or speech disorders" and proficiency in oral and written Portuguese. This declaration must be handed in by the candidate at the time of enrolment and registration in higher education, at the Higher Education Institution that requires it, should they be placed there, and is an indispensable condition for enrolment and registration). Entrance exams One of the following sets: 02 Biology and Geology 19 Maths A or 02 Biology and Geology 07 Physics and Chemistry or 02 Biology and Geology 18 Portuguese Minimum marks Application grade: 100 points Entrance exams: 95 points Calculation formula Secondary school average: 50% Entrance exams: 50% Other forms of access: Re-entry and Change of Institution/Course Pair Regimes; Special Access Competition for Graduates on Vocational Pathways; Special Access Competition for Exam Holders over the age of 23; Special Access Competition for Holders of Other Higher Education Courses; Special Competition for International Students.

    The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

  • Qualification requirements

    49 course units successfully completed.

  • Legal framework and accreditation

    Despacho n.º 10365/2022 de 24 de agosto

Study plan

1º Ano

2º Ano

3º Ano

Mode

Name

Scientific Area

ECTS

1º Semester

Bioestatística

CSH

6.0

1º Semester

Communication Disorders

TF

6.0

1º Semester

Complex Cases in Speech and Language Therapy

TF

2.0

1º Semester

Experience and Reflexion III

TF

2.0

1º Semester

Instruments and Techniques in Communication

TF

6.0

1º Semester

Promoção da Saúde

CSH

2.0

1º Semester

Psicolinguística e Linguística Clínica

CL

2.0

1º Semester

Psychology and Development II

CSH

4.0

2º Semester

Educação para a Prática II

TF

15.0

2º Semester

Practice Education III

TF

15.0

4º Ano

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  • Course Type

    Degree

  • DGES Code

    9890

  • Awarded Qualification

    Licence

  • Duration

    4 Years

  • ECTS Credits

    240.0

  • Submit application

    Application
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