MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration)
About this course
MSci in Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration), a health sciences degree centred on the assessment, treatment and management of communication and swallowing difficulties across all ages. Core topics include Statistics, Research Methods, Clinical Skills, and Communication & Writing. This four-year pre-registration programme culminates in a substantial independent Research Project (Level 7) and incorporates clinical and professional practice education throughout. The first year covers foundational subjects through modules such as Biomedical Science for Speech and Language Therapists, Language acquisition and psychology for speech and language therapy, and Introducing Clinical Research. The second year progresses with Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics, Eating, Drinking and Swallowing, and Acquired Speech and Language Disorders 1. Year three continues with Complex and long-term conditions, Acquired Speech and Language Disorders 2, and Planning Research and Service Evaluation. The final year focuses on advanced practice and leadership through modules including Enhanced Practice: Developmental Language Disorders, Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals, and the Research Project (Level 7).
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB in three A Levels. IB: 655 in three Higher Levels or 32 points.
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What students say
Based on about 42 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 86%
- Learning opportunities: 86%
- Assessment and feedback: 75%
- Academic support: 88%
- Organisation and management: 63%
- Learning resources: 88%
- Student voice: 75%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 110 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 84%
- Left higher education: 12%
- Moved to a lower qualification: 4%
What graduates do next
Based on about 14 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 50%
- Working and studying: 15%
- Further study: 25%
- Unemployed: 5%
Most common jobs
- Managers, directors and senior officials: 25%
- Caring personal services: 15%
- Sales occupations: 15%
- Natural and social science professionals: 10%
- Skilled trades occupations: 10%
- Find their work meaningful: 90%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 85%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 70 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 11%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 4%
- East Midlands: 11%
- West Midlands: 30%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 9%
- South East: 14%
- South West: 4%
- Wales: 6%
- Scotland: 1%
- Northern Ireland: 1%
Who gets in
Based on about 115 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Access course: 3%
- A degree: 3%
- Other HE qualification: 4%
- Other qualifications: 1%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an arts therapist.
- Recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) for the purpose of applying for newly qualified practitioner membership.
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Silver for student outcomes.
Modules
- Language acquisition and psychology for speech and language therapy
- Health and Wellbeing
- Professionalism and Effective Communication
- Linguistics, Articulatory Phonetics and Phonology
- Biomedical Science for Speech and Language Therapists
- Clinical and Professional Development and Practice Education 1
- Introducing Clinical Research
- Eating, Drinking and Swallowing
- Clinical and Professional Development and Practice Education 2
- Developmental Speech and Language Disorders 1
- Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics
- Acoustic Phonetics, Hearing Impairments and ENT
- Acquired Speech and Language Disorders 1
- Clinical Research 2 for Speech and Language Therapy
- Developmental Speech and Language Disorders 2
- Complex and long-term conditions
- Planning Research and Service Evaluation
- Acquired Speech and Language Disorders 2
- Clinical and Professional Development and Practice Education 3
- Leadership and Management for Healthcare Professionals
- Research Skills and Funding
- Research Project (Level 7)
- Enhanced Practice: Developmental Language Disorders
- Language Variation
- Clinical and Professional Development and Practice Education 4
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) at Keele University earn?
The median salary is £30,000 after 15 months, £28,500 after 3 years, £32,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £30,000 and £34,500. The £32,000 median after five years is the same as the UK median for Health sciences.
What do graduates of MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) at Keele University do next?
90% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) at Keele University?
86% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) at Keele University?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 32 points in the IB. The average entrant had 115 UCAS points.
Is MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) at Keele University accredited?
Yes. Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an arts therapist. Recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) for the purpose of applying for newly qualified practitioner membership.
How many students continue on MSci Speech and Language Therapy with Integrated Master's (pre-registration) at Keele University?
84% of students continued into their second year, and 12% left higher education.