Master of Speech Pathology

What you will study

To complete the Master of Speech Pathology, you must complete 425 credit points.

Year 1

• Cognitive Neuroscience and Motor Speech Disorders
• Evidence Based Clinical Decision Making
• Feeding and Swallowing Across the Lifespan
• Language across the Lifespan: Assessment and Analysis
• Acquired Language and Cognitive Communication Disorders
• Fluency Disorders (12.5 credit points)
• Hearing and Speech Sound Disorders
• Management of Child Language Disorders
• Voice Disorders (12.5 credit points)
• Introduction to Speech Pathology

Year 2

• Disability and Multimodal Communication
• Management and Coaching in Speech Pathology
• Speech Pathology Fieldwork 1
• Speech Pathology Fieldwork 2
• Allied Health Research Project
• Speech Pathology Fieldwork 3 (37.5 credit points)
• Speech Pathology Fieldwork 4 (37.5 credit points)

Entry requirements

Applicants for a Master's Degree (Coursework) are required to meet the University's academic and English language entry standards; details are provided at http://study.curtin.edu.au/. 

Subject to the duration of the course, applicants usually require:

• a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent (and may require relevant work experience), a Bachelor's Honours Degree, a Graduate Certificate or a Graduate Diploma.
• Any specific course entry and completion requirements must also be met. 

All Curtin courses have compulsory and other core capabilities that are essential for demonstrating the achievement of course learning outcomes and graduation. Students who are unable to meet or demonstrate those requirements, now or at later stages of their studies, may seek reasonable adjustments from the University, wherever possible, to facilitate alternative ways of achieving those requirements. If reasonable adjustments cannot be accommodated, Curtin will discuss study options to find an alternative course of study or an exit degree. Any specific course entry and completion requirements must also be met.

• Specifically, applicants require an honours degree or a bachelor's degree with a course weighted average of 65 or greater. Applications with a CWA < 65 will be considered if the applicant demonstrates equivalent prior learning, including appropriate professional experience, and documents this clearly in the CV and personal statement submitted at the time of application. Evidence of successful tertiary-level study of human biology is required.
• Applicants who have not studied human biology at a tertiary level will be required to undertake studies in this area before commencing the course. Students need to complete the required First Aid qualification as soon as possible upon entering the course.
• Applicants for this course should also refer to the Communicable Diseases and Criminal Record Screening and Clearance section of the Faculty website.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences. Further information can be found at http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/non-school-leavers/rpl.cfm

Outcomes

Learning outcomes

• Apply knowledge of human communication science to the delivery of speech pathology services and research in diverse and changing settings.
• Critically analyse information to plan, implement and evaluate speech pathology services and research.
• Locate, extract and critically appraise evidence and information from a range of resources to solve theoretical and applied problems in human communication science with a high level of independence.
• Demonstrate excellence in written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills appropriate to the discipline within a legal and ethical framework.
• Use technologies relevant to the human communication sciences to inform clinical practice and research.
• Understand and implement a wide variety of learning strategies, and take responsibility for ongoing professional and personal development.
• Incorporate and demonstrate awareness of global or international perspectives in health care to clinical practice and research in speech pathology.
• Demonstrate awareness of and respect for individual human rights and cultural diversity.
• Independently and collaboratively ethically apply professional skills across a range of professional settings.

Career outcomes

Graduates readily find employment in a range of public, not-for-profit and private services throughout Australia.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Indicative first-year fee in 2026: $39,598 (domestic full-fee paying place).

Based on a first-year full-time study load of 225 credits. The total cost will depend on your course options (i.e. units selected and time taken to complete).

Student fees may vary in accordance with:

• The number of units studied per term.
• The choice of major or specialisation.
• Elective units.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.