*Translated: Speech Therapy. Language: German.
Speech therapy, make individual and meaningful communication possible.
With the Bachelor's degree programme in Speech Therapy, you will bring a lot to language - and even more to movement. Because language is an essential component of interpersonal communication. But what happens when a disorder occurs right here? The Bachelor's degree programme in Speech Therapy at the IU International University of Applied Sciences provides you with the necessary skills to reflect on your speech therapy activities in a science-based manner and to research them in an application-oriented way, building on your vocational training as a speech therapist.
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Your studies in Speech Therapy are opening a whole new range of opportunities for you and your career. Be ready to make an impact and to work in an industry as diverse as your learned skills.
After completing your studies, you have the opportunity to work as a "reflective practitioner". This primarily means the competence to further develop speech therapy in the light of scientific findings, health economics and political developments, as well as individual client needs. Your classic fields of employment are hospitals, clinics and speech therapy practices. However, you are also in demand in kindergartens and primary schools.
As the head of a speech therapy practice, you take on organisational and coordinative tasks in addition to therapy and diagnostics. You are responsible for personnel management and act as the main contact person for your employees. In addition, you make work schedules, regularly plan further training for your team and ensure a continuously high level of work as well as a harmonious working atmosphere.
As a disease prevention and health promotion consultant, you support companies or educational institutions in creating a health-promoting environment. You advise and accompany them in the implementation of disease prevention and intervention concepts and support them in keeping employees, children and young people motivated and healthy.
At IU, we offer you a Bachelor's degree in Speech Therapy by distance learning. At our virtual campus, you can study anywhere in Germany and with 100% flexibility. You choose the time model that suits you best. Your distance learning programme lasts between 36 and 72 months.
You study completely on your own terms. Get the perfect blend of innovative study tools, interactive study formats via video chat (live or on demand) and personal support.
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Your numerus clausus (NC) is irrelevant for the distance learning programme at IU. There is also no lengthy selection procedure. What counts is you. We would be happy to talk to you personally to find out about your strengths and talents. Tell us what goals you are pursuing with your studies and we will advise you individually.
You can study the Speech Therapy bachelor’s degree through the distance learning programme completely on your own terms and with 100% flexibility. Thanks to the virtual learning format with interactive online courses, your IU studies can be completed entirely independent of time and place.
Yes, this is also possible at IU. In addition to the entrance qualification in the form of an Abitur or Fachabitur, interested students without an Abitur also have the opportunity to enter our Bachelor's programme. You can study Speech Therapy without an Abitur if you have completed an advanced training course, have a master craftsman's certificate or have completed at least two years of vocational training and have at least three years of subsequent work experience. For the Speech Therapy programme at IU, a completed training as a speech therapist is one of the prerequisites for starting the programme.
The Speech Therapy Bachelor's programme lasts for 36, 48 or 72 months, depending on which time model you choose. If you need more time and semesters for your studies, this is absolutely no problem.
As a speech therapist, you set a good example. Your vocal aptitude is therefore particularly important. You can prove this with a phoniatric certificate. Your hearing ability also plays a role, because as a speech therapist it is your job to identify speech defects and their causes. At the start of your training, you will therefore need a medical certificate confirming your health suitability and an ENT test. Empathy, patience and resilience are also important qualities. An extended certificate of good conduct is also necessary if you want to work with children.
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The Speech Therapy programme is interdisciplinary and combines content from linguistics, education, psychology and medicine. If you are interested in these topics, Speech Therapy studies should be particularly exciting for you. You will gain comprehensive knowledge in Speech Therapy and also have the opportunity to enter research and teaching afterwards.
At IU, you learn the way you want to. Get ready for lifelong learning according to your own ideas. After all, your studies should give you knowledge, valuable skills and a lot of fun.
Building on your subject-related training, you will become a "reflected practitioner" after completing your studies in Speech Therapy. You will learn the relevant health economic basics, disciplinary and interdisciplinary competences. You will also learn qualitative and quantitative research methods.
Another part of your Speech Therapy studies is the deepening of your practical knowledge in central topics such as language and speech, speech development, voice and flow of speech as well as neuro- and pathophysiology. Not enough yet? Then expand your specialist knowledge further. For example, with a specialisation in the areas of management, didactics or prevention.
Your Speech Therapy degree will make you a sought-after professional and hold interesting career and personal challenges in store for you. After graduation, you can work as a speech therapist in the clinical field, manage a speech therapy practice yourself or work as a consultant for prevention and health promotion in care and learning institutions.
Do you want to work in research and further develop methods, new therapies and get to the core of pathologies? This is also possible after completing your Speech Therapy studies.
