Speech and Language Therapy (qualification for the healthcare profession of Speech and Language Therapist)

The set of knowledge that will be acquired by the graduate, equal to 180 ECTS, will constitute the cultural, scientific and relational background necessary to acquire full professional competence.

1st year
Aimed at providing the scientific bases for the understanding of biological and hereditary phenomena, of the main functioning mechanisms of organs and systems, of the linguistic, psychological, social and environmental dimensions of communication and knowledge of professional fields. Internship experiences are planned aimed at observing the physiological aspects of communication in the different age groups.

2nd year
Aimed at the in-depth acquisition of knowledge aimed at dealing with language disorders in developmental, learning and hearing age. The internship activities are aimed at the elaboration of the speech therapy assessment and balance and the planning of the rehabilitation intervention of the pathologies under study in the second year.

3rd year
Aimed at the in-depth acquisition of knowledge on aphasias, cognitive-linguistic disorders, dysphonia and dysphagia and the development of interaction and collaboration skills with multi-professional teams. The internship activities are aimed at the elaboration of the evaluation and the speech therapy assessment and the planning of the rehabilitation intervention of all the pathologies included in the nosological catalog with gradual assumption of autonomy and supervised responsibility.