Do you enjoy working with people and would you like to professionally combine social skills with scientific knowledge? Then studying speech therapy could be right for you. Speech therapists work in the fields of prevention and prophylaxis, diagnosis and clarification, counseling and training, therapy and rehabilitation, teaching and research, as well as in the field of public relations. Studying a speech therapist offers you not only the opportunity to obtain two degrees in just four years, but also a wide range of international educational opportunities. Image source: © lorn for stock.adobe.com
What does a speech therapist do?
A speech therapist treats communication disorders.
You accompany people with language, speech, voice, swallowing and hearing disorders and improve their communication skills in everyday life.
These are often stroke patients or patients with stuttering problems. You accompany and support language acquisition processes not only in the spoken but also in the written language.
As a speech therapist, you are a social worker and a therapist at the same time, helping your patients to integrate into society.
She studied speech therapy
The entry requirement for starting studies in the field of speech therapy is a high school diploma. However, a high school diploma and completed at least a two-year apprenticeship are also sufficient.
You can study speech therapy at a university, but you can also complete a dual study program in which you also complete a teaching certificate.
Studying a speech therapist is a field of study for students of vocational schools in the subject of speech therapy. In addition to the theoretical part at VŠZ, you will do practical vocational training with a state-recognized qualification.
Your advantage: After only 4 years (7 semesters) you have a double degree in your pocket.
As the lessons take place in a technical school, they are usually held in small teaching groups with scientifically highly qualified teaching staff. Emphasis is placed on subjects such as health psychology and neuroscience.
Above all, a bachelor’s degree gives you the opportunity to complete a master’s degree to improve yourself
Expand professional and career opportunities internationally.
Career and study of speech therapy
With the title of speech therapist, you have many opportunities to practice your profession.
Whether your own medical practice or academic career; With a bachelor’s degree, you have a wide range of opportunities in the professional world. As a competent and trained speech therapist, you can not only reflect scientific rights, but also integrate the latest research results into treatment processes. Your environment as a qualified speech therapist is hospitals, clinics, practices, but also kindergartens, facilities and residential homes for people with disabilities, as well as elementary schools. As part of freelance work, it is also possible to offer additional training and seminars for parents and educators in day care centers. As a speech therapist, you have the opportunity, among other things, to keep teachers, educators, consultants in call centers and salespeople fit and train them.
As a future speech therapist, you should bring with you:
- sense of responsibility
- communication skills
- Enjoy dealing with people
- Social skills and empathy
- patience
- reliability
- willingness to learn
Where can you start studying to become a speech therapist?
- Academic speech therapy/speech therapy, Bachelor, Julius-Maximilians-University of Würzburg
- Applied Therapeutic Sciences, Speech Therapy and Physiotherapy, Bachelor’s Degree, University of Applied Sciences Bremen
- Occupational Therapy/ Speech Therapy, Bachelor, University of Lübeck
- Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Physiotherapy, Bachelor, College of Applied Sciences and Arts,
- University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
- Occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, master’s degree, College of Applied Sciences and Arts,
- University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim/Holzminden/Göttingen
- Occupational therapy, speech therapy, physiotherapy, Bachelor’s degree, Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences
- Speech therapy teaching and research, Master, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
- Speech therapy, Bachelor, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen
- Speech Therapy, BA, IU International University
- Speech therapy, bachelor’s degree, ZS University of Health and Social Sciences
- Speech Therapy, Bachelor, College of Health – University of Applied Sciences
- Speech therapy, bachelor, SRH University of Health
- Speech Therapy, Bachelor, European University of Applied Sciences Rhein/Erft, European University of Applied Sciences
- Speech therapy, Bachelor, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Speech therapy, Bachelor, MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical University
- Speech Therapy, Bachelor, Fresenius University
- Speech Therapy, Bachelor, Jade University – Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth
- Speech therapy, Bachelor’s degree, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg
- Speech Therapy, Bachelor, European University of Applied Sciences Rhein/Erft, European University of Applied Sciences
- Speech therapy, BA, Trier University of Applied Sciences
- Speech Therapy, BA, Weingarten University of Education
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