BScST is a UGC-funded interdisciplinary full-time undergraduate programme. The curriculum builds on the success in our self-financed Master of Speech Therapy programme with added foci on interdisciplinary approach of rehabilitation and evidence-based practice underpinned by latest research conducted at CBS. To produce collaborative practice-ready speech therapists, teaching and learning activities are arranged to allow students from different allied health professional training programmes to learn from one another. This interdisciplinary approach to educating speech therapists is the first of its kind in Hong Kong.
This professional entry-level degree programme is designed to equip students with the professional and academic knowledge base, clinical and research skills, and attitudes and ethics required to function effectively as entry-level speech therapists. The curriculum offers a unique approach to education and training in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, addressing speech therapy in both Chinese and bilingual contexts. Contingent on successful accreditation of the programme by the Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists (HKIST), BScST graduates will be qualified to practise as speech therapists in an accredited register.
