Programme Aims 

• To produce collaborative practice-ready speech therapists with the ability to practise speech therapy safely and effectively in the areas of speech, language, voice, fluency and swallowing with children and adults with developmental and acquired communication disorders and swallowing disabilities.

• To equip students with the professional and academic knowledge, clinical and research skills, and attitudes and ethics needed to function effectively as entry-level speech therapists. 

• To train graduates who are able to practise as speech therapists in Hong Kong and serve as speech therapy advocates in mainland China and the Macau SAR.  

Programme Characteristics

• The curriculum offers a unique approach to education and training in Cantonese, Mandarin and English, addressing speech therapy in both Chinese and bilingual contexts. A hybrid teaching and learning approach is adopted: traditional lectures are delivered in the first year, while the problem-based learning (PBL) approach is adopted in the second year.

• The curriculum offers more than 300 hours of supervised clinical practicum. 

• The curriculum of this undergraduate programme builds on the success of our self-financed Master of Speech Therapy programme, with added emphases on interdisciplinary approaches to rehabilitation and evidence-based practices underpinned by the latest research conducted at the CBS. 

• The teaching team is composed of academic and teaching staff with considerable teaching experience, proven research track records and extensive clinical expertise.

• Accreditation for the programme will be sought from the Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists (HKIST), the local professional body responsible for regulating the speech therapy profession and conducting institution-based assessment for speech therapy education programmes in Hong Kong under the Accredited Registers Scheme for Healthcare Professions, Department of Health, Hong Kong

Medium of Instruction

• English^# 

^# Supplemented with Cantonese and Mandarin for Cantonese-speaking and Mandarin-speaking clients in clinical placements.

All admitted students will follow a Common Year One curriculum. After their first year of study, students can choose to continue with their initial choice or switch to another choice within the Faculty. Those who wish to switch can choose their preferred departmental scheme/programme through a ranking assessment.