The course prepares students for a professional career in Speech Pathology. It is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills to:

Assess, diagnose, remediate or alleviate those disabilities specified as human communication or swallowing disorders
Provide or arrange for a range of adjunctive services whenever the need arises
Evaluate current research and apply the relevant findings to clinical practice
Meet the Professional Standards for Speech Pathologists in Australia set by the professional association

In addition, this course is designed to prepare graduates who will be critical consumers of research, and be able to design, conduct, and write up a simple research project. Through a process of mentoring, the course aims to encourage and prepare graduates to undertake a research career upon graduation.

The key educational goals are to:

Provide knowledge and skills relevant to conducting research, especially for entry to higher degree courses
Develop an advanced level of knowledge in the area of specialisation
Further develop verbal and written skills relevant to advanced studies